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Megan Steffen

@meganas.bsky.social
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anthropologist with a sell-out vibe // recovering member of the #oakmtg club // El Cerrito mom www.instagram.com/elcerritogadfly www.meganasteffen.com/ec-city-counc…

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ran into El Cerrito City Council candidate @votemjforec.bsky.social campaigning at El Cerrito Plaza BART. Love supporting a candidate who gets around via transit and biking, and who’s spending so much time talking with voters.
MJ Jawili speaking with a voter on BART platform, both of them standing with bikes
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Both Neige Sinno and Jamie Hood talk about how traumatic events have their own temporality and are always happening in a “bizarre dimension” or “in some bubble universe to the side of our own,” respectively : thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
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Writer and translator Neige Sinno on understanding the power of your creative work – The Creative Independent
Writer and translator Neige Sinno discusses the narrative form as an act of resistance, unexpected turns in a creative career, and believing in what you've built
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Kevin Cantú @killerswan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think it’s more complicated but worse men remove themselves from the support system of a survivor when they go that way: both in the moment by being loud as you describe, and later even physically by the legal consequences of follow-through just listen, just _be there_, be steady
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This post really pissed me off. As someone who has been an activist for forty years and training activists, organizers and non-profit leaders for 15 years, one of the most relevant factors for continued engagement is whether people enjoy the work, feel like they belong, and find community in it.
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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 26/09/2026
maybe one of the funniest articles I’ve ever read, courtesy of @oaklandreviewofbooks.org. no spoilers but someone gives a comment about president obama’s recently deceased dog.
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Having enough, in a gratuitously full space
Kids and dog poop and civic conversation with Zach Ungar about Bushrod Park.
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is so, so good, and funny! As someone who discovered that her neighbors HATE to be observed , I wish the author peace and would have recommended she write it anonymously. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/having-enoug...
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Having enough, in a gratuitously full space
Kids and dog poop and civic conversation with Zach Ungar about Bushrod Park.
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An instant classic, even for El Cerrito Nextdoor (the fact that it’s from a Kensington resident is both chef’s kiss and emblematic of what we’re dealing with over here)
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Slade is the only candidate imaginative enough to bring businesses to the underdeveloped Sunset View Cemetery
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Laughable El Cerrito @laughableelcerrito.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Slade McCutcheon: "Let's get creative about third spaces in #ElCerrito" youtube.com/shorts/wBAYj...
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McCutcheon: let's get creative with "third spaces" in El Cerrito
YouTube video by Laughable El Cerrito
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The details in these get me every time. The fact that he gives his speech yards from our Peets. The fact that Nextdoor is full of people who actually believe City Council has the power to force private nonprofits and businesses to do things. Slade is the candidate El Cerrito deserves. Vote for Slade
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This was a great party, btw, truly one for the ages
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just ran into Austin Bean, one of the actors in Contra Costa Civic Theatre’s EUREKA DAY, on the BART, and he had some great news: EUREKA DAY is not sold out yet! You still have six chances to see this great play, and you can buy tickets here: www.ccct.org/eureka-day
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Eureka Day — Contra Costa Civic Theatre
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
An extremely good heuristic in my opinion!
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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
AC Transit and Director Joel Young thought they could sweep his harassment under the rug by hiding it and then lying about it. No way were we going to let that happen. Young isn’t fit for office, and since his colleagues won’t hold him accountable, voters must. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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AC Transit director harassed female colleague, investigation finds
AC Transit Director Joel Young, a candidate in the November Ward 3 election, was investigated for a complaint of unwanted physical contact against a female director.
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Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 14/09/2026
"We get the joke, the audience seems to be saying. We’re in on it! We don’t mind or feel implicated! We didn’t come to this play because we wanted to be uncomfortable!" www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/comfortable-...
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Comfortable masks
Eureka Day opening night at the Contra Costa Civic Theatre in El Cerrito.
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was a pleasure to review the vibes, costumes, and masks at Contra Costa Civic Theatre’s production of EUREKA DAY for @oaklandreviewofbooks.org. Please go see this extremely local play at our wonderful local theatre! You have until September 27: www.ccct.org/eureka-day
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Eureka Day — Contra Costa Civic Theatre
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Wonderful morning at the Solano Stroll!
