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Issue Archive for the Week of Apr 3-9, 2013

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News & Opinion

News & Opinion, News Apr 3, 2013
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UC Berkeley Seeks China Gold

The university is working on a new research facility in Shanghai that promises to attract more money from foreign students who pay higher tuition.
- By Joaquin Palomino
- Tags: News, UC Berkeley, tuition, international students, University of California

News & Opinion, News Apr 3, 2013
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The Fight Against the Penny

Cheeseboard Pizzeria and Mike's Bikes in Berkeley have stopped using pennies and are part of a growing group of activists who say the wasteful coin should be taken out of circulation.
- By Shelby Pope
- Tags: News, Pennies, Cheeseboard Pizzeria, Mike's Bikes, zinc, Jarden Zinc

News & Opinion, Letters Apr 3, 2013
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Letters for the Week of April 3, 2013

Readers sound off on tech money, Bill Aboudi, and CEQA.
- Tags: Letters

News & Opinion, Seven Days Apr 3, 2013
Will the San Francisco Chronicle's Paywall Work?

Newspapers around the globe are finally starting to charge for online content that is costly to produce. But did they wait too long?
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, paywall, San Francisco Chronicle

News & Opinion, Feature Apr 3, 2013
Real Warriors

Golden State is employing Moneyball-style analytics, a groundbreaking farm system, and true grit on its way to its second playoff appearance in nearly two decades.
- By Mark C. Anderson
- Tags: Feature, Golden State Warriors, Joe Lacob, Stephen Curry, David Lee, Kent Bazemore

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture, Theater Apr 3, 2013
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A Stimulating 'Shipwreck'

The manic second installment of Tom Stoppard's ambitious Coast of Utopia series by Shotgun Players appeals to both heart and mind.
- By Alex Bigman
- Tags: Theater, Shotgun Players, Shipwreck, Tom Stoppard, Ashby Stage

Arts & Culture, Events Apr 3, 2013
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Oakland Art Scene Goes Big

A new sculpture garden in Uptown is a public gallery space of larger proportions.
- By Azeen Ghorayshi
- Tags: Events, ArtPlace America, National Endowment for the Arts, Steve Huss, Burning Man, The Bike Bridge, Michael Christain, Uptown ArtPark

Arts & Culture, Visual Art Apr 3, 2013
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The Absence of Cyrus Tilton

The sculptor's latest exhibition is the fruit of a creative drought.
- By Alex Bigman
- Tags: Visual Art, Vessel Gallery, Cyrus Tilton

Arts & Culture, Culture Spy Apr 3, 2013
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Oakland Street Art Goes on the Road

Cannon Dill and Brett Flanigan are taking a cross-country trip in May to paint murals in a dozen cities.
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Culture Spy, Cannon Dill, Brett Flanigan, LeQuiVive, LeQuiVive Gallery

Arts & Culture, Savage Love Apr 3, 2013
Pegging, Parenting, and Penises

Plus motorcycles, profiles, and professors.
- By Dan Savage

Movies

Movies, Movie Review Apr 3, 2013
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The Sapphires

Soul from Down Under.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Video

Movies, Movie Review Apr 3, 2013
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Reality

Idol curiosity.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Matteo Garrone, Aniello Arena, Cinecittá Studios, Video

Movies, One-Night Stands Apr 3, 2013
One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for the week of April 4, 2013.

Food & Drink

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Apr 3, 2013
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Uptown's New Loring Cafe Falls Short

The "bohemian fine dining" restaurant is an exercise in dining out as theater. Alas, the food feels like an expensive afterthought.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Loring Cafe, Uptown

Food & Drink, What the Fork Apr 3, 2013
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Royal Egyptian Cuisine Spices Up the Local Food Truck Scene

Plus Alameda's business community organizes a fundraiser to honor a beloved chef.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: What the Fork, Royal Egyptian Cuisine, Soleil's African Cuisine

Food & Drink, Last Call Apr 3, 2013
The Rules of the Game at Coach Sushi

Structured chaos and bottomless sake.
- By Ellen Cushing
- Tags: Last Call, Coach Sushi, sake

Music

Music, Apr 3, 2013
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Ava Mendoza's Natural Way

The experimental guitarist dabbles in the difficult realm of free jazz, but grounds it in a warm humanity.
- By Sam Lefebvre
- Tags: Music, Ava Mendoza, Unnatural Ways, free jazz, Bar Three Fifty-Five

Music, Apr 3, 2013
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Rock 'n' Roll Gets a Lit Journal

In its second issue, Oakland-based magazine Radio Silence aims to make poetry as cool as Bruce Springsteen.
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Music, Radio Silence, Dan Stone

Music, Local Licks Apr 3, 2013
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Local Licks

This week, we review Barn Owl, Wisdom, and All My Pretty Ones.
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Local Licks, Local Licks, Barn Owl, Wisdom, All My Pretty Ones, The Lab

Music, CD Reviews Apr 3, 2013
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Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt

Night
- By j. poet
- Tags: CD Reviews, Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt

