'Blindspotting' Is One of the Most Important Movies of the Year Movie Review

'Blindspotting' Is One of the Most Important Movies of the Year

Written by and starring Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, the film presents Oakland's finest.

By Kelly Vance

Music Grex Returns with its Most Accessible Record Yet

Grex Returns with its Most Accessible Record Yet

By Aaron Carnes

News Far from Home and Alone: Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth Find Refuge in Oakland Unified

Far from Home and Alone: Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth Find Refuge in Oakland Unified

By Carolyn Jones of EdSource

Legalization Nation Lower Cannabis Taxes Will Be an Option on Oakland's November Ballot

Lower Cannabis Taxes Will Be an Option on Oakland's November Ballot

By Darwin BondGraham

News & Opinion

News Sheriff's Termination of ICE Jail Contract Not a Win for Many Immigrant Families

Sheriff's Termination of ICE Jail Contract Not a Win for Many Immigrant Families

The decision may result in relocating detainees further away from legal aid and loved ones while the mass incarceration of undocumented people continues.

By Darwin BondGraham

Eco Watch Protecting the East Bay's Water

Protecting the East Bay's Water

The Mokelumne River has been designated wild and scenic, giving it permanent protection from future dams.

By Alastair Bland

Publisher's Note Turning the Page

Turning the Page

My commitment to regaining your trust.

By Robert Gammon

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Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Last Week's Issue

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Letters of the Week: Our Readers Chime in on Last Week's Issue

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Arts Feature The Oakland Museum of California's Newest Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of the Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Museum of California's Newest Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of the Oakland Athletics

'Homegrown Heroes: Oakland A's at 50' looks at the history of the A's, focusing on the 1989 World Series.

By Laurel Hennen Vigil

Savage Love Savage Love: Connections

Savage Love: Connections

Plus, a massage with an accidental happy ending.

By Dan Savage

Arts Feature The Richmond Museum of History Grows to New Heights Under Executive Director Melinda McCrary

The Richmond Museum of History Grows to New Heights Under Executive Director Melinda McCrary

McCrary works to inspire civic pride and cultivate a stronger connection with the Richmond community.

By Nuria Marquez Martinez

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You are the result of the love of thousands

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Face-to-Face: Looking at Objects That Look at You

Face to Face: Looking at Objects that Look at You

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Pete the Cat

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Savage Love: Lopsiders

Savage Love: Lopsiders

Is it possible to fall in love differently with men and women?

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review Why Oakland's Nyum Bai Is Poised for National Acclaim

Why Oakland's Nyum Bai Is Poised for National Acclaim

The Fruitvale restaurant captures the underrated expansiveness of Cambodian cuisine.

By Janelle Bitker

Restaurant Review At Mister Bolenca, the Art of the Asian-Inspired Sandwich

At Mister Bolenca, the Art of the Asian-Inspired Sandwich

The West Berkeley pop-up stuffs Asian and Latin flavors into French bread.

By Janelle Bitker

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Movies

Movie Review You Won't Be Able to Take Your Eyes Off of 'Unfriended: Dark Web'

You Won't Be Able to Take Your Eyes Off of 'Unfriended: Dark Web'

In this summer thriller, bad people are watching everything we do.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review Bruce LaBruce Returns with 'The Misandrists'

Bruce LaBruce Returns with 'The Misandrists'

If you have the stomach for it, the rebellious squalor is liberating.

By Kelly Vance

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Music Cruel Diagonals' Atmospheric Disturbance

Cruel Diagonals' Atmospheric Disturbance

An irreverent field recordist and archivist, Megan Mitchell debuts with 'Disambiguation.'

By Sam Lefebvre

Music At Smythe's Accordion Center, the Squeezebox Business Booms

At Smythe's Accordion Center, the Squeezebox Business Booms

Smythe's has weathered recession, online competition, and a perception of accordions as coarse-sounding period props. Now it's the only public accordion center in the Bay Area.

By Sam Lefebvre

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Jim Campilongo, Nels Cline, Chris Morrissey, and Josh Dion

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Oakland Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney Proposes Removing Eviction Protections from Thousands of Apartments

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Richmond Police Chief Allwyn Brown Calls <i>Express</i> Story ‘Dishonest,’ ‘False,’ and ‘Under-Sourced,’ but Fails to Offer Evidence

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Far from Home and Alone: Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth Find Refuge in Oakland Unified

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Oakland Yemeni Man Pleads Guilty in Terrorism Case

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Oakland Council Rejects Contract Extension with Stanford Researcher for Police Racial Profiling Project

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<i>Face to Face: Looking at Objects that Look at You</i> @ Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Face-to-Face: Looking at Objects That Look at You @ Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

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