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News & Opinion,
Seven Days
Sep 15, 2010
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While spending more than $40 million on a failed political campaign, the utility also disclosed that the gas-line that blew up in San Bruno was slated to be replaced.
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By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, PG&E, Proposition 16, natural-gas pipelines, San Bruno, California Public Utilities Commission, San Mateo County Coroner's Office, National Transportation Safety Board, don't ask, don't tell, US Constitution, Virginia Phillips, First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Obama Justice Department, Vaughn Walker, gay marriage, San Francisco police, Johannes Mehserle verdict protests, Jean Quan, Rebecca Kaplan, Alameda County District Attorney's Office, Sierra Club Bay Chapter, Kent Lewandowski, Don Perata, Lena Tam, SunCal, Alameda Point, Alameda City Council, BART, Oakland airport connector, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, California Supreme Court, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Proposition 8, Oakland A's, Lew Wolff, Major League Baseball, Interstate 680, toll lane
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News & Opinion,
Feature
Sep 15, 2010
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Just how much wine can one safely consume during pregnancy? That depends on how much you listen to the Sanctimommies.
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News & Opinion,
Full Disclosure
Sep 15, 2010
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Friends of the ex-senator have found a legal loophole that could allow him to greatly exceed the city's campaign spending cap.
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News & Opinion,
Eco Watch
Sep 15, 2010
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Federal stimulus funds help some Berkeley residents increase whole-home energy efficiency.
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News & Opinion,
Legalization Nation
Sep 15, 2010
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Meanwhile, the feds and state tussle over cannabis cash.
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By David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, State Board of Equalization, Anita Gore, Proposition 19, Kevin Reed, Richard Lee, Coffeeshop Blue Sky, cannabis, marijuana, medical marijuana, legalization, taxes, Berkeley Patients Group, Brad Senesac, Barbara Boxer, Weeds, Mary-Louise Parker
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News & Opinion,
Letters
Sep 15, 2010
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Readers sound off on legalization and medical marijuana, the doctors at HempCon, and rape and anonymity.
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Arts & Culture,
Culture Spy
Sep 15, 2010
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Almost two decades in, the Oakland organization is giving kids the tools to create content — and possibly revolutionizing public media in the process
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Arts & Culture,
Events
Sep 15, 2010
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The Richmond Wrecking Belles and the Oakland Outlaws duke it out in women's roller derby.
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Arts & Culture,
Visual Art
Sep 15, 2010
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Sacramento-based artist creates lyrical topographies.
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Arts & Culture,
Theater
Sep 15, 2010
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Berkeley company stages a new coming out narrative, with chickens as the main metaphor.
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By Rachel Swan
- Tags: Theater, MilkMilkLemonade, Desdemona Chiang, Impact Theatre, Joshua Conkel, Sarah Coykendall, Charlie Cromer, Cecele Levinson, Michael Garrett McDonald, Cindy Im, Ching Chong Chinaman, LaVal's Subterranean Theatre
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Arts & Culture,
Books
Sep 15, 2010
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Berkeley novelist invokes ancient persecutions and transgenderism under the emperors.
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Arts & Culture,
Body & Soul
Sep 15, 2010
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The Pacific School of Religion's Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies celebrates ten years of education and activism.
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Arts & Culture,
Aquarium Age
Sep 15, 2010
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For the week of September 15-21, 2010.
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Arts & Culture,
Savage Love
Sep 15, 2010
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Plus, porn in Utah and more on maple syrup.
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Movies,
Movie Review
Sep 15, 2010
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If Phoenix is really and truly a washed-up drunk with delusions of grandeur, I'm Still Here is a worthy swan song. Way to go.
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Movies,
One-Night Stands
Sep 15, 2010
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Repertory film listings for September 16-22, 2010.
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Food & Drink,
Restaurant Review
Sep 15, 2010
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New Berkeley trattoria knows how to showcase the sunny flavors of September.
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Music,
Sep 15, 2010
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Pianist and vocalist will renew their collaboration for performance at Yoshi's.
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By Andrew Gilbert
- Tags: Music, Nancy King, Fred Hersch, Brad Mehldau, The Bad Plus, Ethan Iverson, Vijay Iyer, Taylor Eigsti, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner, Oregon, Pony Poindexter, Jon Hendricks, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, So, Yoshi's, Yoshi's Oakland
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Music,
Sep 15, 2010
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A refugee from corporate America makes her promising debut.
