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Stepping Out of the Darkness

Music

Stepping Out of the Darkness

Sh8peshifter’s new album pulls together threads of hip-hop, soul, R&B, ambient textures, spoken word, and electronic dance music.

By j. poet

Feature

Climate Change and Social Change

Climate Change and Social Change

By Jean Tepperman

Arts Feature

Women in the Eye of History

Women in the Eye of History

By Lou Fancher

Restaurant Review

Mela Bistro Is Forward-Looking Yet Respectful of Ethiopian Tradition

Mela Bistro Is Forward-Looking Yet Respectful of Ethiopian Tradition

By Katherine Hamilton

News & Opinion

News

Oakland Clean Energy Proposal AMP-lifies Fears in Alameda

Oakland Clean Energy Proposal AMP-lifies Fears in Alameda

Alameda Municipal Power says PG&E's participation in a proposal to clean air in West Oakland could threaten the island's power supply.

By Steven Tavares

Chronic Town

Widespread Layoffs Illustrate How Broken the State's Pot Industry Is

Widespread Layoffs Illustrate How Broken the State's Pot Industry Is

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

By Dan Mitchell

Feature

Climate Change and Social Change

Climate Change and Social Change

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

By Jean Tepperman

Seven Days

Larry Reid is Retiring From the Oakland City Council

Plus, Democratic leaders snub Steve Glazer for stances on labor.

By Steven Tavares

Letters

Letters Oct.9-Oct. 23

Letters Oct.9-Oct. 23

Letters

Letters Sept. 16 - Oct. 16

Letters Sept. 16 - Oct. 16

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Women in the Eye of History

Women in the Eye of History

Bull in a China Shop succeeds as a portrait of two women in love.

By Lou Fancher

Bridges & Bones/East Bay

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Jo Koy

Paramount Theatre

State of Change

SLATE contemporary

Savage Love

One of ‘Those’ Professors

One of ‘Those’ Professors

Plus, is my online girlfriend okay?

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Mela Bistro Is Forward-Looking Yet Respectful of Ethiopian Tradition

Mela Bistro Is Forward-Looking Yet Respectful of Ethiopian Tradition

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

By Katherine Hamilton

Sweet Thursday 24-Hour Pie Sale

PieTisserie

BatchMade Market

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

Kidnapped by Muckrakers from Outer Space!

Kidnapped by Muckrakers from Outer Space!

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

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Nanook of Yakutia

Nanook of Yakutia

Harsh-life Arctic documentary Ága has a calm center, brilliant cinematography.

By Kelly Vance

A Trip to the Winners' Circle

A Trip to the Winners' Circle

Christian Bale, Matt Damon, and the sizzling race scenes in Ford v Ferrari are speed crazy.

By Kelly Vance

Perchance to Dream

Perchance to Dream

Or maybe not. Doctor Sleep may keep you awake at night.

By Kelly Vance

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

The Irishman will depress you, one way or another.

By Kelly Vance

Cereal Cinema at The New Parkway Theater

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Frozen II 3D

Knives Out

Gay Chorus Deep South

Pan's Labyrinth

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Music

Music

Stepping Out of the Darkness

Stepping Out of the Darkness

Sh8peshifter’s new album pulls together threads of hip-hop, soul, R&B, ambient textures, spoken word, and electronic dance music.

By j. poet

Arhoolie Awards Show

The Chapel

Brittany Howard

Fox Theater

Soul Sanctuary Dance

Ashkenaz

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Wednesday's Briefing: Child, not bears, cracked window at Oakland Zoo; No power shut-offs in the East Bay

Food & Drink - November 19, 3:49 PM

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Let's Speak Truth About America's Housing Crisis

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Fired Piedmont Custodian Seeks to Clear his Name

After filing grievances over a disciplinary incident that he believes was unfair, Ken Mockel was accused of far more serious charges that school attorneys later misrepresented.
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A foundry once identified as Alameda County's second largest emitter of toxic air pollution faces renewed calls to clean up its act.
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