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Meet Kolobok, a Russian Food Truck and Mobile Restaurant

Food & Drink

Meet Kolobok, a Russian Food Truck and Mobile Restaurant

The Oakland-based eatery focuses on Russian food with a California twist.

By Katherine Hamilton

Private Dining for the Holiday

Private Dining for the Holiday

By Katherine Hamilton

Smash the Patriarchy for the Holidays

Smash the Patriarchy for the Holidays

By Darwin BondGraham

Animal Friends for Little Ones

Animal Friends for Little Ones

By Sannidhi Shukla

Holiday Guide

Green Holiday Getaways

Green Holiday Getaways

Tired of all the smoke and the bone-dry landscape? Here are some lush getaway spots for the holidays.

By Robert Gammon

Gifts Grounded in Experience

Gifts Grounded in Experience

Spend quality time with your friends and family with hiking plans, A's passes, concert tickets, and more.

By Azucena Rasilla

Ditch Amazon. Choose Local Boutiques

Ditch Amazon. Choose Local Boutiques

Clothes, accessories, home décor, plants, and more gift ideas.

By Amy Burke

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News & Opinion

News

Did Freemasons Secretly Build an 'Equinox Observatory' in Oakland's Skyline?

Did Freemasons Secretly Build an 'Equinox Observatory' in Oakland's Skyline?

Or is an amateur historian just seeing things?

By Darwin BondGraham

News

Conservatives Target Malia Vella

Conservatives Target Malia Vella

After progressives won a sweeping victory in Alameda on Nov. 6, Island conservatives are now attempting to recall a city councilmember. But ALCO Dems are on her side.

By Steven Tavares

Seven Days

California's Nightmare

California's Nightmare

The horrific Camp Fire has proven that the state can no longer afford unchecked development in wildland areas or next to them.

By Robert Gammon

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

Hoodslam Is Going Weekly

Hoodslam Is Going Weekly

Oakland's rowdy fight club gears up for new shows in 2019.

By Nicole Gluckstern

Arts Feature

Local Filmmakers Capture the Immigrant Experience Through Young People's Eyes

Local Filmmakers Capture the Immigrant Experience Through Young People's Eyes

This week brings screenings of 'ANNOUNCEMENT,' 'The Perfect Immigrant,' 'Futbolistas 4 Life.'

By Janis Hashe

Oakland Turkey Trot

Oakland Turkey Trot

Oakland Public Library, Lakeview Branch

Does a Dog Have Buddha Nature?

Does a Dog Have Buddha Nature?

Kroeber Hall

Everything Is Illuminated

Everything is Illuminated

Aurora Theatre

Savage Love

Savage Love: Stressfest

Savage Love: Stressfest

Plus exploring bisexuality, attempting anal sex, and more.

By Dan Savage

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On the Brightside

On the Brightside

Drake’s Brewing Co. employed its spirit of innovation when inventing its new champagne-like Extra Brut IPA.

By Express Narratives

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Eritrean Food with Homestyle Vibes

Eritrean Food with Homestyle Vibes

Come to Shewhat Cafe & Restaurant for the breakfast (or lunch or dinner), stay for the traditional coffee ceremony.

By Katherine Hamilton

Restaurant Review

Maejoo Is Small But Mighty

Maejoo Is Small But Mighty

The modern yet petite San Leandro Korean restaurant offers limited seating and menu options, but delivers on quality and taste.

By Katherine Hamilton

Dungeness Crab Holiday Feast

Dungeness Crab Holiday Feast

Hopscotch

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Movies

Movie Review

Japanese Film 'Shoplifters' Follows a Chosen Family of Thieves

Japanese Film 'Shoplifters' Follows a Chosen Family of Thieves

Hirokazu Kore-eda examines the lives of Tokyo's urban poor.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

‘Green Book’ Follows an Unlikely Interracial Friendship

‘Green Book’ Follows an Unlikely Interracial Friendship

Actors Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen make the film something special.

