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What Color Is Fire?

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What Color Is Fire?

The controversy surrounding a racially insensitive greeting card sent out by Alameda County firefighters has called attention to the lack of diversity among the department's employees.

By Steven Tavares

Restaurant Review

Ambiance Makes a Big Impression at 4505 Burgers & BBQ

Ambiance Makes a Big Impression at 4505 Burgers & BBQ

By Katherine Hamilton

Arts Feature

Magic Happens in Spaces Between Horrible Things

Magic Happens in Spaces Between Horrible Things

By Lou Fancher

Music

Natu Camara’s Songs of Healing

Natu Camara’s Songs of Healing

By Lou Fancher

News & Opinion

Chronic Town

Is Oakland Really Going to Cut Pot Taxes This Time?

Is Oakland Really Going to Cut Pot Taxes This Time?

The City Council is set to vote this week and later this month on ... something.

By Dan Mitchell

News

Trump Administration Plan Allows Delta Water Managers to Kill Off Winter-Run Chinook Salmon

Trump Administration Plan Allows Delta Water Managers to Kill Off Winter-Run Chinook Salmon

Environmentalists call the new water diversion regulations "an extinction plan."

By Alastair Bland

Seven Days

Alameda County Prosecutors Unionize, Hint at Fears of O'Malley's Successor

Alameda County Prosecutors Unionize, Hint at Fears of O'Malley's Successor

Plus movement builds to release Alameda recording, and mutton busting is busted.

By Steven Tavares

Feature

What Color Is Fire?

What Color Is Fire?

The controversy surrounding a racially insensitive greeting card sent out by Alameda County firefighters has called attention to the lack of diversity among the department's employees.

By Steven Tavares

Letters

Letters Oct. 10 - Oct. 17

Letters Oct. 10 - Oct. 17

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Corrections

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Magic Happens in Spaces Between Horrible Things

Magic Happens in Spaces Between Horrible Things

Elevada at Shotgun Players deftly blends comedy with pathos.

By Lou Fancher

A Year with Frog and Toad

Bay Area Children's Theater

Going the Distance: Our Reach into Space

Going the Distance: Our Reach Into Space

Chabot Space & Science Center

Actually

Aurora Theatre Company

Savage Love

How do I avoid the guy who raped my friend without revealing her secret?

How do I avoid the guy who raped my friend without revealing her secret?

Plus, sex with a friend, and dating for short people.

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Ambiance Makes a Big Impression at 4505 Burgers & BBQ

Ambiance Makes a Big Impression at 4505 Burgers & BBQ

The San Francisco barbecue joint's new outpost in the Laurel district goes whole-hog with whole smoked pigs every weekend, but not everyone is hog wild over the results.

By Katherine Hamilton

BatchMade Market

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

Perchance to Dream

Perchance to Dream

Or maybe not. Doctor Sleep may keep you awake at night.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Last Tangle in Paris

Last Tangle in Paris

"Bewildered foreigner" drama Synonyms is one of 2019's best.

By Kelly Vance

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

The Irishman will depress you, one way or another.

By Kelly Vance

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

Frankie is a melancholy drama with scenery to die for.

By Kelly Vance

Upstairs Downstairs

Upstairs Downstairs

Bong Joon-ho's satirical Parasite stings for a full two hours.

By Kelly Vance

Cereal Cinema at The New Parkway Theater

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Arctic Dogs

Where's My Roy Cohn?

John Fogerty: 50 Year Trip -- Live at Red Rocks

Downton Abbey

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Music

Music

Natu Camara’s Songs of Healing

Natu Camara’s Songs of Healing

The West African singer-songwriter appears as one half of Afropop Spectacular at Cal Performances.

By Lou Fancher

Jesse Levit at Yoshi’s and Jupiter

Yoshi's

Ren the Vinyl Archeologist

Hello Stranger

Soul Sanctuary Dance

Ashkenaz

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What Color Is Fire?

The controversy surrounding a racially insensitive greeting card sent out by Alameda County firefighters has called attention to the lack of diversity among the department's employees.
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Environmentalists call the new water diversion regulations "an extinction plan."

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What Color Is Fire?

The controversy surrounding a racially insensitive greeting card sent out by Alameda County firefighters has called attention to the lack of diversity among the department's employees.
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