Policing Pollution Faces Delays
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May 7, 2024

Policing Pollution Faces Delays

Under a historic settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Chevron recently cleared all 678 of the air pollution infractions that had been pending against its Richmond refinery. With the settlement, BAAQMD, the regional agency...
Social Eyes: Week of May 16-23
May 14, 2024

Social Eyes: Week of May 16-23

THURSDAY THE BERKELEY FESTIVAL OF CHORO Choro is a foundational Afro-Brazilian instrumental style dating back to the late 19th century that seems to undergo a revival every few decades. Clarinetist, saxophonist and composer Nailor Proveta—the founder of the great...
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Free Will Astrology: Week of May 15
May 14, 2024

Free Will Astrology: Week of May 15

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Polish-born author Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) didn’t begin to speak English until he was 21 years old. At 25, his writing in that language was still stiff and stilted. Yet during the next 40+...
May 7, 2024

Free Will Astrology: Week of May 8

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When my friend, Jessalyn, first visited Disneyland as a child, she was smitten by its glimmering, unblemished mystery. “It was...
Zaytoon Celebrates Palestinian Roots
In 2016, Zaytoon Restaurant opened to expand people’s conception of what Middle Eastern dining can be. In the years since, the tastefully decorated Albany mainstay has...
The Salty Pearl Sells Seafood by the Seashore
Oysters served on the half shell ($22/$40) are listed at the top of Daniel Pirello’s The Salty Pearl menu in Oakland. For two years, Pirello had...
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