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Recycling's Sword of Damocles

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Recycling's Sword of Damocles

China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.

By Liz Zarka

Arts Feature

History as Art: Andrew J. Russell's Railroad Photographs

History as Art: Andrew J. Russell's Railroad Photographs

By DeWitt Cheng

Restaurant Review

The Textural Delights of Tapioca at Brazilian Bread

The Textural Delights of Tapioca at Brazilian Bread

By Katherine Hamilton

Music

A Life in the Blues, From Oakland to Memphis

A Life in the Blues, From Oakland to Memphis

By j. poet

News & Opinion

News

Digging Dirt to Dial For Dollars?

Digging Dirt to Dial For Dollars?

Republican operative seek dirt on East Bay's Afghan-American congressional candidate.

By Steven Tavares

Chronic Town

Big Oakland Tax Cut Seems Imminent

Big Oakland Tax Cut Seems Imminent

But cannabis advocates warn that may not be enough for some Oakland cannabis businesses.

By Dan Mitchell

Seven Days

DA Calls Police Shooting Justified

DA Calls Police Shooting Justified

Plus, Oakland council committee urges audit of county jail.

By Steven Tavares

Letters

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Letters

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Poets Jericho Brown and Dexter L. Booth

Moe's Books

Gordon H. Chang

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

History as Art: Andrew J. Russell's Railroad Photographs

History as Art: Andrew J. Russell's Railroad Photographs

Overlooked master gets overdue retrospective at the Oakland Museum of California.

By DeWitt Cheng

Arts Feature

A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

His unlikely progression from doughy 12-year-old to studly wrestling dude.

By Chris Barylick

JoAnn Biagini, Carlo Fantin, Pantea Karimi

Mercury 20 Gallery

The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective

Central Works

Going the Distance: Our Reach into Space

Going the Distance: Our Reach Into Space

Chabot Space & Science Center

Savage Love

Hard Feelings

Hard Feelings

How do I fix my dysfunctional relationship with my best friend?

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

The Textural Delights of Tapioca at Brazilian Bread

The Textural Delights of Tapioca at Brazilian Bread

At Brazilian Bread in Berkeley, freshly made pão de queijo, tapioca crepes, and yuca fries showcase the possibilities of the cassava root.

By Katherine Hamilton

Restaurant Review

Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

The owners of Imm Thai Street Food in Berkeley return to their roots with a new Rockridge restaurant.

By Katherine Hamilton

Why Vietnam Matters

The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room

Creole Creed Pop-up

The Octopus Literary Salon

Scotch & Cheese Tasting

Sláinte

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Movies

Movie Review

<i>Photograph:</i> Smile and Say “Chai”!

Photograph: Smile and Say “Chai”!

Romance in Mumbai at its most ordinary.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

<i>Booksmart: </i>High School Consequential

Booksmart: High School Consequential

The evolution of the teenage party flick continues.

By Kelly Vance

<i>Ramen Shop </i>and Other Delicious Destinations

Ramen Shop and Other Delicious Destinations

Just another gastro-porn entertainment? Well, maybe not.

By Kelly Vance

Cereal Cinema at The New Parkway Theater

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

The Biggest Little Farm

The Sun Is Also a Star

Shazam!

The Hustle

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Music

Music

A Life in the Blues, From Oakland to Memphis

A Life in the Blues, From Oakland to Memphis

John Németh returns to The Town to join Mark Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout.

By j. poet

Music

UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

The Bay Area collective assembles an A-List of contributors to honor A Tribe Called Quest in performance and recording.

By D. Scot Miller

Hieroglyphics

The UC Theatre

The Specials

Fox Theater

Rent Romus and Heikki Koskinen’s Manala

Old Finnish Hall

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Recycling's Sword of Damocles

China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.
Digging Dirt to Dial For Dollars?

Republican operative seek dirt on East Bay's Afghan-American congressional candidate.
Using Environmental Regulations to Hold Up Housing

A union coalition opposes affordable housing on environmental grounds. Is this enlightened activism, or hard-ball labor negotiating?
Wednesday's Briefing: Newsom names homeless task force in Oakland; OUSD loses its new CFO

Fire marshal refutes claim that Ghost Ship fire was an act of arson
Big Oakland Tax Cut Seems Imminent

But cannabis advocates warn that may not be enough for some Oakland cannabis businesses.

Jos Sances' Great White Whale

Berkeley artist's monumental work Or, the Whale reflects a lifetime and beyond
Staffing Versus Services in Oakland

The City of Oakland is seriously understaffed in a variety of departments. But will employees' desire for pay hikes limit the city's ability to staff up?
Residents Take the Reins on Air Quality

State's air pollution measure moves forward in Richmond.
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Staffing Versus Services in Oakland

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Using Environmental Regulations to Hold Up Housing

A union coalition opposes affordable housing on environmental grounds. Is this enlightened activism, or hard-ball labor negotiating?
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Recycling's Sword of Damocles

China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.
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