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A New Esports Arena Brings the World of Competitive Video Games to Oakland

Arts Feature

A New Esports Arena Brings the World of Competitive Video Games to Oakland

At this "game gym," you can watch the best players battle each other live.

By Alex Handy

Feature

Growing Pains Part 2: Back to the Underground

Growing Pains Part 2: Back to the Underground

By Darwin BondGraham

News

Alameda Council Asks DA to Probe Secret Recording

Alameda Council Asks DA to Probe Secret Recording

By Steven Tavares

News

Neighbor Sues Owner of Demolished Arts Space, Alleging Toxic Runoff

Neighbor Sues Owner of Demolished Arts Space, Alleging Toxic Runoff

By Scott Morris

News & Opinion

Eco Watch

Cemetery and Enviros Reach Deal on Oaks

Cemetery and Enviros Reach Deal on Oaks

A settlement between Mountain View Cemetery and the California Native Plant Society protects hundreds of native oak trees.

By Darwin BondGraham

Feature

Growing Pains Part 1: Nipped in the Bud

Growing Pains Part 1: Nipped in the Bud

Small farmers had hoped to usher in California's new legal cannabis market, but the state's high taxes and fees and a loophole in its regulatory scheme are allowing Big Weed to take over.

By John Geluardi

News

StudioToBe Is Everything but a Traditional Media Company

StudioToBe Is Everything but a Traditional Media Company

The new Oakland company will incorporate a co-working space, bar, and restaurant in the name of engagement.

By Janelle Bitker

Letters

Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Last Week's Issue

Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Last Week's Issue

By East Bay Express readers

Letters

Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Last Week's Issue

Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Last Week's Issue

By East Bay Express readers

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Remains a Revelation

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Remains a Revelation

The celebrated dance company marks the 50th anniversary of its relationship with Cal Performances with a slate of performances and public events.

By Lou Fancher

A Number

A Number

Aurora Theatre

EVERYONE

EVERYONE

Creative Growth Art Center

4/20 CannaCrawl

4/20 CannaCrawl

Oaksterdam University

Savage Love

Dan Savage: Fisting and Constipation

Dan Savage: Fisting and Constipation

Clearing up misconceptions and convincing partners of the joys of oral sex.

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Next Generation Thai Food at Funky Elephant

Next Generation Thai Food at Funky Elephant

The new Berkeley restaurant soars with handmade curry pastes, quality ingredients, and traditionally bold flavors.

By Janelle Bitker

Restaurant Review

Nomad Tibetan Introduces Diners to the Wonders of Tibetan Cuisine

Nomad Tibetan Introduces Diners to the Wonders of Tibetan Cuisine

The family-run, North Berkeley restaurant serves excellent dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, and blood sausage.

By Janelle Bitker

Juicy Brews WestFest

Juicy Brews WestFest

Hella Vegan Eats

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Movies

Movie Review

<i>Little Pink House</i>: Catherine Keener Leads an Anti-Eviction Rebellion

Little Pink House: Catherine Keener Leads an Anti-Eviction Rebellion

Compelling true-story drama recounts an eminent domain nightmare.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Cheap Horror Flick 'Truth or Dare' Plays Whack-a-Millennial with Spring Breakers

Cheap Horror Flick 'Truth or Dare' Plays Whack-a-Millennial with Spring Breakers

It could have been worse.

By Kelly Vance

Solaris

Red Sparrow

Big Fish & Begonia

A Wrinkle in Time

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Music

Music

Oakland Artist Bindiram Wants to Put Guyana on the Map

Oakland Artist Bindiram Wants to Put Guyana on the Map

The rapper and producer discusses healing, hyphy, and the communities that made him.

By Siya Bahal

Music

California Jazz Conservatory Offers a New Stage for Jazz

California Jazz Conservatory Offers a New Stage for Jazz

Rendon Hall showcases jazz as an art form in the heart of Berkeley.

By Madeline Wells

PJ Morton

PJ Morton

The New Parish

Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes

Greek Theatre

Moonchild

Moonchild

The New Parish

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Wednesday’s Briefing: Senate Bill to Create New Housing Near Transit Fails; Bay Area Has Some of the Worst Air Quality in the Nation

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Tuesday’s Briefing: Alameda City Manager Jill Keimach Keeps Her Job (for Now); UC Berkeley to Get More Student Housing

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Bread & Butter to Bring Vegan Baked Goods and Other Daytime Fare to Oakland

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Oakland’s Flatlands Residents Grill Mayor and City Council Over Illegal Dumping

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Most Popular Stories

Growing Pains Part 2: Back to the Underground

Instead of welcoming the cannabis industry into the light, Oakland's new rules are putting many out of business, while others are disappearing into the illicit market.
Neighbor Sues Owner of Demolished Arts Space, Alleging Toxic Runoff

Developer Danny Haber's project to rebuild a red-tagged live-work warehouse has been stalled by environmental review and could be delayed further.
California Jazz Conservatory Offers a New Stage for Jazz

Rendon Hall showcases jazz as an art form in the heart of Berkeley.
A New Esports Arena Brings the World of Competitive Video Games to Oakland

At this "game gym," you can watch the best players battle each other live.
Alameda Council Asks DA to Probe Secret Recording

Two other Alamedans, including Assemblymember Rob Bonta, say they believe embattled City Manager Jill Keimach secretly taped them, too.

Growing Pains Part 1: Nipped in the Bud

Small farmers had hoped to usher in California's new legal cannabis market, but the state's high taxes and fees and a loophole in its regulatory scheme are allowing Big Weed to take over.
Mapping History with Long Lost Oakland

An imaginative map from the creator of the East Bay Yesterday podcast illustrates Oakland's natural and industrial history.
Oakland Tenants Take Direct Action to Fight Large Rent Hikes

Activists are also garnering support for a statewide ballot initiative to repeal Costa Hawkins.
Redfield Cider Bar & Bottle Shop to Bring Orchard-Based Ciders to Oakland
The Italian Homemade Company Excels with Fresh Pasta and Regional Sandwiches

The Elmwood's new fast-casual restaurant is a welcomed evolution of the red sauce joint.

Vote Kalb or Wicks for Assembly District 15

We endorse Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb and former Obama White House aide Buffy Wicks in the June 5 primary.
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When Police Take Kids' Bikes

A group of East Oakland youth in the Scraper Bike Team say San Leandro police keeping confiscating their bicycles — sometimes at gunpoint.
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Opinion: Why Building Housing Near Mass Transit Promotes Collectivism

It will break us from the chains of capitalistic individualism and the destructive car-centric lifestyle.
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Oakland’s Flatlands Residents Grill Mayor and City Council Over Illegal Dumping

Hundreds of people gathered last night to demand that the city hire additional public works crews to clean up garbage and focus on the most impacted neighborhoods.
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Oakland Should Sue the NFL and Mark Davis

After years of criticism over the Raiders deal, East Bay officials now can try to wipe the slate clean and recoup hundreds of millions of dollars from the NFL and Mark Davis.
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Yaeji Makes Life a Banger

The Korean-American artist specializes in dance-worthy club beats that feel quiet and cozy.
Beirut's Appropriate Deviousness

Jon Hamm's new movie makes a hash of Lebanon, but it's high-class hash.
A Bag of Marbles, and Two Kids on the Run

True Shoah story takes a disconcertingly sweet point of view.
Steven Soderbergh's New Thriller, 'Unsane,' Is Intense (and Shot on an iPhone)

Trapped in a Mental Institution? WHAT COULD GO WRONG
Isle of Dogs Is a Howl of Delight

At last, another imaginative Wes Anderson animated adventure.

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