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Unapologetically Themselves

The Onyx celebrates Black women, but they’re not out to shade anyone else.

By D. Scot Miller

Restaurant Review

Meeting Over Momos at Zomsa

By Katherine Hamilton

Feature

In School, On the Street

By Camryn Sanchez

BlindSpotting

AB5 is Bad For Journalism

By Stephen Buel

News & Opinion

News

Oakland's Promise Kept or Not?

The city council president's questions about college scholarship initiative come as mayor's initiative undergoes an internal reorganization.

By Steven Tavares

News

Turning Around Lives, One Student at a Time

The new Oakland documentary The Pushouts profiles local gang-banger-turned sociologist Victor Rios.

By Lou Fancher

Chronic Town

UC Pot Researchers Working with 'Gray Literature'

Conference highlights all the obstacles that hamstring scientific inquiries into cannabis.

By Dan Mitchell

Seven Days

‘Fair Pay for Fair Play’ Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk

Plus, legislature is busy in final week, and Kaplan suggests Oaklanders don’t attend Warriors games.

By Steven Tavares

BlindSpotting

AB5 is Bad For Journalism

Newsgathering will be collateral damage of California's gig economy bill.

By Stephen Buel

Letters

Letters For the Week of Sep. 5-11

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Letters For the Week of Sep. 5-11

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Mark Coggins

A Great Good Place for Books

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

They See Dead People

These Bay Area residents have spent a lot of time preparing for the zombie apocalypse.

By Camryn Sanchez

Savage Love

What’s a Parent to Do?

One 12-year-old son is into handcuffs. Another one would like a vibrator.

By Dan Savage

Staff Picks

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Berkeley Art Center

Mark Morris Dance Group

Zellerbach Hall

Abstract Realism

SLATE contemporary

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Open Wide

I'm tired of my roomie getting fisted by strange men every day. I'm uncomfortable using a strap-on to please my husband.

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Meeting Over Momos at Zomsa

The restaurant in El Cerrito where Tibetan and Nepali cultures intersect.

By Katherine Hamilton

Staff Picks

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

Deep Purple

Justin Chon's Ms. Purple follows up on the promise of his previous film Gook.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Disaster in Outer Space

Is Ad Astra an outer space action adventure or an emotional family drama? How about neither?

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Don't Mess with Molly

Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins praises the late political columnist.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Crazy Rich Europeans

Tale of literary lust Vita & Virginia is not exactly a page-turner.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Front Runner

Brittany Runs a Marathon earns its warm-all-over feeling honestly.

By Kelly Vance

Staff Picks

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Now Playing

The Zoya Factor

Promare

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Promare (Premiere Event)

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Unapologetically Themselves

The Onyx celebrates Black women, but they’re not out to shade anyone else.

By D. Scot Miller

Staff Picks

Sheer Mag

The New Parish

Los Rumberos de la Bahia

Brava Cabaret

Kim Nalley

San Ramon Library

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The Onyx celebrates Black women, but they’re not out to shade anyone else.

The city council president's questions about college scholarship initiative come as mayor's initiative undergoes an internal reorganization.

The new Oakland documentary The Pushouts profiles local gang-banger-turned sociologist Victor Rios.

Conference highlights all the obstacles that hamstring scientific inquiries into cannabis.

Plus, legislature is busy in final week, and Kaplan suggests Oaklanders don’t attend Warriors games.

Newsgathering will be collateral damage of California's gig economy bill.

A Great Good Place for Books

These Bay Area residents have spent a lot of time preparing for the zombie apocalypse.

One 12-year-old son is into handcuffs. Another one would like a vibrator.

Berkeley Art Center

Zellerbach Hall

SLATE contemporary

I'm tired of my roomie getting fisted by strange men every day. I'm uncomfortable using a strap-on to please my husband.

The restaurant in El Cerrito where Tibetan and Nepali cultures intersect.

Forage Kitchen

Justin Chon's Ms. Purple follows up on the promise of his previous film Gook.

Is Ad Astra an outer space action adventure or an emotional family drama? How about neither?

Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins praises the late political columnist.

Tale of literary lust Vita & Virginia is not exactly a page-turner.

Brittany Runs a Marathon earns its warm-all-over feeling honestly.

The New Parkway Theater

The Onyx celebrates Black women, but they’re not out to shade anyone else.

The New Parish

Brava Cabaret

San Ramon Library

Mark Coggins @ A Great Good Place for Books

Sheer Mag @ The New Parish

hot love-cold facts @ Berkeley Art Center

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The California legislature's passage of rights for gig workers is biggest blow against poverty in years

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Judge to rule on Berkeley housing project within Shellmound site

Homelessness and hunger afflict a surprisingly large number of college and university students.

The California legislature's passage of rights for gig workers is biggest blow against poverty in years

Recent outbreak of severe lung disease related to vaping highlights just how little we know about the safety of the practice.

The event is all about celebrating good food that's local, sustainable, and organic.

New RYSE Commons a tribute to the resiliency of youth.

It's bringing three-course, prix-fixe Italian grandma-style dinners to Adams Point with flair.

Recent outbreak of severe lung disease related to vaping highlights just how little we know about the safety of the practice.

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Plus, legislature prepares to destroy Uber's business model, and the president is coming to the Bay Area.

Newsgathering will be collateral damage of California's gig economy bill.

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