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The Ultimate East Bay Takeout Guide

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The Ultimate East Bay Takeout Guide

More than 321 restaurants eager to take your order.

By Judith M. Gallman and Anya Soltero

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Where's Your Mask?

Where's Your Mask?

By Grace Hase, Steven Tavares, and Jennifer Wadsworth

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Heads Down, Mouths Shut, Hands Busy

Heads Down, Mouths Shut, Hands Busy

By Anya Soltero

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Fixing the Testing Shortfall

Fixing the Testing Shortfall

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

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East Bay Guide to Sheltering in Place

East Bay Guide to Sheltering in Place

These local businesses are still open to serve you during these extraordinary times.

By Express Narratives

Chronic Town

Break Out Those Old Pot Prescriptions

Break Out Those Old Pot Prescriptions

Santa Clara County prioritizes medicinal marijuana — and limits recreational sales to deliveries.

By Dan Mitchell

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Heads Down, Mouths Shut, Hands Busy

Heads Down, Mouths Shut, Hands Busy

How East Bay restaurants are weathering the COVID-19 crisis.

By Anya Soltero

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Trump's Drug Tout Threatens Patients

Trump's Drug Tout Threatens Patients

By Emmanuel Lee

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Pivoting to Pickup

Pivoting to Pickup

East Bay school-lunch company Choicelunch now lets customers order staples online.

By S. Rufus

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Hidden Narratives

Christian Ehrhorn Gallery

Black Power

Oakland Museum of California

Oh My Goddess! A Comedy of Biblical Proportions

The Marsh Berkeley

Savage Love

A Really Gross Problem

A Really Gross Problem

Plus, I have no interest in my husband now that he is smoking again.

By Dan Savage

Free Will Astrology

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Oakland's Cream Co. Meats Now Sells Retail and Delivers

Oakland's Cream Co. Meats Now Sells Retail and Delivers

With its client-restaurants closed and employees furloughed, Cream Co. starts home-delivering meat.

By S. Rufus

Rockridge Neighborhood Heritage Food Tour

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Movies

The Art of Deceit

The Art of Deceit

The Burnt Orange Heresy is rich, entertaining, and dirty.

By Kelly Vance

Drive, He Said

Drive, He Said

Ken Loach takes pity on an independent contractor delivery driver in Sorry We Missed You.

By Kelly Vance

Gene Genie

Gene Genie

Rewarding new doc explains the intricacies of the genetic tools that are ready to reshape the world.

By Kelly Vance

Jesus

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Wednesday's Briefing: Alameda County public schools will not reopen this academic year; Sanders ends bid for president

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