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Restaurant Review

Marugame Serves Udon, Cafeteria Style

Housemade noodles are the star of the show, but the soups and the tempura are hit and miss.

By Katherine Hamilton

Arts Feature

Ten Years of Alternative Publishing

By D. Scot Miller

Feature

Oakland Coal’s Wheel of Influence

By Steven Tavares

Music

A Folk Opera That Gives the Devil His Due

By j. poet

News & Opinion

Chronic Town

California Considers Yet Another Label Requirement for Cannabis

Despite flimsy science, a state agency might declare pot a “reproductive toxin.”

By Dan Mitchell

Feature

Oakland Coal’s Wheel of Influence

Leaked documents about the effort to sell a coal terminal to a reluctant city show how the government sausage gets made.

By Steven Tavares

Seven Days

Harris Pulls the Plug on Presidential Campaign

Plus, Oakland won't take no for an answer on Measure AA.

By Steven Tavares

Guest Editorials

The Time to Fight Coal in Oakland Is Now

How I came to see climate change as a fight for our lives.

By Isha Tobis Clarke

Handling TownBiz With Oakland Cannabis Brand Smoakland

By Kaisha-Dyan McMillan

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Staff Picks

Michael Eric Dyson presents JAY-Z: Made in America

First Congregational Church of Berkeley

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Ten Years of Alternative Publishing

East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest celebrates its first decade.

By D. Scot Miller

Savage Love

Spanking, HPV and Panic

Is it a bad sign if she doesn't know that I have come?

By Dan Savage

Staff Picks

Despereaux at the Berkeley Rep

Berkeley Rep School of Theatre

A Year with Frog and Toad

Bay Area Children's Theater

National Geographic Photo Ark

David Brower Center

Savage Love

Calling Their Bluff

To get what you want, you have to ask for it and mean it.

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Marugame Serves Udon, Cafeteria Style

Housemade noodles are the star of the show, but the soups and the tempura are hit and miss.

By Katherine Hamilton

Staff Picks

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

Dark Waters Indeed

The environment didn’t deserve this, and neither do you.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Life and Death in Palermo

Shooting the Mafia documents the work of photographer Letizia Battaglia.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Knives Out, Laughs In

Old dark house has bright, shiny new gags.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Run, Baby, Run

Queen & Slim turns modern tragedy into timeless mythology.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Could Be Worse

Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson, and Adam Driver tangle in Marriage Story.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Kidnapped by Muckrakers from Outer Space!

Eye-popping doc tells the story of the National Enquirer.

By Kelly Vance

Staff Picks

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Now Playing

Dark Waters

INXS: Live Baby Live at Wembley Stadium

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Music

A Folk Opera That Gives the Devil His Due

Sam Chase’s response to the death of the album was to write and record an 18-song opus that can’t be enjoyed piecemeal.

By j. poet

Staff Picks

X and Los Straitjackets

The Independent

Ren the Vinyl Archeologist

Hello Stranger

Soul Sanctuary Dance

Ashkenaz

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Monday's Briefing: Former Coliseum JPA exec authorized a $25k check to Don Perata's son; Cal to play in the RedBox Bowl

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Friday's Briefing: Oakland city administrator criticizes City Council for allowing her assistant to be berated by the public

News - December 5, 4:00 AM

Thursday's Briefing: PG&E near $13.5 billion deal to pay victims of wildfires; Oakland eyes ban on nighttime camping in parks, plazas

News - December 4, 4:00 AM

Wednesday’s Briefing: Former Coliseum JPA charged with felony conflict of interest; Kamala Harris drops out

News - December 3, 4:00 AM

Tuesday's Briefing: Judge's ruling could give housing approval authority back to charter cities; Ghost Ship three-year anniversary

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Housemade noodles are the star of the show, but the soups and the tempura are hit and miss.

Despite flimsy science, a state agency might declare pot a “reproductive toxin.”

Leaked documents about the effort to sell a coal terminal to a reluctant city show how the government sausage gets made.

Plus, Oakland won't take no for an answer on Measure AA.

How I came to see climate change as a fight for our lives.

Handling TownBiz With Oakland Cannabis Brand Smoakland

First Congregational Church of Berkeley

East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest celebrates its first decade.

Is it a bad sign if she doesn't know that I have come?

Berkeley Rep School of Theatre

Bay Area Children's Theater

David Brower Center

To get what you want, you have to ask for it and mean it.

Housemade noodles are the star of the show, but the soups and the tempura are hit and miss.

Forage Kitchen

The environment didn’t deserve this, and neither do you.

Shooting the Mafia documents the work of photographer Letizia Battaglia.

Old dark house has bright, shiny new gags.

Queen & Slim turns modern tragedy into timeless mythology.

Noah Baumbach, Scarlett Johansson, and Adam Driver tangle in Marriage Story.

Eye-popping doc tells the story of the National Enquirer.

The New Parkway Theater

Sam Chase’s response to the death of the album was to write and record an 18-song opus that can’t be enjoyed piecemeal.

The Independent

Hello Stranger

Ashkenaz

X and Los Straitjackets @ The Independent

National Geographic Photo Ark @ David Brower Center

Michael Eric Dyson presents JAY-Z: Made in America @ First Congregational Church of Berkeley

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Oakland Zoo's African elephant dies

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Oakland's ambitious approach to solving the climate crisis combines environmental action with a focus on equity. Can they fit together?

The cabbage is purple rather than green, and teff makes its way into chocolate cake.

Can the legislature fix the problem? So far it has not stepped up.

Leaked documents about the effort to sell a coal terminal to a reluctant city show how the government sausage gets made.

Should Richmond really build a waterfront community along the historic cul-de-sac directly adjacent to Chevron’s refinery?

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