Music, CD Reviews Apr 3, 2013
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Dave Douglas Quintet

Time Travel
- By Mark Keresman
- Tags: CD Reviews, Dave Douglas Quintet

Music, CD Reviews Apr 3, 2013
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James Blake

Overgrown
- By Glenn Jackson
- Tags: CD Reviews, James Blake, Mezzanine

Blogs

Blogs, Food & Drink Apr 9, 2013
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KronnerBurger Flagship Restaurant May Launch in Oakland
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: KronnerBurger, Chris Kronner, Bruno's, Bar Tartine

Blogs, Arts & Music Apr 9, 2013
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Listen: New Music from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Knife, and Kurt Vile
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Knife, Kurt Vile, Video

Blogs, Food & Drink Apr 9, 2013
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A New Ecovillage Farm, Twenty Minutes from Downtown Oakland
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Wild and Radish, ecovillage, food justice, sustainable farming, urban farming, El Sobrante, May Nguyen, Leah Atwood, community-supported agriculture, Planting Justice

Blogs, News Apr 9, 2013
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Tuesday Must Read: Environmentalists Win Fracking Decision; Climate Change Will Devastate California’s Wine-Growing Regions
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Education, Health & Medicine, Environment

Blogs, Arts & Music Apr 8, 2013
Our Favorite Films by Les Blank
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: People, Movies, Les Blank

Blogs, Cannabis Apr 8, 2013
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Gut Feeling: Pot Eases Crohn's Disease
- By David Downs
- Tags: Health & Medicine, marijuana, cannabis, medical cannabis, Crohn's disease

Blogs, News Apr 8, 2013
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Monday Must Read: Piedmont Cops Move to Install Surveillance Cameras; Oakland May Be Shut Out of East Bay Emergency Radio System
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, Health & Medicine

Blogs, Arts & Music Apr 8, 2013
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What We Like: Whims, Björk, Our Band Could Be Your Life
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Whims, Björk, Our Band Could Be Your Life, Michael Azerrad, Video

Blogs, Food & Drink Apr 5, 2013
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Vesta Flatbread Sells Truck, Goes into ‘Hibernation’ Mode
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Food on Wheels, Vesta Flatbreads, food trucks, Traci Prendergast, Splash Pad Pod

Blogs, News Apr 5, 2013
BREAKING NEWS: Oakland Schools Chief Tony Smith Resigns
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Breaking News, Education

Blogs, Cannabis Apr 5, 2013
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Oaksterdam Raid Remembered One Year Later
- By David Downs
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, Richard Lee, marijuana, raid, D.E.A., Oaksterdam, I.R.S.

Blogs, News Apr 5, 2013
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Friday Must Read: OPD Swamped By Mental Health Calls; Democrats Criticize Brown’s Giant Water Tunnels Plan
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, Health & Medicine, Environment

Blogs, Arts & Music Apr 5, 2013
Weekender: This Weekend's Top Five Events

Blogs, Arts & Music Apr 4, 2013
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Listen: New Songs by SAFE, James Riotto, Weekend
- By Alex Taitague
- Tags: Bay Area Bands, James Riotto, Weekend, SAFE, Video

Blogs, News Apr 4, 2013
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Thursday Must Read: Oakland May Owe the State More than $30 Million in Redevelopment Funds; East Bay School Districts Get Bad Grades for Educating Low-Income Students
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Law Enforcement & Crime, Education

Blogs, Cannabis Apr 3, 2013
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Great Pot Debate at Commonwealth Club Today at High Noon
- By David Downs
- Tags: Legalization

Blogs, News Apr 3, 2013
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Wednesday Must Read: San Jose Threatens to Sue to Get the A’s; Hundreds of Sea Lion Pups Starve on Central Coast
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Sports, Environment, Transportation

Blogs, Food & Drink Apr 3, 2013
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Mid-Week Menu: Tribune Tavern, a KronnerBurger Pop-Up, and a Hot Sauce Shop for Berkeley
- By Luke Tsai

Blogs, Food & Drink Apr 3, 2013
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Fundraiser to Honor Alameda's Chef Soleil Banguid
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Soleil Banguid, TJ Banguid, Soleil's African Cuisine, Wescafe, Localize It, Monica Trejo, William Wong

Most Popular Stories

Bright Sparks: While the Oakland Fire Department Takes Heat, a New Generation of Firefighters Comes of Age

New recruits don’t have to wait long before Oakland gives them some hands-on experience.
Oakland Police Assist Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents in Early Morning Arrest
Grilled Cheese & Mac ’n’ Cheese & Cheesesteaks & Beer
Late-Night Cheese at Azit

The Oakland restaurant goes far beyond Korean pub staples.
Paradise Park Cafe Brings All-Day Dining to Oakland

White Nationalists Plan Yet Another Brawl in Berkeley
Bare Knuckle Pizza in Oakland is a New Destination for Vegan Pizza

Brooklyn style and fake bacon in Chinatown.
Ethics Commission: Oakland Councilmember McElhaney Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Accepted Illegal Gifts
How a Billionaire-Funded, Anti-Union Think Tank in Nevada Shapes Bay Area News Media Coverage of Public Employee Pay

Transparent California describes its mission as increasing 'public understanding of government and [helping] decision makers.' But critics say its goal is to increase privatization, and that its work scapegoats — and endangers — workers.
East Bay Paratransit Bus System Leaves Drivers Broke and Riders Often Stranded

The crucial service is suffering from chronic driver turnover due to low wages and a lack of affordable health benefits, and now workers are considering a strike.

