Backs.

There were fewer bared chests for today’s topless in Dolores Park Day, but perhaps as has happened in France, more women are being cautious about exposing their breasts to the sun.

The Guardian article attributes diminishing toplessness to a number of reasons other than health including a more political FreetheNipple movement and a fear among women that with social media,  the bared breasts will travel endlessly in cyberspace. (Which is why we have included only backs.)

What stood out today in Dolores Park was the trouble people will take to make Dolores Park comfortable – sofas and tents included.

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As an old friend once pointed out, local has long been in my bones. My Master’s Project at Columbia, later published in New York Magazine, was on New York City’s experiment in community boards.

Right now I'm trying to figure out how you make that long-held interest in local news sustainable. The answer continues to elude me.

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