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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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The East Bay is home to a growing cadre of female bar owners. Just don't ask them where their husbands are.
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by Ellen Cushing
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Jennifer Seidman, Alexeis Filipello, Heather Sittig, Kristen Policy, Wendy Halambeck, Linda Zsilavetz, Patricia Shaterian-Rossi, Jessica Maria, Acme Bar, Bar Dogwood, Toast Wine Lounge, The Fat Lady, Donna Hood Crecca, The Albatross, Hotsy Totsy Club, Heinold's First and Last Chance, Kim's Backyard, Alameda Wine Company, The Broken Rack, Oakland's Beer Revolution, The Punchdown, Commonwealth, Swell Bar, Lounge 3411, Fat Lady Restaurant, Albatross Pub, The Hotsy Totsy Club, TOAST
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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They're a lot more complicated than simply excluding the cream.
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by Anneli Rufus
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Vegan cocktails, vegan, Revival Bar + Kitchen, Origen, Souley Vegan, Herbivore, Trace Leighton, Nat Harry, mixologist, Gather, Sarah Cain, Revival Bar & Kitchen
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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East Bay bars are increasingly using the old-school spirit in specialty cocktails.
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by Ellen Cushing
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Flora, Hudson, Bar Dogwood, Acme Bar, Christ Aivaliotis, Bulleit bourbon, Make Westing, Disco Volante, Pican
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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In Oakland, many bar owners started out as local celebrities.
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by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, The Uptown, Larry Trujillo, East Bay Rats, Trevor Latham, Beer Revolution, Rebecca Boyles, Fraggle, Ruby Room, Radio, Prozack Turner, The Layover, Alfredo Botello, Tim Tolle
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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The best soul nights in town don't merely draw crowds — they also incubate talent.
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by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Monday Soul, Singer's Lounge, The New Parish, Michael O'Connor, Jareem Gunther, R.O.D., AIR Lounge, Era Art Bar and Lounge, Bar Three Fifty-Five, Jareem Gunther, DJ D-Sharp, Dante McClinton, Mike Blankenship, Hot Water Cornbread, Mouth Off Wednesday, Nate Mercereau, Uriah Duffy, Michael "Tiny" Lindsey, Bar 355
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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The East Bay's growing craft-beer scene is built on camaraderie and cooperation.
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by Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Beer, craft beer, The Trappist, Fraggle, Rebecca Boyles, Beer Revolution, Adam Lamoreaux, Carey Peterson, Linden Street Brewery, Morgan Cox, Ale Industries, Ross Adair, Commonwealth Cafe and Pub, Chuck Stilphen, Pete Jeffryes, Oakland Brewing Company, James Costa, EJ Phair, Stephen McDaniel, Drakes Brewing, High Water Brewing, Heretic Brewing Company, Dying Vines Brewing, Steve Altimari, Highwater, Øl Beer Cafe and Bottle Shop, Creek Monkey Tap House, Handles Gastropub, Tap 25
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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A: All over.
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by Ellen Cushing
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, The Albatross, Ben and Nick's, Bobby G's Pizzeria, Cato's Ale House, The Den at the Fox Theater, fireside Lounge, Henry's Pub, Room 389, Pyramid Alehouse, trivia, pub quiz, Brainstormer, Albatross Pub, Ben & Nick's Bar & Grill, The Den, The Fireside Lounge, Henry's Publick House & Grille
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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In a culture that's become increasingly hostile to the habit, there are still some places to light up.
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by Cassie McFadden
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Smoking, Jason Herbers, Eli's Mile High Club, Missouri Lounge, Heart and Dagger Saloon, Stork Club, Lucky 13, Club House Cocktail Lounge, Thalassa, The Missouri Lounge, Heart & Dagger Saloon, Club House
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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There are a million local cafes. But what's the difference between them? Turns out it's the way their coffee is roasted.
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by Kathleen Richards
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Coffee roasting, NPD Group, Royal Coffee, Mr. Espresso, Blue Bottle Coffee, McLaughlin Coffee, Peerless Coffee & Tea, Flying Goat Coffee, Catahoula Coffee Company, Robert Fulmer, James Freeman, Bay Wolf Restaurant, Four Seasons hotels, World Ground Café, Boudin Bakery, Cole Coffee, Cafe Strada, Berkeley Espresso, Jump'n Java, Royal Grounds, Local 123, Cafe Zoe, Bica Coffeehouse, Modern Coffee, John Di Ruocco, Timber Manhart, Phil Anacker
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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Some local roasters believe that the goals of fair trade can be achieved without official certification.
