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Issue Archive for the Week of May 15-21, 2019

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News & Opinion

News & Opinion, Feature May 14, 2019
The Disenfranchised Rebels of Castro Valley

Taxation without representation is alive and well in this unincorporated community. Some residents are hoping to change that, but the odds are stacked against them.
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: Feature

News & Opinion, News May 14, 2019
Using Environmental Regulations to Hold Up Housing

A union coalition opposes affordable housing on environmental grounds. Is this enlightened activism, or hard-ball labor negotiating?
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: News

News & Opinion, Seven Days May 14, 2019
Hayward Rescinds Cannabis Permit, Investigates Two Others

Plus Miley to seek re-election, and fire department takes heat.
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: Seven Days

News & Opinion, Chronic Town May 14, 2019
A California Cannabis Dysfunction Tour

A look at the week's news shows the state of the industry.
- By Dan Mitchell

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture, Arts Feature May 14, 2019
A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

His unlikely progression from doughy 12-year-old to studly wrestling dude.
- By Chris Barylick
- Tags: Arts Feature

Arts & Culture, Savage Love May 14, 2019
Herpes: To Disclose Or Not

Am I a garbage person for not telling my lover that I have herpes?
- By Dan Savage

Movies

Movies, Movie Review May 14, 2019
The Silence of Others: Truth Will Out

The Spanish Civil War is still among us, says this moving documentary.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review

Movies, Movie Review May 14, 2019
Trial by Fire: Did He Done It?

Routine hand-wringer makes melodrama of Texas injustice.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review

Food & Drink

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 14, 2019
Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

The owners of Imm Thai Street Food in Berkeley return to their roots with a new Rockridge restaurant.
- By Katherine Hamilton
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Yimm

Music

Music, May 14, 2019
UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

The Bay Area collective assembles an A-List of contributors to honor A Tribe Called Quest in performance and recording.
- By D. Scot Miller
- Tags: Music

Blogs

Blogs, Food & Drink May 15, 2019
Mago to Open Soon on Piedmont Avenue

The first solo venture from chef Mark Liberman, formerly of AQ, TBD, and Fenix, is expected to open May 22.
- By Katherine Hamilton

Blogs, News May 15, 2019
Wednesday's Briefing: Master tenant said Ghost Ship was unoccupied, says fire captain; Audit of Ahern's sheriff's department gains steam

Here comes the rain again: storms arriving Wednesday, this weekend
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: Gregory Ahern, audit, Alameda County Sheriff's Department, Nikki Bas, Oakland City Council, resolution, Ghost Ship trial, rain, Warriors, Damian Lillard, Bob Wieckowski, U.C. Berkeley, peeping tom, image

Blogs, News May 16, 2019
Thursday’s Briefing: Cal Fire determines PG&E was cause of devastating Camp Fire; Water tax dries up

Bob Wieckowski to run for Swalwell's seat in Congress
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: Bob Wieckowski, congress, Eric Swalwell, Water tax, Gavin Newsom, Camp Fire, Cal Fire, PG&E, CalFresh, food stamps, Blue Lives Matter

Blogs, News May 17, 2019
Friday's Briefing: Oakland Police raid arrests 16 gang members; SB50 is dead for this year

Alameda County homeless count is up 43 percent
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: Oakland gangs, police raid, Oakland Police, SB50, Warriors, Impossible Burger, Burger King, Ghost Ship trial, Tony Serra, Homeless count, Alameda County, super cell, Brian Hofer, Hayward, image

Blogs, News May 20, 2019
Monday's Briefing: Measles at Berkeley Bowl; Richmond cop involved in Celeste Guap scandal got his job back

Trump's tariffs helping Central Valley garlic industry
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: Berkeley Bowl, Berkeley, PG&E, Jerry Hill, Richmond police, Celeste Guap, garlic, tariffs

Blogs, News May 21, 2019
Tuesday's Briefing: Desley Brooks files lawsuit, blames city attorney for costing her re-election

Warriors are heading to their fifth straight NBA Finals
- By Steven Tavares
- Tags: Warriors, NBA Finals, Ghost Ship trial, Desley Brooks, lawsuit, Alameda County Superior Court, Randy's Donuts, Berkeley, emergency warning system, Trump, California wildfires, U.S. Forest Service

Most Popular Stories

Recycling's Sword of Damocles

China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.
Using Environmental Regulations to Hold Up Housing

A union coalition opposes affordable housing on environmental grounds. Is this enlightened activism, or hard-ball labor negotiating?
Friday's Briefing: BART proposes 16% fare increase over 6 years; Oakland owner-occupied duplex, triplex exemption is gone

Lonely Island spoofs the "Bash Brothers" in new Netflix comedy
Wednesday's Briefing: Newsom names homeless task force in Oakland; OUSD loses its new CFO

Fire marshal refutes claim that Ghost Ship fire was an act of arson
Thursday's Briefing: Oakland approves funding for paving streets; Dublin rejects flying LGBT flag

Draymond and Klay honored for their stellar defense

Jos Sances' Great White Whale

Berkeley artist's monumental work Or, the Whale reflects a lifetime and beyond
Recycling's Sword of Damocles

China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.
Staffing Versus Services in Oakland

The City of Oakland is seriously understaffed in a variety of departments. But will employees' desire for pay hikes limit the city's ability to staff up?
Community Foods Market Targets Mid-May Opening in West Oakland

The market promises affordable fresh food, a community gathering space, health services, and more.
The Most Dangerous Place in Alameda County

A "barbaric" litany of horrors from Santa Rita, "the best big jail in the nation."

Staffing Versus Services in Oakland

The City of Oakland is seriously understaffed in a variety of departments. But will employees' desire for pay hikes limit the city's ability to staff up?
- Comments (11)
Using Environmental Regulations to Hold Up Housing

A union coalition opposes affordable housing on environmental grounds. Is this enlightened activism, or hard-ball labor negotiating?
- Comments (8)
Recycling's Sword of Damocles

China's unwillingness to keep buying low-value U.S. waste has destroyed the industry's economics, but the truth is that far too much of what we throw in the recycling bin has always just been garbage.
- Comments (8)
The Disenfranchised Rebels of Castro Valley

Taxation without representation is alive and well in this unincorporated community. Some residents are hoping to change that, but the odds are stacked against them.
- Comments (4)
Jos Sances' Great White Whale

Berkeley artist's monumental work Or, the Whale reflects a lifetime and beyond
- Comments (4)

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