By Kelly Vance

‘A Private War’ Shows How a War Correspondent Did Things Her Way

‘A Private War’ Shows How a War Correspondent Did Things Her Way

Rosamund Pike stars as a determined Marie Colvin.

By Kelly Vance

The Sound of Music Sing-Along

Nobody's Fool

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

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Music

Music

Half Stack Channels Cowboy Nostalgia Without Machismo

Half Stack Channels Cowboy Nostalgia Without Machismo

Oakland's Half Stack pairs steel guitar and twang with a Californian touch.

By Madeline Wells

Music

Oakland's Wormhole Wednesday Is Ending

Oakland's Wormhole Wednesday Is Ending

The final weekly bass party will go down next month — but the music isn't going anywhere.

By Alison Van Houten

Father

Father

The New Parish

Municipal Waste

Municipal Waste

The UC Theatre

The Art Of Storytellin’ OutKast Tribute Party

The Art Of Storytellin’ OutKast Tribute Party

Starline Social Club

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Meet Kolobok, a Russian Food Truck and Mobile Restaurant

News - November 20, 10:06 AM

Tuesday’s Briefing: Flash Floods Now Threaten Paradise; GOP on the Verge of Losing Another Calif. House Seat

News - November 19, 10:09 AM

Monday’s Briefing: Camp Fire, 77 Dead, 993 Missing; Smoke to Clear Tuesday Night Due to Rain and Wind

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Did Freemasons Secretly Build an 'Equinox Observatory' in Oakland's Skyline?

Or is an amateur historian just seeing things?
Holiday Event Listings
California's Nightmare

The horrific Camp Fire has proven that the state can no longer afford unchecked development in wildland areas or next to them.
Oakland's Wormhole Wednesday Is Ending

The final weekly bass party will go down next month — but the music isn't going anywhere.
Our Picks for 2018's Best Fiction

This holiday season, give these novels and short-story collections by local authors.

Updated: Tony Thurmond Wins State Schools Chief Contest

Thurmond declared victory and Marshall Tuck conceded.
The East Bay's Tow Hustle

Towing companies are taking cars illegally, and it's costing people. One of the worst offenders is PPI Towing of Oakland.
The Problems With Bioplastics

People mistakenly try to recycle them, thereby contaminating the waste stream. Plus, they're not really compostable.
Federal Judge Blocks Oakland from Removing Homeless Camp

Homeless residents are testing the scope of the recent Martin v. Boise decision in a bid to stop camp closures.
Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Wins the East Bay Assembly District 16 Race

Bauer-Kahan's victory over GOP incumbent Catherine Baker means the Bay Area now has no Republican representatives in the state Legislature.

Opinion: Why I’m Voting for Cat Brooks for Mayor of Oakland

She is a longtime community activist and organizer, has run organizations as an executive director, and is deeply committed to serving the people of Oakland.
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Updated: Tony Thurmond Wins State Schools Chief Contest

Thurmond declared victory and Marshall Tuck conceded.
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OPD Cop Caught Making Apparent False Statements After Injury Crash

An Oakland police officer claimed he 'stopped fully' before smashing into a motorcyclist and even lectured the person he hurt. But a nearby surveillance camera contradicts his account.
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Opinion: Why We, As Black Oaklanders, Are Voting for Libby Schaaf
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Updated: Buffy Wicks Defeats Jovanka Beckles in AD 15
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OPD Cop Caught Making Apparent False Statements After Injury Crash

An Oakland police officer claimed he 'stopped fully' before smashing into a motorcyclist and even lectured the person he hurt. But a nearby surveillance camera contradicts his account.
‘A Private War’ Shows How a War Correspondent Did Things Her Way

Rosamund Pike stars as a determined Marie Colvin.
Oakland Police Release Video of Officers Fatally Shooting a Homeless Man

OPD released multiple videos of the shooting from police body cameras that recorded the killing of Joshua Pawlik.

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