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Freshest New Poet in the Town

The People Issue

Freshest New Poet in the Town

Samuel Getachew

By Aaron Carnes

Music

Benvenue Reunites in the City of its Birth

Benvenue Reunites in the City of its Birth

By Lou Fancher

Restaurant Review

New Dumpling Serves Straight-Up Comfort Food

New Dumpling Serves Straight-Up Comfort Food

By Katherine Hamilton

Arts Feature

Who Are the Key Keepers of Ocean View?

Who Are the Key Keepers of Ocean View?

By Camryn Sanchez

The People Issue

Nick Dong

Nick Dong

Orchestrating Transcendence Through Materials

Best Civil Rights Lawyer You May Not Have Heard Of

Best Civil Rights Lawyer You May Not Have Heard Of

Adante Pointer

<p>Packing a Whole Lotta Soul Into a Tiny Food Court Kiosk</p>

Packing a Whole Lotta Soul Into a Tiny Food Court Kiosk

Bernadine Sewell

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News & Opinion

News

Clearing Out the File Cabinets, But Not Necessarily the Air

Clearing Out the File Cabinets, But Not Necessarily the Air

Lawsuit by Agency Whistleblower Alleges Widespread Document Destruction at Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

By Jean Tepperman

Chronic Town

Oakland Police and the Great Fruitvale Cannabis Giveaway

Oakland Police and the Great Fruitvale Cannabis Giveaway

A Fruitvale business owner says OPD officers ignored an illegal pot farm and then encouraged him to let people spirit away all of the evidence.

By Dan Mitchell

Seven Days

Skinner Praises Newsom But Says Staff Not Yet Up to Speed

Skinner Praises Newsom But Says Staff Not Yet Up to Speed

Plus more fun with fences, and Schaaf donation ruled improper.

By Steven Tavares and Stephen Buel

Letters

Letters For the Week of Aug. 14-20

Letters For the Week of Aug. 14-20

Letters

Letters for the Week of August 7-13

Letters for the Week of August 7-13

Hot August Skates

Classic Cars West

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

Who Are the Key Keepers of Ocean View?

Who Are the Key Keepers of Ocean View?

Help needed, defend Albany from the Key Keepers. "This is some weird Gravity Falls/Riverdale kinda shit."

By Camryn Sanchez

Jaboukie Young-White

The New Parish

Two Shows

Mercury 20 Gallery

T1U Summer Master Classes

TheatreFIRST

Savage Love

Shrinkage and Elongation

Shrinkage and Elongation

Why is my dick shorter? Why are my orgasms longer?

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

New Dumpling Serves Straight-Up Comfort Food

New Dumpling Serves Straight-Up Comfort Food

These handmade, homestyle dumplings come at affordable prices.

By Katherine Hamilton

BatchMade Market

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

Way to Go, Blanchett

Way to Go, Blanchett

The eccentric genius of Where'd You Go Bernadette

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Pro-choice? No choice

Pro-choice? No choice

One Child Nation is a heartbreaking documentary about China's cruel social experiment.

By Kelly Vance

Men Overboard: The Tale of the Maiden

Men Overboard: The Tale of the Maiden

An all-female yacht crew battles sexism on the high seas in new documentary

By Richard von Busack

Forget Hillary's Deplorables. It's All About the Persuadables

Forget Hillary's Deplorables. It's All About the Persuadables

The Great Hack tells the harrowing tale of Cambridge Analytica. Be afraid.

By Richard von Busack

Quentin Tarantino Rewrites History, and It’s an Improvement

Quentin Tarantino Rewrites History, and It’s an Improvement

In Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, make-believe is more rewarding than reality.

By Kelly Vance

Cereal Cinema at The New Parkway Theater

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Love, Antosha

Jirga

Echo in the Canyon

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

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Music

Music

Benvenue Reunites in the City of its Birth

Benvenue Reunites in the City of its Birth

Alternative rock band to play Cornerstone Berkeley as it releases a new five-track EP.

By Lou Fancher

Hot August Skates

Classic Cars West

Siege

924 Gilman

Loving Janis

Ashkenaz

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Recent Blog Posts

News - August 16, 4:00 AM

Friday's Briefing: BART wants $2.4 million in damages for Downtown Berkeley renovation delays; Beer now on tap at Cal football games

News - August 15, 10:36 PM

A's get Homer Happy

News - August 15, 4:00 AM

Thursday's Briefing: PG&E failed to trim more than 400 trees near power lines; Schaaf cancels event in solidarity with Kaiser union members

News - August 14, 9:16 PM

A's in Splittsville

News - August 14, 4:00 AM

Wednesday's Briefing: Kaiser workers to strike in October; Facial recognition software falsely IDs East Bay state senator as a criminal

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Oakland Police and the Great Fruitvale Cannabis Giveaway

A Fruitvale business owner says OPD officers ignored an illegal pot farm and then encouraged him to let people spirit away all of the evidence.
Clearing Out the File Cabinets, But Not Necessarily the Air

Lawsuit by Agency Whistleblower Alleges Widespread Document Destruction at Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Friday's Briefing: BART wants $2.4 million in damages for Downtown Berkeley renovation delays; Beer now on tap at Cal football games

Alameda councilmember drops claim with the city for $90,000 in legal fees
Lieutenant on Leave After Use of Restraints Leads to Death in Santa Rita Jail

Sources said Lt. Craig Cedergren had an inmate chained to his cell door against the protests of subordinates.
Champion of Richmond Education

Mike Peritz

Peralta College District's Mind-Boggling Mismanagement Revealed

Plus Kaiser Thwarts Strike Vote and Supervisors Approve Housing
The Shame of the Mural Censors — Why Art and History Matter

Victor Arnautoff's mural about George Washington is squarely on the side of the oppressed. The notion that today's adolescents need protection from history or reality is deeply patronizing.
Lieutenant on Leave After Use of Restraints Leads to Death in Santa Rita Jail

Sources said Lt. Craig Cedergren had an inmate chained to his cell door against the protests of subordinates.
The Jewish Federation Still Muzzles SF Jewish Film Festival

By forcing the festival to not work with the Jewish Voice for Peace, the federation is stifling debate within the Bay Area community.
No, Top Hatters Kitchen Isn't Having an Identity Crisis

San Leandro's newest fine dining destination is label-defying, refreshing, and inspiring.

Lieutenant on Leave After Use of Restraints Leads to Death in Santa Rita Jail

Sources said Lt. Craig Cedergren had an inmate chained to his cell door against the protests of subordinates.
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The Shame of the Mural Censors — Why Art and History Matter

Victor Arnautoff's mural about George Washington is squarely on the side of the oppressed. The notion that today's adolescents need protection from history or reality is deeply patronizing.
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The Jewish Federation Still Muzzles SF Jewish Film Festival

By forcing the festival to not work with the Jewish Voice for Peace, the federation is stifling debate within the Bay Area community.
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Can Oakland's Soda Tax Fund a Healthier Town?

Revenues from the 2016 tax measure have helped to provide a more reliable source of funding for Oakland's Town Camp program.
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Clearing Out the File Cabinets, But Not Necessarily the Air

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