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News,
Dec 28, 2011
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A West Oakland church and private school requires its young students to solicit donations at BART stations at night.
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News,
Seven Days,
Dec 28, 2011
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Quan was right to suggest that the public agency foot the bill for the costs of preventing future port shutdowns.
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by Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Jean Quan, Port of Oakland, Oakland Police Department, Andrew Ross, Deanna Santana, Oakland City Council, Ignacio De La Fuente, Libby Schaaf, Jane Brunner, Rebecca Kaplan, Pat Kernighan, Nancy Nadel, Oakland A's, Lew Wolff, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Don Perata, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Blair Park, Pacific herring, Cosco Busan
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News,
This Modern World,
Dec 28, 2011
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News,
This Modern World,
Dec 28, 2011
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News,
Feature,
Dec 28, 2011
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The ten best films of 2011.
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by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Feature, Lars von Trier, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Göran Olsson, Lech Majewski, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Raúl Ruiz, Alexander Payne, Tomas Alfredson, Cristi Puiu, Terrence Malick, Jane Eyre, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Aurora, The Tree of Life, The Mill and the Cross, The Kid with a Bike, Melancholia, Mysteries of Lisbon, The Descendants, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Pacific Film Archive, San Francisco Film Society Cinema, Japantown, Cannes Grand Prix, Jérémie Renier, Dardenne Brothers, Lorna's Silence, The Child, La PromesseThe Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Charlotte Brontë, Cary Fukunaga, Sin Nombre, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Emile de Antonio, Harry Belafonte, SF International Film Festival, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Way to Calvary, Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling, Adam Sikora, Józef Skrzek, Three Crowns of the Sailor, Palomita Blanca, Marcel Proust's Time Regained, Camilo Castelo Branco, Kirsten Dunst, Manuel Alberto, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Cameron Spurr, Antichrist, John le Carré's, Let the Right One In, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, George Clooney, Sideways, About Schmidt, Election, Citizen Ruth, Video
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News,
Eco Watch,
Dec 28, 2011
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A judge rules that the public utility can't pass on to ratepayers the costs of relicensing Diablo Canyon
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by Darwin BondGraham
- Tags: Eco Watch, California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E, Diablo Canyon, Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, Rochelle Becker, Fukushima, David Weisman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Hosgri Fault, Shoreline Fault
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News,
Legalization Nation,
Dec 28, 2011
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A by-the-numbers collection for 2011.
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by David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, Medical marijuana, US Drug Enforcement Administration, Americans for Safe Access, NORML, High Times San Francisco Medical Cannabis Cup, See Change Strategy, Walter Isaacson, Weedmaps.com, California Board of Equalization, International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, Harborside Health Center, IRS, Alameda County Food Bank, RAND, Evan Mills, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, PriceofWeed.com, National Institutes of Health, Angus Reid Public Opinion Poll, NAACP, Drug War, Gallup, Doritos, Arch West, American Journal of Epidemiology, California Medical Association, Berkeley Patients Group, Amanda Reiman, MediCann, Sativex, GW Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Genomics, Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012, Bill Zimmerman, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, RottenTomatoes.com, Wilfred, Elijah Wood, Wiz Khalifa
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News,
Letters,
Dec 28, 2011
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Readers sound off on trash at Cal and the lack of medical cannabis for the sick and dying.
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News,
Corrections,
Dec 28, 2011
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Countdown's location, Mondre M.A.N.'s legal first name, and more.
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Arts & Culture,
Culture Spy,
Dec 28, 2011
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How Adhamh Roland resurrected the art of the singing telegram.
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Arts & Culture,
Events,
Dec 28, 2011
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The USS Hornet offers a unique New Year's Eve experience from its home at Alameda's Naval Air Station.
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Arts & Culture,
Theater,
Dec 28, 2011
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The best ways to laugh off 2011.
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by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Theater, Paul Mooney, Black Repertory Theatre, Herbst Theatre, Will Durst, Johnny Steele, W. Kamau Bell, Nato Green, Janine Brito, Phoenix Theatre, Greg Proops, Kevin Kataoka, Chris Garcia, John Cheever, Kevin Kataoka, Pandora, Joey Devine, Comedy Off Broadway, Laughter Against the Machine, Miss Pearl's Jam House, Big Fat Year End Kiss Off, Joe Gleckler, Samson Koletkar, Ben Feldman, Bryce Druzin, Stu Kosh, James Fluty, Dan Wilson, Rebecca Arthur, Mike Motto, Sean Keane, Country Music Channel, Robin Cee, John Oliver, Emily Heller, Anthony Weiner, Cobb's Comedy Club, Phoenix Theater, The Punchline, Miss Pearl's Restaurant & Lounge (at the Waterfront Hotel)
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Arts & Culture,
Books,
Dec 28, 2011
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Rabbi Michael Lerner lays out a new plan for Middle East peace.
