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Alfonso Cuarón’s Family Tale ‘Roma’ Nourishes the Soul

Movie Review

Alfonso Cuarón’s Family Tale ‘Roma’ Nourishes the Soul

Coming to a big and small screen near you.

By Kelly Vance

News

Ignoring Signs of Danger, CHP Allowed Man to Die in Jail

Ignoring Signs of Danger, CHP Allowed Man to Die in Jail

By Daniel Lempres

News

JUUL Takes a Page from Big Tobacco

JUUL Takes a Page from Big Tobacco

By Molly Forster

News

Analysis: Progressives Failed in Richmond

Analysis: Progressives Failed in Richmond

By John Geluardi

News & Opinion

Legalization Nation

Oakland's First Equity Dispensary Opens

Oakland's First Equity Dispensary Opens

Blunts + Moore in East Oakland is the first pot shop to open its doors via the city's cannabis equity program.

By Daniel Lempres

News

Updated: Final Results for the Nov. 6, 2018 Election

Updated: Final Results for the Nov. 6, 2018 Election

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf's final margin of victory was 27.5 percentage points over Cat Brooks.

By Robert Gammon

News

Scathing Report Blasts Richmond Police Department

Scathing Report Blasts Richmond Police Department

The report is especially critical of Police Chief Allwyn Brown's mishandling of RPD's sexual exploitation scandal.

By John Geluardi

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

Art Pick

First Friday Guide - A Guide to Art Murmur

First Friday Guide - A Guide to Art Murmur

By Express staff and contributors

Arts Feature

Rina Ayuyang's 'Blame This on the Boogie' Reflects Her Love of Song and Dance

Rina Ayuyang's 'Blame This on the Boogie' Reflects Her Love of Song and Dance

The Oakland cartoonist explores the power of musicals and reality TV in her new graphic memoir.

By Brandon Yu

<i>Custodians of Beauty</i>

Custodians of Beauty

Zellerbach Playhouse

Everything Is Illuminated

Everything is Illuminated

Aurora Theatre

Building Bridges, Not Walls

Building Bridges, Not Walls

Berkeley Veterans Memorial Building

Savage Love

Savage Love: Cringe and Purge

Savage Love: Cringe and Purge

Plus, planning to get fucked in the ass at least once.

By Dan Savage

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Sports Medicine for Everyone

Sports medicine is not just for athletes. It's for anyone who wants to lead an active lifestyle and be their best self.

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Options for Women Seeking V-Birth After a C-Section

Options for Women Seeking V-Birth After a C-Section

With the recent addition of a midwife to its staff, East Bay Women’s Health expands on its commitment of providing a variety of birthing options, including alternatives to invasive, surgical birth.

By Express Narratives

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Spinning Dough Tosses Thin-Crust Pizza Without Labels

Spinning Dough Tosses Thin-Crust Pizza Without Labels

Not New York, not Neapolitan — just pizza the way owner Jeff Chin likes it.

By Katherine Hamilton

Restaurant Review

Wojia Hunan Cuisine Wows and Impresses

Wojia Hunan Cuisine Wows and Impresses

The menu boasts lists of "Five Wows" and "Impressive Dishes" — and the dishes live up to the claim.

By Katherine Hamilton

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Movies

Movie Review

Fritz Lang & German Expressionism: Tales to be Told in the Dark Screen at BAMPFA

Fritz Lang & German Expressionism: Tales to be Told in the Dark Screen at BAMPFA

Master filmmaker's German period gets a sinister showcase.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

‘The Favourite’ Is Delightfully Nasty

‘The Favourite’ Is Delightfully Nasty

Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone sparkle in English historical satire.

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

Overlord

Mirai

Green Book

Banjara: The Truck Driver

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Music

Music

'The Red Room Project' Melds Virtual Reality with Hip-Hop

'The Red Room Project' Melds Virtual Reality with Hip-Hop

The short VR documentary puts you in the middle of a local rapper's jam session.

By Madeline Wells

Music

The UC Theatre Is Paving the Way Toward a More Equitable Music Industry

The UC Theatre Is Paving the Way Toward a More Equitable Music Industry

The UC Theatre isn't just a music venue — its Concert Career Pathways program helps young, underrepresented people get a start in the music biz.

By Azucena Rasilla

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino

Oracle Arena

Kurt Vile and the Violators

Kurt Vile and the Violators

Fox Theater

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Tesoro Book Release @ Starline Social Club

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Analysis: Progressives Failed in Richmond

Internal discord and disorganization resulted in serious setbacks for the Richmond Progressive Alliance in the November election.
Oakland's First Equity Dispensary Opens

Blunts + Moore in East Oakland is the first pot shop to open its doors via the city's cannabis equity program.
JUUL Takes a Page from Big Tobacco

The e-cig giant has been paying for research, contracting with labs that critics say favor the tobacco industry, and boosting its image through "school curriculum."
Spinning Dough Tosses Thin-Crust Pizza Without Labels

Not New York, not Neapolitan — just pizza the way owner Jeff Chin likes it.
Wojia Hunan Cuisine Wows and Impresses

The menu boasts lists of "Five Wows" and "Impressive Dishes" — and the dishes live up to the claim.

The Corrupt Oakland Official Who Wanted to be a Cannabis Kingpin

Thomas Espinosa is accused of taking bribes and extorting property owners in his job as a city building inspector. In his spare time, he was assembling a cannabis real estate empire.
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.
Wojia Hunan Cuisine Wows and Impresses

The menu boasts lists of "Five Wows" and "Impressive Dishes" — and the dishes live up to the claim.

Updated: Tony Thurmond Wins State Schools Chief Contest

Thurmond declared victory and Marshall Tuck conceded.
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Analysis: Progressives Failed in Richmond

Internal discord and disorganization resulted in serious setbacks for the Richmond Progressive Alliance in the November election.
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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.
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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.
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Oakland Police Commissioner Resigns Calling the Oversight Board's First Year a 'Squandered Opportunity'
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