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Arts Feature

Chapel of the Chimes Artist Manuel Alvarez Crafts His Perfect Ending

Chapel of the Chimes Artist Manuel Alvarez Crafts His Perfect Ending

By Lou Fancher

Restaurant Review

Soba Ichi Serves Impressive Handmade Soba Noodles — but the Setting Complicates Things

Soba Ichi Serves Impressive Handmade Soba Noodles — but the Setting Complicates Things

By Janelle Bitker

Movie Review

German War Flick 'The Captain' Asks Tough Questions

German War Flick 'The Captain' Asks Tough Questions

By Kelly Vance

News & Opinion

Legalization Nation

What Is Smoakland?

What Is Smoakland?

How one Oakland cannabis brand sees opportunity in the industry's many challenges.

By Kaisha-Dyan McMillan

News

Former Principal Alleges Oakland's BayTech School Was Source of Funding for Gülen Movement

Former Principal Alleges Oakland's BayTech School Was Source of Funding for Gülen Movement

Hayri Hatipoglu said the charter school is a moneymaker for the shadowy Turkish political force led by Fethullah Gülen.

By Darwin BondGraham

News

Oakland Unified Moves to Save Gülen Movement Charter School

Oakland Unified Moves to Save Gülen Movement Charter School

OUSD plans to appoint a director to BayTech's board while an ongoing investigation delves into allegations of financial mismanagement.

By Darwin BondGraham

Letters

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

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

Letters

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

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

By East Bay Express readers

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

In Its Fifth Year, <i>The Black Woman is God</i> Comes to Oakland

In Its Fifth Year, The Black Woman is God Comes to Oakland

By Beatrice Kilat

Queer Technology

Berkeley Art Center

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

Face to Face: Looking at Objects that Look at You

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Monster of Zayante Creek

Monster of Zayante Creek

Totally Rad Gallery

Savage Love

Savage Love: Pickles, Surrogates

Savage Love: Pickles, Surrogates

Don't call them sexual surrogates.

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Homey Salvadoran Eats at El Salvador Taqueria y Pupuseria

Homey Salvadoran Eats at El Salvador Taqueria y Pupuseria

The deep East Oakland restaurant serves far more than pupusas — but you should also get the pupusas.

By Janelle Bitker

PieTisserie’s Peach Cobbler Party

PieTisserie’s Peach Cobbler Party

PieTisserie

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Movies

Movie Review

A Woman, Her Boring Partner, and an Aging Rocker in 'Juliet, Naked'

A Woman, Her Boring Partner, and an Aging Rocker in 'Juliet, Naked'

Another episode in Nick Hornby's world.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

How to Watch the New 'Papillon'

How to Watch the New 'Papillon'

Be inventive.

By Kelly Vance

Puzzle

Ant-Man and the Wasp

BlacKkKlansman

BuyBust

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Music

Music

Candelaria's Second Life

Candelaria's Second Life

After a lineup shuffle, the longtime Oakland cumbia outfit finally releases its second record.

By Azucena Rasilla

Music

Alameda Rapper Franchise Is Just Getting Started

Alameda Rapper Franchise Is Just Getting Started

The Filipino-American artist freestyles with fire.

By Amyra Soriano

Avery*Sunshine

Avery*Sunshine

Yoshi's Oakland

Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards

Freight Fiddle Summit 2018

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse

Are You With It? Local - Music - Community

Are You With It? Local - Music - Community

Cornerstone

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Most Popular Stories

The Social Costs of Living in Wildfire-Prone Areas

With dangerous fires becoming the norm in California, the price to pay for living in and near wooded areas can no longer be ignored.
Former Principal Alleges Oakland's BayTech School Was Source of Funding for Gülen Movement

Hayri Hatipoglu said the charter school is a moneymaker for the shadowy Turkish political force led by Fethullah Gülen.
What Is Smoakland?

How one Oakland cannabis brand sees opportunity in the industry's many challenges.
In Its Fifth Year, The Black Woman is God Comes to Oakland
Savage Love: Pickles, Surrogates

Don't call them sexual surrogates.

Disappeared in Death

Homeless and mentally ill, Joshua Pawlik was unconscious right before four Oakland police officers killed him in March. His family and friends are seeking answers.
BayTech Charter School Under Investigation

The principal suddenly resigned after the school's board accused him of fraud, but the controversy raises questions about the school's links to the Gülen movement.
La Marcha Team to Open Alcalá in Montclair Village
Hemp Almost Legal as Big Pharma Moves in on CBD

The FDA's approval of the first-ever pharmaceutical drug containing cannabidiol could lead to a crackdown on other cannabis products.
Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' Is a Brilliant Anti-Hate Drama

It's not just about the 1970s.

BayTech Charter School Under Investigation

The principal suddenly resigned after the school's board accused him of fraud, but the controversy raises questions about the school's links to the Gülen movement.
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Disappeared in Death

Homeless and mentally ill, Joshua Pawlik was unconscious right before four Oakland police officers killed him in March. His family and friends are seeking answers.
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Oakland's BayTech Charter School Violated Multiple State Laws

School administrators forced students to buy uniforms, graduation caps and gowns, and made parents buy tickets to attend ceremonies. BayTech's board also repeatedly violated the Brown Act.
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Bicycle Advocates Decry Arrest of Najari “Naj” Smith

After the arrest of the popular Richmond bicycle advocate at Oakland’s First Friday, supporters organize ‘Biking While Black.’
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Oakland Unified Moves to Save Gülen Movement Charter School

OUSD plans to appoint a director to BayTech's board while an ongoing investigation delves into allegations of financial mismanagement.
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A Woman, Her Boring Partner, and an Aging Rocker in 'Juliet, Naked'

Another episode in Nick Hornby's world.
How to Watch the New 'Papillon'

Be inventive.
Jane Austen-in-Singapore 'Crazy Rich Asians' Fizzles

It plays out like a poor soap opera.
A Tale of Two Arrests

The peaceful arrest of John Lee Cowell for the brutal murder of Nia Wilson was striking compared to BART's past treatment of Black suspects.
German War Flick 'The Captain' Asks Tough Questions

It's pretty grim.

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