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Slade stating some truly uncomfortable truths with that Richmond Annex comment 👀👀👀
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Laughable El Cerrito @laughableelcerrito.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Write-in #ElCerrito city council candidate Slade McCutcheon is tired of living in Albany's shadow www.youtube.com/shorts/Tm2aD...
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McCutcheon: "I'm tired of living in Albany's shadow"
YouTube video by Laughable El Cerrito
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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 12/09/2026
FINALLY, a city council candidate i can get behind. let’s make albany and kensington el cerrito again ✊
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just saw EUREKA DAY at the Contra Costa Civic Theatre and cannot recommend it enough! You still have eight more chances to catch it: www.ccct.org/eureka-day
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Eureka Day — Contra Costa Civic Theatre
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One of the saddest aspects about living in the U.S. during current Federal fascism is how clearly bored so many people are. Bored and feeling profoundly powerless. How else can the daily social media pile-ons for every and anything be explained?
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Can’t wait to see where this goes and also extremely irritated that the sound quality on his video is better than mine was (I was a week away from biting the bullet and buying a lapel mic, something no other candidate has managed to do yet)
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hi! I’m no longer running for El Cerrito City Council. I wrote about one of the reasons why here: www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/never-just-o... Thank you to everyone who supported me and wanted to heal. I’m looking forward to working with you all to create the kind of community El Cerrito deserves ❤️
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Never just one
Saying yes to the community next door after dropping out of the race for El Cerrito city council.
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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 26/08/2026
a banger from @meganas.bsky.social (who would have been a great city council member) on the state of political discourse in our little town
You can spend the rest of your life wondering if the person who sends ominous, but somehow mostly legal, comments on Instagram is brave enough not just to wear their Kangol hat backward like a pale imitation of Samuel L. Jackson but also to ride their scooter up the little hill to where you live. You can spend the rest of your life wondering if there’s another person, a quieter, more brazen person you don’t even know about, watching your neighbors make you a villain and your family an acceptable target for violence. Or you can choose to hit a metaphorical ctrl+z, return to your wonderful life as an active, interested citizen, and let every supporter’s disappointed text pierce you like a (thankfully metaphorical) knife to the heart.
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Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 26/08/2026
On leaving Oakland to move to a village where Flock isn't the primary form of surveillance: www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/never-just-o... The latest from the El Cerrito Review of Books and @meganas.bsky.social .
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Never just one
Saying yes to the community next door after dropping out of the race for El Cerrito city council.
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amulya.bsky.social @amulya.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My husband Drew wrote this at breakneck speed while moving cross-country and caring for an 8 month old, bc he felt it was necessary, ethically and politically, to correct the record. If you read Tyler Austin Harper's piece, I hope you'll read this.
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
El Cerritans! Take the city’s survey to give feedback on upcoming changes to parking near El Cerrito Plaza BART (and enter for a chance to win a $50 gift card): elcerrito.gov/parkingsurvey #elcerrito
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El Cerrito Plaza Parking Management Survey
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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 05/08/2026
it's heeeeeere, you may now read my essay about how i achieved the millennial dream of home ownership and immediately lost my mind on nextdoor. thanks to the @oaklandreviewofbooks.org crew for their ongoing support of me being Like This
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How I became the villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor
“I had a panic attack. Then I wrote an apology letter.”
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Loved seeing Heal the Hill get a shoutout in this essay by @amybrown.xyz in @oaklandreviewofbooks.org ! I found it really affirming to intentionally make time to talk face to face with neighbors you know you disagree with about local issues. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/the-villain-... #elcerrito
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How I became the villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor
“I had a panic attack. Then I wrote an apology letter.”
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Over the next few months, we’re about to hear a lot about what El Cerrito is doing wrong, so I decided to make a video about something I think El Cerrito does really well: our public park bathrooms. What else makes you feel lucky to live in El Cerrito (or jealous you don’t live here)? #elcerrito
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Berkeley citizens are the Philly sports fans of local public comments
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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is how it felt being in the Hopkins meeting tonight. 😂 Four hours was good enough for me. I hope I wake up in the morning to good news!
