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Oakland Metro Operahouse Claims Harassment by a Neighbor, Who Says the Music Venue is Breaking the Law

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Oakland Metro Operahouse Claims Harassment by a Neighbor, Who Says the Music Venue is Breaking the Law

Coupled with increased scrutiny following the Ghost Ship fire, the Metro's owners say finances are constricted.

By Sam Lefebvre

News & Opinion

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Oakland Police Commanders Who Buried Sex-Crime Scandal Investigation Were Later Promoted

Oakland Police Commanders Who Buried Sex-Crime Scandal Investigation Were Later Promoted

Mayor Schaaf’s subsequent investigation of the mishandled case also fizzled and required federal court intervention.

By Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston

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Oakland City Council Passes Divisive Proposal to Establish Violence Prevention Department

Oakland City Council Passes Divisive Proposal to Establish Violence Prevention Department

By Gabrielle Canon

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Protests, Arrests After Berkeley Approves Contentious Urban Shield Program

Protests, Arrests After Berkeley Approves Contentious Urban Shield Program

A city council vote to continue controversial police training programs was met with community outrage.

By Ashley Wong

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Letters of the Week: Warriors Commemorative Edition

Letters of the Week: Warriors Commemorative Edition

By East Bay Express readers

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Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Gentrification and the closure of Picán

Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Gentrification and the closure of Picán

By East Bay Express readers

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Arts & Culture

Visual Art

Photographs For a New Era of Resistance at the Oakland Museum of California

Photographs For a New Era of Resistance at the Oakland Museum of California

Activism is at the heart of Dorothea Lange’s retrospective.

By Rosa Furneaux

Event Pick

Notes on Blindness at BAMPFA

Notes on Blindness at BAMPFA

By Ashley Wong

Art Pick

<i>Vignettes</i> at Creative Growth

Vignettes at Creative Growth

By Nate Sheidlower

Savage Love

Dan Savage: He’s Not The One For You

Dan Savage: He’s Not The One For You

Also: Of Threesomes and Fooling Around

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Brew The Right Thing

Bay Area Breweries Win California State Fair Beer Awards

Bay Area Breweries Win California State Fair Beer Awards

By Nick Miller

Brew The Right Thing

Oakland's Temescal Brewing Celebrates First Anniversary This Saturday

Oakland's Temescal Brewing Celebrates First Anniversary This Saturday

By Nick Miller

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Movies

<i>Harmonium</i>: My Pal Sotaro

Harmonium: My Pal Sotaro

One unhappy family's house guest makes everything worse.

By Kelly Vance

<i>The Book of Henry</i> Belongs in the Remainders Bin

The Book of Henry Belongs in the Remainders Bin

Maudlin mishmash needs complete rewrite.

By Kelly Vance

The Wedding Plan

Warriors of the Dawn

Band Aid

Hindi Medium

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Music

Music

Jay Som’s Slow-Burning Ascent

Jay Som’s Slow-Burning Ascent

Everybody Works, the Oakland-via-Brentwood musician’s breakthrough, is a revelation that celebrates self-care, identity, and the Bay Area DIY scene on her own terms. But it took a bit of time to get there.

By Joshua Bote

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Seu Jorge Pays Tribute to David Bowie at The Fox Theater

Seu Jorge Pays Tribute to David Bowie at The Fox Theater

By Aaron Carnes

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Oakland Metro Operahouse Claims Harassment by a Neighbor, Who Says the Music Venue is Breaking the Law

Coupled with increased scrutiny following the Ghost Ship fire, the Metro's owners say finances are constricted.
Oakland Police Commanders Who Buried Sex-Crime Scandal Investigation Were Later Promoted

Mayor Schaaf’s subsequent investigation of the mishandled case also fizzled and required federal court intervention.
Mills College’s Plan to Ax Jazz Legend Roscoe Mitchell Draws International Outrage

'People are just incredulous that someone of his stature could be summarily dismissed.'
Living Downstairs, or Lying?: Advocates Say Oakland Landlords Pretending to Reside in Apartments so as to Evict Tenants

In smaller buildings, property owners can move in (or fake to residing there) to circumvent rent control.
Protests, Arrests After Berkeley Approves Contentious Urban Shield Program

A city council vote to continue controversial police training programs was met with community outrage.

City of Oakland Poised to Give Public Land to Nonprofit that Improperly Received $710,000 in County Funds
A New Oakland A's Ballpark: Our Writer Looks At The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown Of Three Rumored Sites

Will the team move to Laney College or Howard Terminal, or stay at the Coliseum location?
Buck Stops Nowhere: Oakland Unified School District Suffering From Multiple Vacancies in Key Finance Positions

The district faces steep budget deficits over the next two years.
Picán Restaurant in Uptown Oakland Closing ... For Now
Degrees Plato Serves Beer Without Borders in Oakland's Laurel Neighborhood

Husband-wife duo serve up craft brew and Oaxacan-inspired fare at a kid-friendly spot in the Laurel.

Gentrification Station: Why Oakland Still Says NO to Uber
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Oakland Expends Considerable Money and Person-Power Displacing Homeless Residents, According to City Records

Activists say there's a better way to address homeless encampments.
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Amid Calls to 'Defund' Oakland Police, City Settles $989,000 Claim of Sexually Exploited Teen 'Celeste Guap'
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A New Oakland A's Ballpark: Our Writer Looks At The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown Of Three Rumored Sites

Will the team move to Laney College or Howard Terminal, or stay at the Coliseum location?
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Picán Restaurant in Uptown Oakland Closing ... For Now
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Jay Som’s Slow-Burning Ascent

Everybody Works, the Oakland-via-Brentwood musician’s breakthrough, is a revelation that celebrates self-care, identity, and the Bay Area DIY scene on her own terms. But it took a bit of time to get there.
City of Oakland ‘Bulldozer’ Hit A Homeless Man While He Was Sleeping In A Tent

Debris and garbage is increasingly an issue at homeless encampments. But homeless residents claim that the 'bulldozer' trashed and destroyed their personal belongings and valuables. 'It was horrible, just ridiculous.'

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