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Arts Feature

Female is Male, and Male is Female

Ubuntu's MacBeth plays with gender in a reimagination of Shakespeare's Scottish Play

By Lou Fancher

Music

Kamaiyah On East Oakland: Don't F*** With My Culture

By D. Scot Miller

Feature

How Finances Trumped Treatment for the Mentally Ill

By John Geluardi

Restaurant Review

The Hidden Cafe Is the Hub of Strawberry Creek Park

By Katherine Hamilton

News & Opinion

News

Will the State Take Over PG&E? And If That is Possible, Is It Also Wise?

With Gov. Newsom and a San Francisco senator making noises about public power, what would such a move entail?

By Susan Kuchinskas

Chronic Town

Sanders vs. Warren on Cannabis

As with many things, their goals are similar; their approaches are starkly different.

By Dan Mitchell

Feature

How Finances Trumped Treatment for the Mentally Ill

A Psychiatric Emergency in Contra Costa County — Part Two

By John Geluardi

Letters

Seven Days

Oakland Police Commission and Mayor Fire Chief Without Cause

Plus, illegal mailers and charter school backers.

By Steven Tavares

Letters

Letters - February 5

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Letters - February 5

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Female is Male, and Male is Female

Ubuntu's MacBeth plays with gender in a reimagination of Shakespeare's Scottish Play

By Lou Fancher

Arts Feature

Is a Beautiful Soul Necessary to Create Beautiful Art?

The provocative A Human Ounce at Central Works asks whether the creator can be separate from the creation.

By Lou Fancher

Staff Picks

John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask: The Origin of Love Tour

Zellerbach Hall

Livia Stein

Transmission Gallery

Juan Carlos Quintana

The Fourth Wall Art Gallery

Savage Love

Spit and Polish

Oral sex, beards and other gross-outs.

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

The Hidden Cafe Is the Hub of Strawberry Creek Park

Its inventive menu includes Italian sausage tacos, chicken soup tacos, and botanical teas.

By Katherine Hamilton

Restaurant Review

Kitchen Story Tells a Familiar Yet Refreshing Tale

The 10th restaurant from Bay Area restaurateur Hoyul Steven Choi offers a creative take on Korean-infused cuisine.

By Katherine Hamilton

Staff Picks

Pasta Class with Chef Mark Liberman

Mägo

Rockridge Neighborhood Heritage Food Tour

Safeway Plaza

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Movies

Movie Review

Big Pink Musical Heroes

Once Were Brothers celebrates the timeless sound of The Band.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

War and Peace

Beanpole sees post-WWII Russia through the eyes of two emotionally drained women.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Careful What You Wish For

Fantasy Island is back. Who wished for that?

By Richard von Busack

Movie Review

Misery

Ladj Ly's Les Misérables is a furious bulletin from the have-nots.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Desolation Row

Clemency takes us where we don't want to go, for our own good.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Escape from Death Row

Anti-racism courtroom drama Just Mercy thrives on its characters.

By Kelly Vance

Now Playing

Boomerang

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Music

Kamaiyah On East Oakland: Don't F*** With My Culture

The rapper revisits The Town through songs and videos on her new album,Got It Made

By D. Scot Miller

Music

Building Community in Conscious Rap

Jada Imani strives to reflect her inner dreams in her recorded work.

By Chiara Bercu

Staff Picks

Omar Sosa’s Aguas Trio

Yoshi's

John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask: The Origin of Love Tour

Zellerbach Hall

Kassa Overall

Spirithaus Gallery

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Recent Blog Posts

News - February 28, 4:00 AM

Friday's Briefing: 911 calls in Oakland are piling up; Oakland Police Commission meets for first time since chief firing

News - February 27, 4:00 AM

Thursday's Briefing: Coronavirus fears grow in the Bay Area; Shipments from China to Port of Oakland are down

News - February 26, 4:00 AM

Wednesday's Briefing: Oakland's next chief of police must be progressive, police commission chair said; Trump can withhold funding to sanctuary cities

Food & Drink - February 25, 4:35 PM

Sesame, A Tiny Bakery Coming to Berkeley

News - February 25, 4:00 AM

Tuesday's Briefing: Ousted Oakland police chief talks lawsuit; Two coronavirus patients being treated in the East Bay

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Ubuntu's MacBeth plays with gender in a reimagination of Shakespeare's Scottish Play

With Gov. Newsom and a San Francisco senator making noises about public power, what would such a move entail?

As with many things, their goals are similar; their approaches are starkly different.

A Psychiatric Emergency in Contra Costa County — Part Two

Plus, illegal mailers and charter school backers.

Ubuntu's MacBeth plays with gender in a reimagination of Shakespeare's Scottish Play

The provocative A Human Ounce at Central Works asks whether the creator can be separate from the creation.

Zellerbach Hall

Transmission Gallery

The Fourth Wall Art Gallery

Oral sex, beards and other gross-outs.

Its inventive menu includes Italian sausage tacos, chicken soup tacos, and botanical teas.

The 10th restaurant from Bay Area restaurateur Hoyul Steven Choi offers a creative take on Korean-infused cuisine.

Mägo

Safeway Plaza

Once Were Brothers celebrates the timeless sound of The Band.

Beanpole sees post-WWII Russia through the eyes of two emotionally drained women.

Fantasy Island is back. Who wished for that?

Ladj Ly's Les Misérables is a furious bulletin from the have-nots.

Clemency takes us where we don't want to go, for our own good.

Anti-racism courtroom drama Just Mercy thrives on its characters.

The rapper revisits The Town through songs and videos on her new album,Got It Made

Jada Imani strives to reflect her inner dreams in her recorded work.

Yoshi's

Zellerbach Hall

Spirithaus Gallery

Pasta Class with Chef Mark Liberman @ Mägo

Omar Sosa’s Aguas Trio @ Yoshi's

John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask: The Origin of Love Tour @ Zellerbach Hall

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McClymonds will stay closed at least another week

Trendy Uptown Oakland cocktail bar is closing

For 50 years, the city has underfunded its parks. You can help turn that around.

The Town’s soccer franchise returns to the pitch this weekend with a new head coach and other fresh faces, kicking off its second season in front of Oakland's loud, loyal fans at Laney College.

Tax measures on ballot eye funding for schools and school construction and health care for low-income families.

For years, Contra Costa County has ignored problems at its once-groundbreaking psychiatric unit. Now the violence and aggression have reached a breaking point.

And her joys as well, in an entertaining biodoc of film critic Pauline Kael.

The school district says Oakland has far too many schools for a city of its size. But efforts to redirect some resources into other priorities are drawing fire.

Comparing states is a dicey proposition, but some broad observations are possible

'Long, Tall’ Marcia Ball comes to The Freight in support of her latest album.

The school district says Oakland has far too many schools for a city of its size. But efforts to redirect some resources into other priorities are drawing fire.

For years, Contra Costa County has ignored problems at its once-groundbreaking psychiatric unit. Now the violence and aggression have reached a breaking point.

With Gov. Newsom and a San Francisco senator making noises about public power, what would such a move entail?

Emeryville's Pixar wins Oscar

Once Were Brothers celebrates the timeless sound of The Band.

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