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By Rachel Swan
- Tags: Music, Karyn Paige, The Jazz Mafia, Joe Bagale, Supertaster, The KP EP, Adam Theis, Brass, Bows, & Beats, Nino Moschella, Matt Berkeley, Stephen Bradley, Rich Armstrong, Chris McGee, Lyrics Born, Max McVeety, Monterey County Fairgrounds, Slideshow
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Music,
Ear Bud
Sep 15, 2010
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New venue, Vitus, to open in Oakland, plus more restaurants and bars — and maybe shopping?
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By Kathleen Richards
- Tags: Ear Bud, Brian Kendall, Community and Economic Development Agency, Hibiscus, Vitus, Damon Gallagher, Damon & the Heathens, Awaken Cafe, Flora, Dona Savitsky, Daniel Patterson, Plum, Franklin Square Wine Bar, Mike Dirnt, Green Day, Another Planet Entertainment, Gregg Perloff, Fox Theater, The Den, Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe, Emporium Capwell, I. Magnin, Sears, Urban Outfitters, Bay Street, Whole Foods, 21 Grand, Club Sandwich, Machine Head, Rob Flynn, Pantera, Dimebag Darrell
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Music,
CD Reviews
Sep 15, 2010
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Hawk
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Music,
CD Reviews
Sep 15, 2010
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Interpol
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Music,
CD Reviews
Sep 15, 2010
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I Still Believe
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Music,
Local Licks
Sep 15, 2010
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This week we review Callow, The Fancy Dan Band, Red Meat, and Il Gato.
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Blogs,
Arts & Music
Sep 21, 2010
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By Rachel Swan
- Tags: Local Show Reviews, Monterey Jazz Festival, Gretchen Parlato, Troy “Trombone Shorty��� Andrews, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Taylor Eigsti, Kendrick Scott, Alan Hampton, Lisa Mezzacappa, Bait & Switch, The Nice Guy Trio, Diane Reeves, ObliqSound, Brass, Bows & Beats Hip-Hop Symphony, Billy Childs, Kronos Quartet
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Blogs,
Cannabis
Sep 20, 2010
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Blogs,
Arts & Music
Sep 17, 2010
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Blogs,
Cannabis
Sep 17, 2010
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Blogs,
News
Sep 16, 2010
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By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, People, Oakland City Clerk’s Office, Oakland mayor’s race, independent expenditure committees, spending cap, Don Perata, Coalition for a Safer California, Jean Quan, Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Attorney’s Office, Public Ethics Commission, Paul Kinney
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Blogs,
Cannabis
Sep 16, 2010
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Blogs,
Arts & Music
Sep 15, 2010
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Blogs,
Cannabis
Sep 15, 2010
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Blogs,
News
Sep 15, 2010
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By Anneli Star Josselin Rufus
- Tags: Media, Sports, Food, laura mcintosh, josh thomsen, chris lilly, keith urban, dean dupuis, peter kahl, oakland raiders, oracle arena, bringing it home, ktvu
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Or should we turn the scofflaw company into a public agency?
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Putting the "street" back into "street food."
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Almost 60 years after landing her breakthrough roll, the
Puerto Rican-born Berkeley actress will return to West Side Story
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The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.
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Plus hirings in Alameda and at Oakland A's and victories for Ro Khanna and the memory of Oscar Grant.
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The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.
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Sports medicine is not just for athletes. It's for anyone who wants to lead an active lifestyle and be their best self.
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After years of delay, the city is finally taking action to retrofit thousands of seismically unsafe soft-story apartments.
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No metric factually supports the oft-repeated falsehood about the so-called “global Raiders brand.” And this delusion could have destructive results for Mark Davis, the NFL, and Nevada taxpayers.
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In East Oakland, Cecilia Chairez combines spices from Zacatecas, Mexico, with slow-cooked stews, meats, and handmade tortillas to create big flavors.
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No metric factually supports the oft-repeated falsehood about the so-called “global Raiders brand.” And this delusion could have destructive results for Mark Davis, the NFL, and Nevada taxpayers.
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The new owner of The Big Blue Haus, a beloved Oakland space for queers and artists, is evicting all the tenants, and renters say he told them he plans to turn it into an Airbnb.
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After years of delay, the city is finally taking action to retrofit thousands of seismically unsafe soft-story apartments.
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Or should we turn the scofflaw company into a public agency?
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Under its agreement with UC Berkeley, the online giant can seek to block the release of public records or redact parts of them.