Young Professionals Only? Housemates Accuse Landlord of Rejecting Subtenant Applications in Hopes of Vacating Rent-Controlled Unit.

The landlord denies this. But tenants rights’ groups say more and more property owners are turning down these subtenant applications in an effort to increase rents.
- Comments (18)
After 28 Years, Colonial Donuts Faces Closure as Uptown Oakland Rents Continue to Rise
- Comments (10)
How a Billionaire-Funded, Anti-Union Think Tank in Nevada Shapes Bay Area News Media Coverage of Public Employee Pay

Transparent California describes its mission as increasing 'public understanding of government and [helping] decision makers.' But critics say its goal is to increase privatization, and that its work scapegoats — and endangers — workers.
- Comments (8)
Lieutenant Governor Hopeful Gayle McLaughlin Wants to Take the East Bay’s Progressive Revolution to Sacramento

The former city of Richmond mayor and council member hopes that the idealistic brand of politics she championed in the Bay will attract statewide voters.
- Comments (6)
Court-Appointed Monitor Who Oversees Oakland Police Department Could Have Blocked Controversial Promotions — but He Didn’t.

Robert Warshaw has the power to demote high-ranking officers and even fire the police chief.
- Comments (6)

Survival of the Softest Means Curtains for The Classical

Plus: Roscoe Mitchell’s Bells for the South Side is alternately austere and ecstatic, swarming and spare to the point of disappearance.
Doing Numbers: Behind the Scenes with SOB x RBE, the Bay Area's Ascendant – and Very Young – Rap Phenoms

The crew from Vallejo is on the rise, and without help from a major label.

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Issue Archive for the Week of Apr 3-9, 2013

News & Opinion

The university is working on a new research facility in Shanghai that promises to attract more money from foreign students who pay higher tuition.

Cheeseboard Pizzeria and Mike's Bikes in Berkeley have stopped using pennies and are part of a growing group of activists who say the wasteful coin should be taken out of circulation.

Readers sound off on tech money, Bill Aboudi, and CEQA.

Newspapers around the globe are finally starting to charge for online content that is costly to produce. But did they wait too long?

Golden State is employing Moneyball-style analytics, a groundbreaking farm system, and true grit on its way to its second playoff appearance in nearly two decades.

Arts & Culture

The manic second installment of Tom Stoppard's ambitious Coast of Utopia series by Shotgun Players appeals to both heart and mind.

A new sculpture garden in Uptown is a public gallery space of larger proportions.

The sculptor's latest exhibition is the fruit of a creative drought.

Cannon Dill and Brett Flanigan are taking a cross-country trip in May to paint murals in a dozen cities.

Plus motorcycles, profiles, and professors.

Movies

Soul from Down Under.

Idol curiosity.

Repertory film listings for the week of April 4, 2013.

Food & Drink

The "bohemian fine dining" restaurant is an exercise in dining out as theater. Alas, the food feels like an expensive afterthought.

Plus Alameda's business community organizes a fundraiser to honor a beloved chef.

Structured chaos and bottomless sake.

Music

The experimental guitarist dabbles in the difficult realm of free jazz, but grounds it in a warm humanity.

In its second issue, Oakland-based magazine Radio Silence aims to make poetry as cool as Bruce Springsteen.

This week, we review Barn Owl, Wisdom, and All My Pretty Ones.

Night

Time Travel

Overgrown

Blogs

Most Popular Stories

New recruits don’t have to wait long before Oakland gives them some hands-on experience.

The Oakland restaurant goes far beyond Korean pub staples.

Brooklyn style and fake bacon in Chinatown.

Transparent California describes its mission as increasing 'public understanding of government and [helping] decision makers.' But critics say its goal is to increase privatization, and that its work scapegoats — and endangers — workers.

The crucial service is suffering from chronic driver turnover due to low wages and a lack of affordable health benefits, and now workers are considering a strike.

The landlord denies this. But tenants rights’ groups say more and more property owners are turning down these subtenant applications in an effort to increase rents.

Transparent California describes its mission as increasing 'public understanding of government and [helping] decision makers.' But critics say its goal is to increase privatization, and that its work scapegoats — and endangers — workers.

The former city of Richmond mayor and council member hopes that the idealistic brand of politics she championed in the Bay will attract statewide voters.

Robert Warshaw has the power to demote high-ranking officers and even fire the police chief.

Plus: Roscoe Mitchell’s Bells for the South Side is alternately austere and ecstatic, swarming and spare to the point of disappearance.

The crew from Vallejo is on the rise, and without help from a major label.

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