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

Arts Feature

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

Restaurant Review

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

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

By Janelle Bitker

Feature

Surviving in the Hospital Desert

Surviving in the Hospital Desert

By Nuria Marquez Martinez

Music

At Smythe's Accordion Center, the Squeezebox Business Booms

At Smythe's Accordion Center, the Squeezebox Business Booms

By Sam Lefebvre

News & Opinion

News

Alameda County Leads Region in Civil Rights Payouts

Alameda County Leads Region in Civil Rights Payouts

There have been $15.5 million in civil rights settlements and judgments involving the sheriff's office over the last three years.

By Scott Morris

News

The 'Real Alamedans'

The 'Real Alamedans'

A group of Alameda residents met in June to discuss forming a PAC to combat union and developer influence in city politics. But a sexist comment is drawing criticism.

By Rasheed Shabazz

Eco Watch

Bicycle Path for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge May Be Used for Cars

Bicycle Path for Richmond-San Rafael Bridge May Be Used for Cars

Bicycle advocates say a proposal to use the planned bikeway on the bridge for vehicle traffic during commute times would hurt access for Richmond residents.

By Alastair Bland

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

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Photographer Stephen Loewinsohn Captures Oakland from Above

Photographer Stephen Loewinsohn Captures Oakland from Above

Using a drone, the man behind the @peoplelooklikeants Instagram account shoots places ordinarily impossible to reach.

By Rick Paulas

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

Pete the Cat

Bay Area Children's Theater

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

Roda Theatre

Savage Love

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

Imperial Soup Specializes in Food as Medicine

Imperial Soup Specializes in Food as Medicine

The Oakland Chinatown restaurant serves traditional double-boiled soups and steamed dishes.

By Janelle Bitker

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Movies

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

Movie Review

'Whitney' Houston Documentary Is Sincere, Worshipful, and Worthwhile

'Whitney' Houston Documentary Is Sincere, Worshipful, and Worthwhile

Fans will eat it up, but there's substance for even skeptical viewers.

By Kelly Vance

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Hearts Beat Loud

First Reformed

Deconstructing The Beatles: The Birth of The Beatles

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Music

Music

As Tanukichan, Hannah van Loon Creates Multifaceted, Category-Defying Music

As Tanukichan, Hannah van Loon Creates Multifaceted, Category-Defying Music

The ex-Trails and Ways member never meant to start a shoegaze project.

By Matt St. John

Music

Tony! Toni! Toné! Celebrates Three Decades in Music

Tony! Toni! Toné! Celebrates Three Decades in Music

Ahead of a performance at Taste of Oakland, founder D'Wayne Wiggins opens up about the group's legacy, current projects, and mentoring young musicians.

By Rebecca Bodenheimer

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Hasta Muerte Coffee Successfully Buys Its Building

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

The Hearst staff and 14 UC Berkeley first-year students have co-curated a...

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes @ Roda Theatre

Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning masterpiece finally arrives at Berkeley...

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Can Cannabis Be Considered a Psychedelic?

With all the attention being paid to the potential therapeutic uses for psychedelic drugs, where does cannabis fit in?
The Magic of Oakland Baseball Returns

The never-say-die A’s have charged into the playoff race, ensuring that the summer of 2018 in the Oakland Coliseum is going to be special.
Surviving in the Hospital Desert

The impending closure of emergency services at Alta Bates in Berkeley has many worried about the consequences for communities in the East Bay — especially Richmond.
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.
Hasta Muerte Coffee Successfully Buys Its Building

The Firing of Captain Mark Gagan

The surprising dismissal of the well-liked Richmond police captain and a series of other scandals threaten to tarnish the reputation of a police department once held as a national model of reform.
Kamado Sushi: A Haven for Traditionalists

At the North Berkeley restaurant, the fish is flown in from Japan and served with little adornment.
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.
East Bay Community Energy Wants to Power the Community

The East Bay's new community choice aggregator aims to lower energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions while creating new jobs. But does it go far enough?
Top Oakland Schools Financial Officer Who Resigned During Budget Crisis Still Collecting Monthly $19,100 Paycheck

In total, the district stands to pay Hal at least $267,400 for not working for six months.

The Firing of Captain Mark Gagan

The surprising dismissal of the well-liked Richmond police captain and a series of other scandals threaten to tarnish the reputation of a police department once held as a national model of reform.
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An Apology and a Pledge
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Stephen Buel Resigns as Publisher
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White Nationalist Kyle "Based Stickman" Chapman Arrested for Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon

The alleged assault took place one year ago in Austin, Texas. For the past four months, Chapman has been a fugitive from justice.
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Oakland City Council Candidate Chris Young Suspended by State Bar

Outgoing Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington has endorsed Young in the District 4 race, but Young hasn’t been eligible to practice law in the state since last September.
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Bruce LaBruce Returns with 'The Misandrists'

If you have the stomach for it, the rebellious squalor is liberating.
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Is the Rarest of Satires

Boots Riley’s feature debut is a nimble, imaginative bucket of social indignation.
'Whitney' Houston Documentary Is Sincere, Worshipful, and Worthwhile

Fans will eat it up, but there's substance for even skeptical viewers.
'The Most Unknown' Is the Most Intelligent Documentary of 2018

This meeting of scientific minds comes from Vice Media.
Nouveau Western 'Damsel' Feels Slow and Predictable

Starring Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska, the film delivers few of its promised laughs.

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