ATM machine n.— «Targeting immigrants is not unique to Oakland. Last month Richmond police were called to investigate the fatal robbery of an El Salvadoran immigrant. The city’s street thugs sometimes refer to Latino and Asian laborers as...
comping n.— «Hutcherson delivered some of his best work on this tune as he played the straight man to the G-men (Garrett and Gonzalez). Refusing to get caught up in a contest of speed or strength, the wily vet relied on his smarts as he...
dashboarding v.— «This, I think, will give management a better feel for business, it also dovetails into one of the more common buzzwords you hear—dashboarding—which is companies really being able to take an overall picture of their...
sharrow n.— « Providing room for bicyclists to share on the road is always preferable to merely indicating that bicyclists may share a narrow lane. In Oakland, an appropriate application of a sharrow (shared lane arrow) exists on a one...
dirt-hustle v.— «He used to press up his own CDs and hand them out for free, just to get a buzz going. The practice of “dirt-hustlin,” as it’s called, is a time-honored tradition in the Bay Area music industry. With no major...
J-bar n.— «Install a mechanical device that locks to the steering wheel, column, or brake to prevent the wheel from being turned more than a few degrees. Commonly called clubs, collars or J-bars, these devices can act as a deterrent if...