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Thanks to everyone who came out to Heal the Hill today! It was such a pleasure to gather in person and get to know so many of you better. Looking forward to continuing these conversations! #elcerrito #healthehill
A picture of six candidates for El Cerrito City Council—Wally Nowinski, Mike McDougall, Gaia Sonatina, Megan Steffen, Rahul Iyer, and Mary Ann (MJ) Jawili—standing in front of the trees in Canyon Trail Park
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Ed "Abolish ICE” Costanza @gojira65.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
As a former El Cerrito resident, I approve this message.
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Kevin Cantú @killerswan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Sunday I will be there in El Cerrito hoping to chat about the future of East Bay cities! I will also try to convince @meganas.bsky.social to watch Widow’s Bay, please help me in this mission!! 🎬
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hi neighbors! I made a short video talking about why I think recommitting to neighborliness and healing El Cerrito’s current culture of low trust is essential to keeping us safe during my commute this morning. See you soon! #elcerrito #healthehill #iceout
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
So bummed to miss this one!
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hi all! I made a video about why I think the campaigns for and against Measure C—our dreaded library tax—harmed our city and why I’m hosting Heal the Hill on Sunday, 7/26 at 3PM in Canyon Trail Park to help us move on together. Hope to see you there! #elcerrito
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BART @bart.gov · 19/07/2026
Reminder: BART crews are working in the Transbay Tube to replace lights today. The work will reduce our normal service from two tracks to one. Trains will run every 30 minutes systemwide Info in the thread👇 bsky.app/profile/bart.gov/post/3mqu…
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
El Cerrito, join me to Heal the Hill on Sunday, July 26 at 3PM in Canyon Trail Park! Let’s talk to each other in person and recommit to neighborliness. Come as you are, but feel free to bring something—thoughts, feelings, ideas, or snacks—to share with your neighbors. #elcerrito
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
No one needs permission. You can just get started where you are. A group of 5 people is a good way to begin.
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hi folks! I'm running for El Cerrito City Council. I decided to run because I want to help El Cerritans rebuild trust in their government and reconnect with their neighbors: www.meganasteffen.com/ec-city-coun... You can follow me on Instagram for more hot takes! www.instagram.com/elcerritogad...
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El Cerrito City Council 2026 — Megan A. Steffen 林玉屏
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hi folks! I'm running for El Cerrito City Council. I decided to run because I want to help El Cerritans rebuild trust in their government and reconnect with their neighbors: www.meganasteffen.com/ec-city-coun... You can follow me on Instagram for more hot takes! www.instagram.com/elcerritogad...
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El Cerrito City Council 2026 — Megan A. Steffen 林玉屏
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Megan Steffen @meganas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Having my very own “sliding doors” moment right now (missing my son’s swimming class because of a BART delay)
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404 Media @404media.co · 19/02/2026
What happens when you speak for a bit too long at a city council meeting in opposition to a data center being built in your town? In Claremore, Oklahoma, a man was arrested and charged with trespassing. Story by @mjgault.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/man-opposing...
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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 10/07/2026
the guy who ran the anti-library campaign in my town is running for city council so i went to nextdoor to ask what he meant when he posted repeatedly for years about "mentally ill leftists" and now his supporters are like "what about YOUR social posts" which is funny because i'm not running
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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 10/07/2026
The San Bruno National Archives facility holds family history for many Bay Area families. It is at risk of closure. These immigration records are also important for historical research. There is a letter/email campaign to stop the closure of, details are at www.chcp.org/news/13649760
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Chinese Historical & Cultural Project - 06/28/26 SONA Press Release: National Archives in San Bruno Threatened with Immediate Closure
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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“I recognized him immediately: not from his appearance, but from his voice crying in the street as he was bleeding out." That's what Ronaldo, one of Lorenzo’s children, shared. As a daughter of immigrants, it’s hard not to see my own family in these tragedies. We just want our papas to come home.
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