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Oakland Proposes Affordable Housing Impact Fee

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Oakland Proposes Affordable Housing Impact Fee

The city could raise upwards of $60 million for affordable housing over the next decade by implementing a housing impact fee, but developers want to exempt as many projects as possible.

By Darwin BondGraham

Culture Spy

Kara Platoni: Hacking Human Evolution

Kara Platoni: Hacking Human Evolution

By Sam Levin

Restaurant Review

Borinquen Soul Dishes Out Puerto Rican Grandma Food Inside an Oakland Convenience Store

Borinquen Soul Dishes Out Puerto Rican Grandma Food Inside an Oakland Convenience Store

By Luke Tsai

Feature

Luck of the Draw: The Ten Best Movies of 2015

Luck of the Draw: The Ten Best Movies of 2015

By Kelly Vance

News & Opinion

News

Union Seeks to Boost Voter Turnout in Hayward

Union Seeks to Boost Voter Turnout in Hayward

SEIU says it's pushing a ballot measure that would move city elections from June to November in order to increase voter participation. But is the move also about payback to the council for wage cuts?

By Steven Tavares

Seven Days

It's Time for Jerry Brown to Break His Silence on Coal

It's Time for Jerry Brown to Break His Silence on Coal

The governor has a reputation for being a climate leader, but he has refused to take a stance on the most important local environmental issue this year.

By Robert Gammon

Letters

Letters for the week of December 16-22

Letters for the week of December 16-22

Readers sound off on Oakland's housing crisis, a new housing development in Berkeley, and historic movie theaters in the East Bay.

Letters

Letters for the week of December 9-15

Letters for the week of December 9-15

Readers sound off on public toilets in Berkeley, Oakland's housing crisis, and the lack of Black voices in UC Berkeley's Film and Media program.

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Arts & Culture

Theater

The 7th Annual FRESH Festival Is Three Full Weeks of Bay Area Dance

The 7th Annual FRESH Festival Is Three Full Weeks of Bay Area Dance

The performance series and dance intensive held in San Francisco will be the largest and most accessible to date.

By Sarah Burke

Visual Art

The Japanese Art of Suiseki

The Japanese Art of Suiseki

Unearthed at the Oakland Museum of California showcases a traditional practice of collecting stones and sculptures.

By Sarah Burke

Theater

'Radio Golf' Questions the Notion of Progress

'Radio Golf' Questions the Notion of Progress

Lower Bottom Playaz' latest production contains poignant parallels to Oakland's struggles with gentrification and displacement.

By Nastia Voynovskaya

Berkeley Juggling Club

Berkeley Juggling Club

UC Berkeley Campus

Oakland Showga

Oakland Showga

Starline Social Club

Capacity

Good Mother

Savage Love

Other Dicks, Other Doms

Other Dicks, Other Doms

When to accept that you just may not be cut out for an open relationship with a bisexual partner.

By Dan Savage

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Horoscopes for the week of December 31–January 6, 2015.

By Rob Brezsny

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Food & Drink

Best Bites of 2015

Best Bites of 2015

The most delicious things I ate in the East Bay this year.

By Luke Tsai

Restaurant Review

Angela’s in Alameda Is Reborn

Angela’s in Alameda Is Reborn

The new Angela’s Kitchen shows off suave Afghan fusion dishes in an Alameda shopping plaza.

By Luke Tsai

Reggae and Champagne at Kingston 11

Kingston 11

Grand Lake Farmers' Market

Splash Pad Park

Feel the Beet! Farmers Market

Grace Ave. at Lowell St.

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Movies

Movie Review

'Joy' Is as Entertaining as a Household Chore

'Joy' Is as Entertaining as a Household Chore

David O. Russell’s new film has both a writing problem and a directing problem.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

‘Concussion’ Is a Knockout

‘Concussion’ Is a Knockout

Well, not quite. But Will Smith turns in a sober performance as the doctor who blew the whistle on head injuries in the NFL.

By Kelly Vance

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for December 31, 2015-January 6, 2016.

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for December 17-23, 2015.

Trumbo

The Martian 3D

Krampus

Macbeth

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Music

Music

Toyota's Pseudo-Corporate Rock

Toyota's Pseudo-Corporate Rock

The San Francisco quartet brands itself as a nebulous corporation optimizing the production of punk.

By Nastia Voynovskaya

Music

DJ Leydis Left Her Heart in Cuba

DJ Leydis Left Her Heart in Cuba

The host of the monthly dance party La Rumba Q'Tumba discusses pioneering hip-hop in her native Cuba and her visions for cross-cultural dialogue.

By Erin Baldassari

The Jet Set

The Jet Set

Luka's Taproom & Lounge

Shannon & The Clams

Great American Music Hall

Lil B & Friends

The Regency Ballroom

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Best Bites of 2015

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Tuesday Must Reads: Raiders Demand Free Land from Oakland; 58 Million Trees in California at Risk of Dying

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Monday Must Reads: Oakland Pitches More Sites for A’s Ballpark; City Likely Will Miss NFL Deadline for Raiders

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This Weekend's Top Five Events

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Amid Federal Counter-Attack, Lynnette Shaw Says: ‘I’m Going to Win’

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The Year of the Food Court

How the unlikely ascendance of Swan's Market is helping to reshape the East Bay food scene.
Tarantino Hits Bottom with 'The Hateful Eight'

Is the maker of Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown out of ideas?
A Year of Development, Displacement, and Inaction

The East Bay's housing crunch reached crisis levels in 2015 — and the lack of new affordable units and proactive policy solutions has many worried that the inequity will only worsen next year.
A Look Ahead in Politics

Since 2015 was a down year in politics, we decided to put together a forecast for 2016.
Toyota's Pseudo-Corporate Rock

The San Francisco quartet brands itself as a nebulous corporation optimizing the production of punk.

Study: Oakland's Housing Affordability Crisis Is the Worst Among Major US Cities
Oakland's Perfect Storm

As the city has failed to build enough housing and has been slow to respond to the affordability crisis, more and more people are being displaced.
La Marcha's Happy Hour Is the Happiest Happy Hour

If you come at the right time, the tapas are a delicious bargain.
No Place to Go

Homeless advocates say that without more safe and clean public restrooms, Berkeley's ban on urinating and defecating in public won't work.
The Year of the Food Court

How the unlikely ascendance of Swan's Market is helping to reshape the East Bay food scene.

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Oakland's Perfect Storm

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Study: Oakland's Housing Affordability Crisis Is the Worst Among Major US Cities
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Caltrans and CHP Oust Homeless from Camp in Pouring Rain in Oakland
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Tarantino Hits Bottom with 'The Hateful Eight'

Is the maker of Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown out of ideas?
DJ Leydis Left Her Heart in Cuba

The host of the monthly dance party La Rumba Q'Tumba discusses pioneering hip-hop in her native Cuba and her visions for cross-cultural dialogue.
'Joy' Is as Entertaining as a Household Chore

David O. Russell’s new film has both a writing problem and a directing problem.
Top Fifteen Local Releases of 2015

Our music editor's favorite Bay Area mixtapes, albums, and EPs of the year — in no particular order.
‘Concussion’ Is a Knockout

Well, not quite. But Will Smith turns in a sober performance as the doctor who blew the whistle on head injuries in the NFL.

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