- News, Mar 13, 2013
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The Iraq War Is not Done
Refugees in the Bay Area face the challenge of finding work, overcoming language barriers, and dealing with the lingering emotional toll of war.
- News, Legalization Nation, Mar 13, 2013
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Sequester the Crackdown and Enjoy the Blüm
Oakland's newest medical cannabis dispensary has some truly fabulous ganja.
- News, Feature, Mar 13, 2013
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How an Environmental Law Is Harming the Environment
California's signature environmental law needs to be reformed because NIMBYs are using it to block smart growth.
- News, Seven Days, Mar 13, 2013
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Can OPD Ever Be Fixed?
A new overseer takes command of the deeply dysfunctional police department as news breaks that it targeted two more innocent men.
- News, Letters, Mar 13, 2013
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Letters for the Week of March 13
Readers sound off on guns, First Fridays, and Haven.
- News, Full Disclosure, Mar 6, 2013
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City Contractor Faces Labor and Environmental Charges
There's strong evidence that an Oakland city contractor has violated labor and environmental laws, and that he owes the city more than $235,000 in back rent.
- News, Feature, Mar 6, 2013
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Why the GOP Is Killing the Post Office
The conventional wisdom is that the US Postal Service is closing post offices and ending Saturday service because it's broke. Don't believe it.
- News, Letters, Mar 6, 2013
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Letters for the Week of March 6, 2013
Readers sound off on job training and First Fridays.
- News, Mar 6, 2013
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Sheriff Sought Controversial Surveillance Software
Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern wanted to test a system that likely would have used facial-recognition software at an Oakland Raiders' home game.
- News, Seven Days, Mar 6, 2013
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Compelling Evidence That the Nation Has Moved Left
Recent polls show that voter attitudes have become much more liberal when it comes to same-sex marriage, pot legalization, gun control, and immigration reform.
- News, Mar 6, 2013
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Blacks and Latinos Dominate Oakland Marijuana Arrests
A new report also shows that 20 percent of the drug arrests are cannabis-related despite a city law that makes pot the lowest law enforcement priority.
- News, Eco Watch, Feb 27, 2013
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Toxics in the Womb
East Bay scientists are studying whether exposure to environmental pollutants early in life leads to breast cancer as an adult.
- News, Feb 27, 2013
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Grand Theft Banking
An elaborate conspiracy by big banks appears to have cost East Bay residents tens of millions of dollars.
- News, Seven Days, Feb 27, 2013
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Can a Berkeley Lesbian Couple Make History?
With the help of a legal dream team, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier hope the Supreme Court will invalidate all anti-gay-marriage laws.
- News, Feb 27, 2013
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The Carlos Nava Case May be in Trouble
A key witness in the killing of the three-year-old boy is refusing to cooperate with prosecutors because the person's identity and involvement in the case have become public.
- News, Letters, Feb 27, 2013
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Letters for the Week of February 27, 2013
Readers sound off on the OPD, People's Community Medics, and immigration reform.
- News, Legalization Nation, Feb 20, 2013
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Berkeley Patients Group, Unbowed
Harassed by federal gendarmes, the Berkeley icon has reopened in a new location and remains a national model for medical cannabis dispensaries.
- News, Feb 20, 2013
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Alcohol and First Fridays
The City of Oakland plans to clamp down on drinking at the popular monthly street festival, but it promises to be an uphill battle.
- News, Feature, Feb 20, 2013
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Who's Profiting from Oakland's Gun Violence?
As the city struggles with violent crime, major gun makers and their lobbyists are making a financial killing.
- News, Seven Days, Feb 20, 2013
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Oakland Was Right to Return Stimulus Funds
It would have been illegal for the city to have used the money as it had planned. Plus, Oakland is ousted from medical pot case.
