Vote NO on new Tax Measure A1 Update: there is now evidence that Zoo officials have actually violated election laws in their zeal to promote measure A1. I normally only blog about technical topics, but the destruction of a beautiful piece of open space in the Bay Area is imminent, and I want to at least do a little bit to help prevent this disaster. In short: there's a tax measure on the November ballot, Measure A1 , that would impose a parcel tax on all residences and businesses in Alameda County to fund the Oakland Zoo for the next 25 years . The way the short text on the ballot is worded makes it appear as something geared towards animal care for a cash-strapped Zoo. The sad reality is that the full text of the measure allows the Zoo to use these funds for a very controversial expansion plan that includes a 34,000 sq. ft. visitor center, gift shop and restaurant serviced by a ski gondola atop one of the last pristine remaining ridges in Knowland Park, ...
Thoughts and notes on open scientific computing, with a focus on Python-based tools (IPython, numpy, scipy, matplotlib and friends). By Fernando Pérez, UC Berkeley Statistics and Data Science Professor. Website at fernandoperez.org.