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Recycling's Sword of Damocles

China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.

By Liz Zarka

Music

A Life in the Blues, From Oakland to Memphis

By j. poet

Restaurant Review

The Textural Delights of Tapioca at Brazilian Bread

By Katherine Hamilton

Arts Feature

History as Art: Andrew J. Russell's Railroad Photographs

By DeWitt Cheng

News & Opinion

News

Digging Dirt to Dial For Dollars?

Republican operative seek dirt on East Bay's Afghan-American congressional candidate.

By Steven Tavares

Chronic Town

Big Oakland Tax Cut Seems Imminent

But cannabis advocates warn that may not be enough for some Oakland cannabis businesses.

By Dan Mitchell

Seven Days

DA Calls Police Shooting Justified

Plus, Oakland council committee urges audit of county jail.

By Steven Tavares

Letters

Staff Picks

Gordon H. Chang

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)

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History as Art: Andrew J. Russell's Railroad Photographs

Overlooked master gets overdue retrospective at the Oakland Museum of California.

By DeWitt Cheng

Arts Feature

A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

His unlikely progression from doughy 12-year-old to studly wrestling dude.

By Chris Barylick

Staff Picks

JoAnn Biagini, Carlo Fantin, Pantea Karimi

Mercury 20 Gallery

Going the Distance: Our Reach Into Space

Chabot Space & Science Center

Actually

Aurora Theatre Company

Savage Love

Hard Feelings

How do I fix my dysfunctional relationship with my best friend?

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

The Textural Delights of Tapioca at Brazilian Bread

At Brazilian Bread in Berkeley, freshly made pão de queijo, tapioca crepes, and yuca fries showcase the possibilities of the cassava root.

By Katherine Hamilton

Restaurant Review

Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

The owners of Imm Thai Street Food in Berkeley return to their roots with a new Rockridge restaurant.

By Katherine Hamilton

Staff Picks

Creole Creed Pop-up

The Octopus Literary Salon

Scotch & Cheese Tasting

Sláinte

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

<i>Photograph:</i> Smile and Say “Chai”!

Photograph: Smile and Say “Chai”!

Romance in Mumbai at its most ordinary.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

<i>Booksmart: </i>High School Consequential

Booksmart: High School Consequential

The evolution of the teenage party flick continues.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

<i>Ramen Shop </i>and Other Delicious Destinations

Ramen Shop and Other Delicious Destinations

Just another gastro-porn entertainment? Well, maybe not.

By Kelly Vance

Staff Picks

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Now Playing

Rafiki

Carmine Street Guitars

Nureyev

Still and Moving Stories

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Music

A Life in the Blues, From Oakland to Memphis

John Németh returns to The Town to join Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout.

By j. poet

Music

UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

The Bay Area collective assembles an A-List of contributors to honor A Tribe Called Quest in performance and recording.

By D. Scot Miller

Staff Picks

The Specials

Fox Theater

Rent Romus and Heikki Koskinen’s Manala

Old Finnish Hall

Ana Tijoux & Locura

New Parish

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Wednesday's Briefing: Newsom names homeless task force in Oakland; OUSD loses its new CFO

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Tuesday's Briefing: Desley Brooks files lawsuit, blames city attorney for costing her re-election

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China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.

Republican operative seek dirt on East Bay's Afghan-American congressional candidate.

But cannabis advocates warn that may not be enough for some Oakland cannabis businesses.

Plus, Oakland council committee urges audit of county jail.

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)

The Perfect Island Destination for Memorial Day

Overlooked master gets overdue retrospective at the Oakland Museum of California.

His unlikely progression from doughy 12-year-old to studly wrestling dude.

Mercury 20 Gallery

Chabot Space & Science Center

Aurora Theatre Company

How do I fix my dysfunctional relationship with my best friend?

At Brazilian Bread in Berkeley, freshly made pão de queijo, tapioca crepes, and yuca fries showcase the possibilities of the cassava root.

The owners of Imm Thai Street Food in Berkeley return to their roots with a new Rockridge restaurant.

The Octopus Literary Salon

Sláinte

Forage Kitchen

Romance in Mumbai at its most ordinary.

The evolution of the teenage party flick continues.

Just another gastro-porn entertainment? Well, maybe not.

The New Parkway Theater

John Németh returns to The Town to join Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout.

The Bay Area collective assembles an A-List of contributors to honor A Tribe Called Quest in performance and recording.

Fox Theater

Old Finnish Hall

New Parish

Gordon H. Chang @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)

The Specials @ Fox Theater

Rent Romus and Heikki Koskinen’s Manala @ Old Finnish Hall

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China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.

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