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by Stefanie Kalem
- Tags: Books, Beyt Tikkun, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Middle East, Network of Spiritual Progressives, Tel Aviv University, Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, Cornel West, Moe's Books, Pegasus on Shattuck, Pegasus Books Rockridge
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Arts & Culture,
Visual Art,
Dec 28, 2011
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Four artist-universes send friendly greetings.
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Arts & Culture,
Aquarium Age,
Dec 28, 2011
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For the week of December 28, 2011-January 3, 2012.
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Arts & Culture,
Savage Love,
Dec 28, 2011
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Plus, why degrading fantasies can be okay but a controlling, psychotic girlfriend isn't.
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Movies,
Movie Review,
Dec 28, 2011
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The ten best films of 2011.
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Movies,
Movie Review,
Dec 28, 2011
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Spielberg and Tintin, the ideal couple.
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by Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Peter Jackson, Tintin, Hergé, Steven Spielberg, Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Richard Taylor, Joe Letteri, Andrew L. Jones, Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Gad Elmaleh, Video
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Movies,
Movie Review,
Dec 28, 2011
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A sex comedy about the rape of Nanking? No thanks.
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Movies,
One-Night Stands,
Dec 28, 2011
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Repertory film listings for December 29, 2011-January 4, 2012.
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Food & Drink,
Restaurant Review,
Dec 28, 2011
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Rumbo al Sur's pan-Latin cuisine can lack spice, but the secret house hot sauce helps.
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Food & Drink,
Last Call,
Dec 28, 2011
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The results of the Christmas Eve Two-Buck Chuck taste-off.
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Food & Drink,
What the Fork,
Dec 28, 2011
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Top East Bay chefs, farmers, and restaurateurs reflect on 2011.
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by Jesse Hirsch
- Tags: What the Fork, Samin Nosrat, Pop-Up General Store, Eccolo, Chez Panisse, Novella Carpenter, Kevin Best, B Restaurant and Bar, Occupy Oakland, Amy Murray, Revival Bar + Kitchen, Local Butcher Shop, Aaron Rocchino, Monica Rocchino, Gail Morris, Liba Falafel, Charlie Hallowell, Pizzaiolo, Boot and Shoe Service, Anya Fernald, Eat Real Festival, Belcampo Meats, Baia Pasta, James Freeman, Blue Bottle Coffee, Noma, Peter Levitt, Saul's Restaurant and Delicatessen, Niman Ranch, Creekstone, Bill Niman, Russell Moore, Camino, Nancy Silverton, Yotam Ottolenghi, Gabrielle Hamilton, The Art of Eating
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Music,
Dec 28, 2011
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Or, how two free-jazz musicians found their voices in rock.
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Music,
Dec 28, 2011
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Jeremy Sullivan of Parentz explains his serious-music-silly-package aesthetic.
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Music,
Local Licks,
Dec 28, 2011
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This week we review El4D, Uzi Rash, The Heel Draggers, and Hurry Up Shotgun.
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by Rachel Swan
- Tags: Local Licks, The Heel Draggers, Volar Records, M. Nordile, Elad Allweil, E14D, Uzi Rash, Hurry Up Shotgun, 1234 Go! Records, Bob Wills, 1-2-3-4 Go! Records
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Music,
CD Reviews,
Dec 28, 2011
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Echoes of Silence
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Music,
CD Reviews,
Dec 28, 2011
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Accelerando
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Music,
CD Reviews,
Dec 28, 2011
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Lukk Opp Kirkens Dører: A Selection Of Norwegian Christian Jazz, Psych, Funk, and Folk 1970-1980
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Jan 3, 2012
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Blogs,
Culture Spy,
Jan 3, 2012
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by Will Butler
- Tags: First Friday, Safe, Uncle Ricky, Chippy Nonstop, Willie Maze, Friendzone, Spaceghost, Bobby Peru, Neto187, James & Evander, Rec Center Studios, The Sanctuary
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Blogs,
Legalization Nation,
Jan 3, 2012
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Blogs,
Legalization Nation,
Jan 3, 2012
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Jan 3, 2012
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Dec 30, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Dec 29, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Dec 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Dec 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Legalization Nation,
Dec 28, 2011
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Blogs,
Seven Days,
Dec 28, 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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At Ben's Restaurant, typical Chinese takeout dishes are prepared with a lighter touch. They're also a bargain.
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The team benefits greatly from the people, character, and vibrancy of the city.
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Wanna ride? Here are three options for all-day bike rides.
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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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Not Hud. Mud.
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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?
