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The Musical Reinvention of Dax Pierson

Music

The Musical Reinvention of Dax Pierson

Following a debilitating accident, the Oakland musician is pioneering a new frontier of composition.

By Diego Aguilar-Canabal

News

The Warriors Attempt to Reverse Their Legal Losing Streak

The Warriors Attempt to Reverse Their Legal Losing Streak

By Chris De Benedetti

Arts Feature

Frameline 43 Brings Heat in a Cool Climate

Frameline 43 Brings Heat in a Cool Climate

By Lou Fancher

News & Opinion

Chronic Town

Legislative Inaction Leaves Pot Industry Struggling

Legislative Inaction Leaves Pot Industry Struggling

Without a budget to process state cannabis licenses or a reform to extend them, hundreds of existing license-holders could end up out of business.

By Dan Mitchell

Opinion

Outsourcing Perpetuates Economic Inequality

Outsourcing Perpetuates Economic Inequality

The University of California has pioneered replacing employees with contractors. It's a cancerous trend.

By Elizabeth Ortega-Toro

Seven Days

Libby Schaaf vs. Donald Trump, Round Two

Libby Schaaf vs. Donald Trump, Round Two

Mayor responds to president's latest Twitter threat with tough-sounding response.

Letters

The Problem With Recycling

The Problem With Recycling

Consciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth

Books Inc. Berkeley

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Frameline 43 Brings Heat in a Cool Climate

Frameline 43 Brings Heat in a Cool Climate

The annual LGBTQ+ film fest adds a Berkeley venue and seeks to broaden its representation.

By Lou Fancher

Once on This Island

Contra Costa Civic Theatre

Climate Empathy Project—Miami

Local Language

Going the Distance: Our Reach into Space

Going the Distance: Our Reach Into Space

Chabot Space & Science Center

Savage Love

Why Not Me?

Why Not Me?

What to do when the same-old same-old loses its zing.

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

A Golden Safari Through Nigerian Cuisine

A Golden Safari Through Nigerian Cuisine

A second-generation restaurateur from Lagos brings Nigerian spices, flavors, and textures to Hayward.

By Katherine Hamilton

Okkon Pop-Up at Tacos Oscar

Tacos Oscar

BatchMade Market

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

<i>Being Frank : </i>Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Being Frank : Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Family sitcom turns into depressing melodrama before our eyes.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Attack of the Hipsters: <i>The Dead Don’t Die</i>

Attack of the Hipsters: The Dead Don’t Die

Worn-out movie subgenres don’t die either. Ask Jim Jarmusch.

By Kelly Vance

Leave Crime to the Professionals

Leave Crime to the Professionals

Denys Arcand’s The Fall of the American Empire is more of a goofball comedy than a satire.

By Kelly Vance

57,000 Channels and Nothing's On

57,000 Channels and Nothing's On

TV-show insider comedy Late Night makes its points, but needs sharper laughs.

By Kelly Vance

He's Not Alone:<i> The Last Black Man in San Francisco</i>

He's Not Alone: The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Director Joe Talbot's debut feature is truly sad, but rewarding.

By Kelly Vance

Cereal Cinema at The New Parkway Theater

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Non-Fiction

She's the Man

Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts

John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum

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Music

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News - June 25, 6:00 AM

Tuesday's Briefing: NCAA warns against passing Skinner's student-athlete bill; DHS agent seen at Berkeley City College

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Monday's Briefing: RV parking program for homeless open in Oakland; 341 area code joins 510 in the East Bay

News - June 21, 6:00 AM

Friday's Briefing: Federal funding to improve the Transbay Tube is coming; CSU failed to disclose $1.5 billion surplus

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Thursday's Briefing: Oakland city auditor knocks OPD's overtime spending; Ghost Ship defendant says back stairs were not blocked

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Wednesday's Briefing: Google pledges $1 billion for Bay Area housing; Newsom apologizes for 'genocide' of Native Americans in California

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Flint’s BBQ Is Coming Back to the Town

The historic, long-shuttered beloved Oakland BBQ joint is returning this summer as a pop-up.
The Warriors Attempt to Reverse Their Legal Losing Streak

Team appeals court decision requiring it to pay Oracle Arena's remaining debt. If the Dubs owners win this one, taxpayers could be stuck with the $40 million bill.
Borrowing Bay Water in Alameda

A waterfront server farm cooled by the bay would be environmentally less impactful than one cooled via air conditioning. Or would it?
Outsourcing Perpetuates Economic Inequality

The University of California has pioneered replacing employees with contractors. It's a cancerous trend.
Monday's Briefing: RV parking program for homeless open in Oakland; 341 area code joins 510 in the East Bay

Hall of Fame trainer banned from Golden Gate Fields after another horse dies in SoCal

Flint’s BBQ Is Coming Back to the Town

The historic, long-shuttered beloved Oakland BBQ joint is returning this summer as a pop-up.
How the California Environmental Quality Act Fails the Environment

Critics correctly blame the law for making it too easy to block housing construction. But it also fails far too frequently to protect wildlife habitat.
Oakland's Budget Battle Heats Up

The city's current budget season has become a veritable kabuki of familiar players and conflicts.
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Outsourcing Perpetuates Economic Inequality

The University of California has pioneered replacing employees with contractors. It's a cancerous trend.

Flint’s BBQ Is Coming Back to the Town

The historic, long-shuttered beloved Oakland BBQ joint is returning this summer as a pop-up.
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Eating Mushrooms Isn’t Like Smoking a Joint

Oakland follows Denver's lead in decriminalizing psilocybin and other psychedelic plants.
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Critics correctly blame the law for making it too easy to block housing construction. But it also fails far too frequently to protect wildlife habitat.
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Outsourcing Perpetuates Economic Inequality

The University of California has pioneered replacing employees with contractors. It's a cancerous trend.
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A Selective List of Outdoor Dining & Drinking

Enjoy the summer as it should be enjoyed, eating or drinking at these East Bay venues with outdoor seating.
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