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Best of the East Bay 2017

Best of the East Bay 2017: Entertainment & Nightlife

From secret rooftops to red-hued bars, it's our writers' favorites of the year!

By Express staff and contributors

Best of the East Bay 2017

Best of the East Bay 2017: Arts & Music

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Best of the East Bay 2017

Best of the East Bay 2017: Food & Drink Writers' Picks

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Best of the East Bay 2017

Best of the East Bay 2017: Shopping & Services

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Best of the East Bay 2017

Best of the East Bay 2017: Readers' Poll Winners!

Congratulations!

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Best of the East Bay 2017: Cannabis

From CBD to extracts, its our writers' favs.

By Express staff and contributors

Best of the East Bay 2017: Arts & Music

From rap tapes to Buddhist meditation, it's our writers' favs!

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News & Opinion

News

Telegraph Media Acquires the East Bay Express

Telegraph Media has invested in local journalism as it has grown.

By Express Editorial Staff

News

Report: Berkeley Police Six-Times More Likely to Use Force Against Black People

New data released last week stokes debate about racial profiling in Berkeley, but chief won’t address whether officer bias is a problem.

By Darwin BondGraham and Ashley Wong

News

Vast New Bay Area Bike-Share Program Is Everywhere ... Except Deep East Oakland

Bike advocates say that the system, which debuted this week with 120 planned stops in the East Bay, excludes low-income communities.

By Ashley Wong

Letters

Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on the New Bike-Share Program in Oakland

By East Bay Express readers

Letters

Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime on the Never Ending Scandal Inside OPD

By East Bay Express readers

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Arts & Culture

Visual Art

Going Viral To Save The Planet

Berkeley-based Hannah Rothstein fights climate change with memes.

By Rick Paulas

Theater

Bindlestiff Studio Presents <i>Tagalog 2017</i>

Bindlestiff Studio Presents Tagalog 2017

By Ruth Gebreyesus

Books Pick

Literary Pachanga with Christine Granados and Friends

By Ruth Gebreyesus

Savage Love

Dan Savage: No Orgasms

Also: Odd rituals

By Dan Savage

More Arts Stories >> Arts & Culture Staff Picks >> Arts Listings >>

Food & Drink

Brew The Right Thing

Good Brew, Better Cause: Faction's Ales for ALS

By Nick Miller

Food Event Pick

Swan's Market Celebrates 100 Years

By Janelle Bitker

More Food Stories >> Food & Drink Listings >> Dining Guide >>

Movies

Movie Review

<i>Lady Macbeth</i>: What? Another Gothic Sexual Melodrama?

Lady Macbeth: What? Another Gothic Sexual Melodrama?

But actress Florence Pugh makes this British meller memorable.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

<i>Harold and Lillian</i>: Real-Life Love in La-La Land

Harold and Lillian: Real-Life Love in La-La Land

Entertaining doc takes us behind the scenes with people who made the movies.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

What Happened at Dunkirk?

Christopher Nolan's war movie shows us, masterfully.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Manifesto: I Remember Dada

Cate Blanchett showcase takes pretentious tedium to unheard-of levels.

By Kelly Vance

Now Playing

Don Juan

The Big Sick

Lost in Paris

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 3D

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Music

Backbeat

This 183-Track Compilation Benefits Ghost Ship Fire Relief, Black Lives Matter, and St. James Infirmary

Ratskin Records’ herculean Rogue Pulse / Gravity Collapse strongly represents murky sectors of the local underground.

By Sam Lefebvre

Music

Kamaiyah and Kehlani at FYF This Weekend

Two Oakland stars hit the stage in Los Angeles amid a trend of increased hip-hop and R&B headliners at mainstream festivals.

By Ruth Gebreyesus

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Recent Blog Posts

Food & Drink - July 14, 1:29 PM

Daniel Patterson to Transform Oakland's Haven into Alta CA

Food & Drink - July 14, 9:18 AM

Kainbigan Team's New Restaurant Craft & Spoon Opens Next Week in Uptown Oakland

News - July 12, 6:08 PM

Federal Judge Orders City of Oakland to Fix Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations of Police Misconduct

Food & Drink - July 12, 1:49 PM

The Temple Club: A New Kind of Traditional Vietnamese Restaurant Coming to Oakland

News - July 11, 9:41 PM

Oakland Takes First Step Toward Cutting Ties with Federal Immigration Agency

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From secret rooftops to red-hued bars, it's our writers' favorites of the year!

Congratulations!

From CBD to extracts, its our writers' favs.

From rap tapes to Buddhist meditation, it's our writers' favs!

Telegraph Media has invested in local journalism as it has grown.

New data released last week stokes debate about racial profiling in Berkeley, but chief won’t address whether officer bias is a problem.

Bike advocates say that the system, which debuted this week with 120 planned stops in the East Bay, excludes low-income communities.

Berkeley-based Hannah Rothstein fights climate change with memes.

Also: Odd rituals

But actress Florence Pugh makes this British meller memorable.

Entertaining doc takes us behind the scenes with people who made the movies.

Christopher Nolan's war movie shows us, masterfully.

Cate Blanchett showcase takes pretentious tedium to unheard-of levels.

Ratskin Records’ herculean Rogue Pulse / Gravity Collapse strongly represents murky sectors of the local underground.

Two Oakland stars hit the stage in Los Angeles amid a trend of increased hip-hop and R&B headliners at mainstream festivals.

CAMP EDMO Nature Program @ CAMP EDMO

Need camp in late July and August? Towards the end of summer,...

Brown Sisters Triva Night @ Ben & Nick's Bar & Grill

Prizes: Free pitchers for both the overall winning team and the highest-scoring...

Trivia Tuesdays with Nicole @ Rosenblum Cellars

It’s as easy as Drink, Play, Win! 5 rounds of 10 Questions...

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Congratulations!

From desserts in San Leandro to fancy toilets, our writers and editors favs in the East Bay.

From rap tapes to Buddhist meditation, it's our writers' favs!

Ratskin Records’ herculean Rogue Pulse / Gravity Collapse strongly represents murky sectors of the local underground.

From cactus jungles to all sorts of book shops.

Using public records, we've identified most of the officers and top brass referred to in the Swanson-Barron report.

City leaders aren’t saying whether they’ll hold top OPD commanders accountable for burying internal investigations of a sex crime scandal.

Bone broth reigns supreme at the Emeryville restaurant.

From kickback schemes to political battles, Alameda County's emergency medical system has its share of issues.

Reporters and media banned from attending ceremony for first time in recent memory.

After today’s court hearing, Chief Anne Kirkpatrick says court monitor ‘very pleased’ by promotions.

Lieutenant allegedly being investigated for losing cocaine, heroin more than decade ago.

Bike advocates say that the system, which debuted this week with 120 planned stops in the East Bay, excludes low-income communities.

The Oakland-based internet radio show holds space for conversations around rituals, healing, and community.

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