The Peralta district’s relocation plan cuts the June Steingart Gallery from 922 square feet to 200 and moves it off the Laney campus — the deepest proportional reduction of any use in the building.
I want to compliment Phoebe Vo on this article. It’s super well written and thorough and brings a lot of life to a kind of dry subject — the relocation of a Laney art gallery. But most important and most difficult to find in news coverage, it gives equal space and depth to the different opinions on the issue. Wishing her a long and satisfying career in journalism.
Hi Susan -- Thank you for your comment. I agree, Phoebe is doing a great job, and she has a bright future ahead of her as a writer. Here's another of her articles, on a completely different subject: illegal dumping, private grant funding for same, and how it was portrayed in different local media outlets. https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/oakland-illegal-dumping-crankstart-audit-coverage
I mean it can be argued that one department vs. another needs the space but this does speak to an overall diminishing quality of life. Money gets spent on who knows what and it all just cumulatively adds to the crapificaion of life - whether inflicted on us by our incompetent government or dollar hungry private equity it seems like things are just getting a little less enjoyable everywhere we go.
Thank you for your comment. A former boss of mine, a city manager, once said in response to a particularly outlandish request from a council member, "We (the city) can do anything, but we can't do everything." So it all boils down to a public agency's priorities, that is, where to focus their considerable, but finite attention and resources. This article offers some insight to the Peralta Community College District's priorities, as expressed through its space allocation choices -- and their choices speak volumes about where their priorities lie. Thank you again for your comment; the discussion is very much appreciated.
I want to compliment Phoebe Vo on this article. It’s super well written and thorough and brings a lot of life to a kind of dry subject — the relocation of a Laney art gallery. But most important and most difficult to find in news coverage, it gives equal space and depth to the different opinions on the issue. Wishing her a long and satisfying career in journalism.
Hi Susan -- Thank you for your comment. I agree, Phoebe is doing a great job, and she has a bright future ahead of her as a writer. Here's another of her articles, on a completely different subject: illegal dumping, private grant funding for same, and how it was portrayed in different local media outlets. https://www.oaklandreport.org/p/oakland-illegal-dumping-crankstart-audit-coverage
I mean it can be argued that one department vs. another needs the space but this does speak to an overall diminishing quality of life. Money gets spent on who knows what and it all just cumulatively adds to the crapificaion of life - whether inflicted on us by our incompetent government or dollar hungry private equity it seems like things are just getting a little less enjoyable everywhere we go.
Thank you for your comment. A former boss of mine, a city manager, once said in response to a particularly outlandish request from a council member, "We (the city) can do anything, but we can't do everything." So it all boils down to a public agency's priorities, that is, where to focus their considerable, but finite attention and resources. This article offers some insight to the Peralta Community College District's priorities, as expressed through its space allocation choices -- and their choices speak volumes about where their priorities lie. Thank you again for your comment; the discussion is very much appreciated.