WOBO Presents: An Evening With Willie Weir

"Willie Weir, world-traveling cyclist, author, and columnist in Adventure Cycling magazine, is coming to Oakland! Call him cheap, frugal, a tightwad or an initiator of kindness, Willie Weir knows how to get the most bang for his bucks when it comes to traveling the world – whether it’s giving the world’s cheapest engagement ring, protesting an insanely over-priced fish dinner, knocking on doors for free lodging or eating his way to free ice cream. Willie will bring to life tales from his latest book Travels With Willie as a benefit for Walk Oakland Bike Oakland."

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WOBO Presents: An Evening with Willie Weir

By Abigail Shull |
"Head across the Bay for a Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) fundraiser featuring Willie Weir, world-traveling cyclist, author, and Adventure Cycling columnist. Hear tales from Travels with Willie, which Bicycling magazine says, ‘…is one of the rare bike books that gets it right.’"

This Week in Livable Streets Events

By Michael Rhodes |
This week is packed with livable streets events: there are seven on Tuesday alone! Be sure to check the Streetsblog calendar for a full list. Here are the week’s highlights: Tuesday: TransForm TransForum: Is a ballot initiative the right way to protect state transit funds? Learn about a proposed statewide ballot initiative that would seek […]

The Chron Still a Podium for Willie Brown’s Anti-Bike, Pro-Freeway Garbage

By Aaron Bialick |
Willie Brown’s successors don’t look so bad when reading the former mayor’s windshield perspective drivel in his latest Chronicle column. It’s hard to imagine San Franciscans once again electing a mayor who responds to a spate of pedestrian injuries by lambasting everything but the primary cause: reckless driving. But according to yesterday’s column from the increasingly out-of-touch Brown, […]