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The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.
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Single in the East Bay? Here are some tips for navigating the local dating scene.
Amazon Works Hard to Keep Secrets

Under its agreement with UC Berkeley, the online giant can seek to block the release of public records or redact parts of them.
Three Artists Explore Unusual Materials

Kerith Lisi, Brian Singer, and Hadley Williams craft elegant, witty works that look fresh and contemporary.
Hippie Hash With a Side of Pupusas

Albert’s Cafe, one of the oldest breakfast institutions in Alameda, gets a Salvadoran menu

The Big Blue Eviction

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.
Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement Brings Fillmore Flavors to the East Bay

Lifelong Fillmore resident Fernay McPherson serves her signature rosemary fried chicken, brown butter cornbread, and more at the Emeryville Public Market.
Sports Medicine for Everyone

Sports medicine is not just for athletes. It's for anyone who wants to lead an active lifestyle and be their best self.
The Tick That Took Me Out

My story of getting and coping with late-stage Lyme disease—one of the fastest spreading, most debilitating, and least understood diseases in the nation.
Excessive Water Consumption Killed Santa Rita Inmate

The death of Jesus Dickey of Berkeley has contributed to mounting concerns about the state of mental health treatment in the jail.

Raiders ‘Global’ Brand Is a Myth

No metric factually supports the oft-repeated falsehood about the so-called “global Raiders brand.” And this delusion could have destructive results for Mark Davis, the NFL, and Nevada taxpayers.
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The Big Blue Eviction

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.
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Fixing Oakland’s Death Traps

After years of delay, the city is finally taking action to retrofit thousands of seismically unsafe soft-story apartments.
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Nels Cline’s new band debuts at Freight & Salvage on Feb. 17 in what could be a rare appearance.

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Monday Night PlayGround @ Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Staged readings of thematically-connected short works by the Bay Area’s best new...

Dillon Vado’s Never Weather @ Rendon Hall at the California Jazz Conservatory

A young percussionist and composer with an expansive timbral palette, Dillon Vado...

Masako Miki at Matrix 273 @ Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Bay Area artist Masako Miki has fashioned a brightly colored, humorous forest...

Most Popular Stories

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.

Single in the East Bay? Here are some tips for navigating the local dating scene.

Under its agreement with UC Berkeley, the online giant can seek to block the release of public records or redact parts of them.

Kerith Lisi, Brian Singer, and Hadley Williams craft elegant, witty works that look fresh and contemporary.

Albert’s Cafe, one of the oldest breakfast institutions in Alameda, gets a Salvadoran menu

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.

Lifelong Fillmore resident Fernay McPherson serves her signature rosemary fried chicken, brown butter cornbread, and more at the Emeryville Public Market.

Sports medicine is not just for athletes. It's for anyone who wants to lead an active lifestyle and be their best self.

My story of getting and coping with late-stage Lyme disease—one of the fastest spreading, most debilitating, and least understood diseases in the nation.

The death of Jesus Dickey of Berkeley has contributed to mounting concerns about the state of mental health treatment in the jail.

No metric factually supports the oft-repeated falsehood about the so-called “global Raiders brand.” And this delusion could have destructive results for Mark Davis, the NFL, and Nevada taxpayers.

The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.

After years of delay, the city is finally taking action to retrofit thousands of seismically unsafe soft-story apartments.

Under its agreement with UC Berkeley, the online giant can seek to block the release of public records or redact parts of them.

Cannabis businesses say the city’s high tax rate could force them to close. But if Oakland lowers the tax, it might not be able to afford city worker raises.

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