Just How Big Is the Tea Party in the East Bay?

On April 15th, the various Tea Party factions of the East Bay organized an event at the Alameda County Fairgrounds that allegedly drew 10,000 people. Skeptical of what this meant, East Bay Express reporter Jonathan Riley goes in search of the local groups who constitute the party, tracking them down at their scheduled sign-waving events, etc., to try to prove just how small, foolish, and ineffectual he believes them to be. [East Bay Express]