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May 14, 2024
Coal Fight Far From Scuttled
The twists and turns of the fight over the proposed Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal, and the developer’s plan to use it to export...
Apr 30, 2024
What’s Up, Doc?
If Bugs Bunny were injured or sick, he would need to see a doc who specializes in the treatment of exotic animals.
Rabbits, potbellied pigs,...
Apr 23, 2024
Exhibit Inspired by Black Movers and Shakers of the ‘Great Migration’
From the beginning of the 20th century through the 1970s, waves of African Americans left the South in what is known as the “Great...
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Apr 9, 2024
Henry J. Gets Ready to Play
The beautiful Beaux Arts building that opened on Oakland’s 10th Street in 1915 was originally called the Oakland Civic Auditorium. During its time under...
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Apr 2, 2024
‘The Carbonator’ Fights Wildfire Danger at East Bay Parks
The East Bay Regional Park District may have found the wildfire-fighter equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Terminator.”
The most recent California drought is over. But it,...
Mar 26, 2024
‘Richmond Renaissance’ Vision Ignited
Imagine walking up Richmond’s Macdonald Avenue, from the RYSE Center to the Richmond Museum of History & Culture, and seeing “asphalt art”—open studios and...
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Mar 19, 2024
New Components in Housing Equation
When Bishop George Matthews of Oakland’s Genesis Worship Center talks about the 17 new units of transitional housing on church property, and the rehabbed...
Mar 12, 2024
Oakland Theater Project Looks to the Past, Present and Future
The pandemic was hard on live theaters. Many small companies did not survive it. But the innovative and scrappy Oakland Theater Project was able...