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by Jesse Hirsch
- Tags: Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses, Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses 2011, Fair Trade USA, fair trade coffee, Cortt Dunlap, Awaken Café, Four Barrel Coffee, Local 123, Sightglass, Flying Goat, Frieda Hoffman, Joel Goyette, John Weaver, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Katie Barrow, direct trade coffee, Brooke McDonnell, Mokka Cafe
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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Here's who took top honors in our second-annual Bars, Clubs, and Coffeehouses Reader Survey.
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Special Sections,
Bars, Clubs, & Coffeehouses,
Oct 26, 2011
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News,
Oct 26, 2011
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Alameda County is about to get new paramedic services as the national fight between two ambulance companies heads to court.
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by Michele Ellson
- Tags: News, Paramedics Plus, American Medical Response, Mike Taigman, E. Craig Moody, Anthony J. Myers, East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, Tom Wagner, Jeff Taylor, 0Dave Shrader, The Polaris Group, Emergency Medical Services Corporation, Glenn Leland, Alex Briscoe, Barbara Pletz, Fitch & Associates
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News,
Oct 26, 2011
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The other possible reason for why the Oakland A's were so successful during the first-half of the last decade.
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by Lance Williams
- Tags: News, Oakland Athletics, Moneyball, Brad Pitt, Billy Beane, Jason Giambi, Miguel Tejada, Barry Zito, Mitchell Report, George Mitchell, Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative, Greg Anderson, Barry Bonds, Kirk Radomski, Jose Canseco, Juiced, Mark Fainaru-Wada, Game of Shadows, BALCO, Randy Velarde, Bobby Estalella, F.P. Santangelo, Adam Piatt, Miguel Tejada, Rafael Palmeiro, David Justice, Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens, Cody McKay, Jose Guillen, Oakland Coliseum
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News,
Oct 26, 2011
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After a bloody fight at City Hall, City Manager Bill Lindsay must decide the fate of a controversial anti-gang-violence program.
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News,
Editorial Cartoon,
Oct 26, 2011
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News,
This Modern World,
Oct 26, 2011
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News,
Eco Watch,
Oct 26, 2011
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Much of our lives are now infected with genetically modified organisms, from our clothes to our food.
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by Jessica Carew Kraft
- Tags: Eco Watch, Genetically modified organisms, genetically engineered, DNA, Center for Food Safety, Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow, The Union of Concerned Scientists, United States Department of Agriculture, Vandanya, Miguel Altieri, Agroecology, Transgenic Monsanto, Roundup, Michelle Perro, Miguel Robles, California Biosafety Alliance, Occupy Wall Street, Karen Swift, Ignacio Chapela, Pamm Larry
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News,
Legalization Nation,
Oct 26, 2011
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Throughout the Bay Area, medical cannabis patients are freaked out about the federal crackdown.
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by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, Melinda Haag, The Divinity Tree in the Tenderloin, Harborside Health Center, Stephen DeAngelo, IRS, Coffee Shop Blue Sky, Rich Lee, Oaksterdam University, Proposition 19, Berkeley Patients Group, BPCC, Medithrive, SPARC, Green Door, Vapor Room, Waterfall Wellness, Nicholas Smilgys, W Hotel, President Obama, California Narcotics Officers Association, Matthew Witemyre, United Food and Commercial Workers, Medi-Cone, Gallup, California Medical Association, Kamala Harris
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News,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Mayor Quan orders police to break-up the two-week-long encampment in front of City Hall, citing health and public safety concerns.
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by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Occupy, Occupy Oakland, Jean Quan, Occupy Movement, Andrew Breitbart, Deanna Santana, Margaret Gordon, Deborah Edgerly, Ron Dellums, Thomas T. Hastings, Michael Gressett after the California Attorney General, Holly Harpham, Measure I, East Bay Tribune, Jerry Brown
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News,
Letters,
Oct 26, 2011
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Readers sound off on Jakada Imani, the Parkway Theater, and Occupy Wall Street.
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News,
Corrections,
Oct 26, 2011
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's proposal for Aquatic Park.
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Arts & Culture,
Culture Spy,
Oct 26, 2011
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John Benson wants to turn his AC Transit bus into a mobile comedy venue. Hopefully, he'll get the chance.
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Arts & Culture,
Events,
Oct 26, 2011
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Toronto group seeks Oakland's help in staging largest simultaneous "Thriller" dance.
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Arts & Culture,
Theater,
Oct 26, 2011
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Central Works new political farce is purposefully designed to confuse. But it's still funny.
