[04:14] <ricardobonilla> Hello! I'm new here, but not to Ubuntu Linux.
[04:15] <pleia2> welcome ricardobonilla
[04:19] <ricardobonilla> Thank you, Pleia2. I currently work at Hack the Hood, in Oakland, CA. We teach web dev to low income youth. In the past, I taught Ubuntu Linux to youth in San Francisco, and would like to restart that project. I found the California group in Ubuntu's website and wonder if you guys are active in San Francisco.
[04:21] <pleia2> ricardobonilla: cool, I'm on the board for partimus.org here in SF
[04:21] <pleia2> we don't work with schools/kids much anymore (too much red tape) but we are in several low-income housing facilities here in the city now where we manage Lubuntu-based labs for them
[04:22] <pleia2> http://partimus.org/projects.php
[04:22] <darthrobot> Title: [Partimus - We Share]
[04:22] <pleia2> ^^ some of what we've done
[04:22] <pleia2> we have some mailing lists too, pretty quiet most of the time but we always need more volunteers interested in helping out
[04:22] <pleia2> (under "contact" on the website)
[04:23] <ricardobonilla> Excellent.
[04:23] <pleia2> Ubuntu California-wise, I hosted an Ubuntu Hour (meet to chat about Ubuntu in a coffee shop) and a Debian Dinner in July, but we're not super active right now
[04:24] <pleia2> I'm often busy with work (and related travel)
[04:24] <pleia2> where did you tech linux to youth in SF?
[04:25] <pleia2> teach
[04:26] <ricardobonilla> I ran a small project called True Growth San Francisco. We recently closed our doors in December 2016. I receiv
[04:26] <pleia2> interesting
[04:27] <pleia2> our own school work wound down in 2014 or so, even the schools we could get into were switching to chromebooks
[04:27] <ricardobonilla> I ran a small project called True Growth San Francisco. We recently closed our doors in December 2016. I received a grant from Yahoo! to teach Ubuntu Linux to youth from Balboa high school, who then taught Linux and Lego Mindstorms to elementary school students from Sanchez and Cleveland elementary schools.
[04:27] <pleia2> that's really cool
[04:27] <ricardobonilla> I accidentally pressed enter before I completed my sentence. Sorry.
[04:28] <pleia2> it happens :)
[04:29] <ricardobonilla> Yes, the Chromebook revolution is strong. Hack the Hood, where I work now was very stuck on Chromebooks for the first 3 years of their life, I finally got them to move into Windows laptops and I am starting to push Linux now that we don't use Chromebooks.
[04:30] <pleia2> that's good to hear
[04:30] <ricardobonilla> It takes time to teach folks about the benefits of open source. Some don't understand nor see the value.
[04:30]  * pleia2 nods
[04:31] <pleia2> I need to step away from the computer for the evening, but I'm really glad I said hello :) we should chat more
[04:31] <ricardobonilla> Likewise. Have a wonderful night. Be well.
[04:31] <pleia2> care to drop me an email? can use lyz@princessleia.com
[04:31] <ricardobonilla> Absolutely!
[04:31] <pleia2> I'd really like to learn more about what you're doing
[04:31] <pleia2> and maybe if our groups can work together a little :)
[04:32] <pleia2> have a good night!