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by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Theater, Brian Thorstenson, Gary Graves, Jan Zvaifler, Central Works, Olivia Rosaldo, Richard Frederick, Daniel Redmond, Cole Alexander Smith, Brian Thorstenson, Gary Graves, Jan Zvaifler, Central Works, Olivia Rosaldo, Richard Frederick, Daniel Redmond, Cole Alexander Smith, Berkeley City Club
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Arts & Culture,
Books,
Oct 26, 2011
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East Bay annual Monday Night celebrates a decade.
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by Stefanie Kalem
- Tags: Books, Rebecca Stonehill, Steffi Drewes, Ishle Yi Park, Suicide Kings, Rupert Estanislao, Amber DiPietra, Wendy O-Matik, Monday Night, Della Watson, Mission Cleaners Books, Christine Choi, Annam Manthiram, Patrick Duggan, Jessica Wickens, Diesel, A Bookstore
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Arts & Culture,
Visual Art,
Oct 26, 2011
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A collaborative affair at Swarm Gallery.
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Arts & Culture,
Aquarium Age,
Oct 26, 2011
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For the week of October 26 through November 2, 2011.
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Arts & Culture,
Savage Love,
Oct 26, 2011
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Navigating the travails of sex and higher education.
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Movies,
Movie Review,
Oct 26, 2011
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First cult is the deepest.
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Movies,
Movie Review,
Oct 26, 2011
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Cat scratch fever.
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Movies,
One-Night Stands,
Oct 26, 2011
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Repertory film listings for October 27-November 2, 2011.
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Food & Drink,
Restaurant Review,
Oct 26, 2011
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How the Rockridge restaurant has stayed popular despite Asian fusion's decline.
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Food & Drink,
Last Call,
Oct 26, 2011
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Kevin Christensen wants to change the way we think about local beer.
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Food & Drink,
What the Fork,
Oct 26, 2011
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Plus Bites Off Broadway ends (for now) and Haven makes a test run.
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Music,
Oct 26, 2011
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An up-and-coming reggae band wrestles with charges of "cultural appropriation."
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by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Music, Adrianne A. Verhoeven, Aaron Deer, Josh Adams, Josh Miller, Alex deLanda, Manimal Vinyl, The Independent, Moonface, Spencer Krug, Ian S. Port, SF Weekly, PopMatters, Bitch Media, The Anniversary, Papercuts, Dri, The Impossible Shapes, The Horns of Happiness, Ghosty, Make-Out Room
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Music,
Oct 26, 2011
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The Bristol band returns to North America with a show of seismic proportions.
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Music,
Local Licks,
Oct 26, 2011
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This week we review LB Muzac, Kurse Krew, Excentrik, and Roger Kim.
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Music,
CD Reviews,
Oct 26, 2011
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Together Forever: The Music City Sessions
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Music,
CD Reviews,
Oct 26, 2011
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Crazy Skeleton
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Music,
CD Reviews,
Oct 26, 2011
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On the Water
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Nov 1, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Nov 1, 2011
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Blogs,
Culture Spy,
Nov 1, 2011
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Blogs,
What the Fork,
Nov 1, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Nov 1, 2011
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Blogs,
Legalization Nation,
Nov 1, 2011
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Blogs,
Legalization Nation,
Oct 31, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 30, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Culture Spy,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
What the Fork,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Culture Spy,
Oct 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 27, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 27, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 27, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 27, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 27, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 27, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Legalization Nation,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 26, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Oct 11, 2011
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Some Oakland politicians and groups are pointing to research by UC Berkeley faculty as proof that the city needs to add hundreds of police officers, but other studies contradict that conclusion.
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East Bay chefs share their secrets for putting together a great summer barbecue — with or without an actual grill.
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At Ben's Restaurant, typical Chinese takeout dishes are prepared with a lighter touch. They're also a bargain.
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How and where to go on vacation when you suck at planning.
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Our annual guide to Northern California's summer recreation season.
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At Ben's Restaurant, typical Chinese takeout dishes are prepared with a lighter touch. They're also a bargain.
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Traditional West African dishes are served without compromise.
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The new Richmond restaurant is a living museum for American comfort dishes, but these reinterpreted classics could use more oomph.
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An early warning system would save thousands of lives when the next major earthquake hits. But will California find the money to implement it?
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Smoke Berkeley and Genny's BBQ take pride in more than just brisket and ribs.
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Some Oakland politicians and groups are pointing to research by UC Berkeley faculty as proof that the city needs to add hundreds of police officers, but other studies contradict that conclusion.
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Transit planners say the policy leads to widespread fraud and nightmarish traffic, plus it robs cities and retailers of much-needed revenue.
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Now that Kaiser workers have again voted overwhelmingly to stay with SEIU, NUHW and CNA should end their insurgency campaign.
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The team benefits greatly from the people, character, and vibrancy of the city.
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West Egg salad.
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Mad about the girls.
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