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News & Opinion, Eco Watch May 22, 2013
A Wild River in Peril?

Environmentalists contend that the Smith River, California's last remaining undammed river, is threatened by a Caltrans proposal to widen two highways along its banks.
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Eco Watch, Smith River, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Caltans, Highway 199

News & Opinion, Seven Days May 22, 2013
Bad Training by OPD Led to Three Deaths

An arbitrator rules that poor training by the Oakland Police Department — not poor decisions by police commanders — led to the deaths of two officers and a murder suspect.
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, Oakland Police Department, Lovelle Mixon, Bay Bridge, Jerry Brown

News & Opinion, Legalization Nation May 22, 2013
Can Pot Help Cure PTSD?

New research suggests that the main ingredient in marijuana may help alleviate the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- By David Downs
- Tags: Legalization Nation, Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, marijuana, THC

News & Opinion, News May 22, 2013
Costly Tax Loophole Remains Open

A reform measure that would end a lucrative tax break for corporations and wealthy investors has stalled in the state legislature.
- By Darwin BondGraham
- Tags: News, Prop 13, tax loophole, property tax, Tom Ammiano

News & Opinion, Feature May 22, 2013
A People-Focused Solution

Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.
- By Jean Tepperman
- Tags: Feature, Restorative justice, Oakland Unified School District, suspensions, Montera Middle School

News & Opinion, Letters May 22, 2013
Letters for the Week of May 22, 2013

Readers sound off on debt, developers, and disabled parking.

Arts & Culture, Visual Art May 22, 2013
Swarm Gallery's Farewell Exhibition Shows Fresh Perspectives

Fictional/Familiar subverts conventional perspectives in the representation of space.
- By Alex Bigman
- Tags: Visual Art, Swarm Gallery, Swarm Studios + Gallery

Arts & Culture, Events May 22, 2013
Unveiling a Secret City

A new film by Spencer McCall offers a peek inside the bygone alternate-reality project the Jejune Institute.
- By Azeen Ghorayshi
- Tags: Events, Jeff Hull, Jejune Institute, The Institute, Scott McCall, New Parkway, Oaklandish, The New Parkway Theater

Arts & Culture, Culture Spy May 22, 2013
The East Bay Poetry Summit Brings Poetry Out of Bookstores and Into People's Homes

A weekend of poetry parties at various East Bay residences.
- By Alex Taitague
- Tags: Culture Spy, East Bay Poetry Summit, poetry

Arts & Culture, Savage Love May 22, 2013
Getting Closure

But opening up to crossdressing and watersports.
- By Dan Savage

Movies, Movie Review May 22, 2013
Video
Frances Ha

Such a gorgeous kid like Greta.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Video

Movies, Movie Review May 22, 2013
Video
What Maisie Knew

And when she knew it.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Onata Aprile, Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Alexander Skarsgård, Video

Movies, One-Night Stands May 22, 2013
One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for May 23-29, 2013.

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review May 22, 2013
The Art and Science of the Grilled Cheese

We sampled three versions: at The Melt, Sacred Wheel Cheese Shop, and Bar Dogwood.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Restaurant Review, grilled cheese, The Melt, Sacred Wheel Cheese Shop, Bar Dogwood, Sacred Wheel Cheese and Specialty Market

Food & Drink, What the Fork May 22, 2013
The Cottage Food Industry Finds a Home at Berkeley's Homemade Market

Plus Genny's BBQ suffers from a fire, and Sumo Grub and Guest Chef shut their doors.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: What the Fork, California Homemade Food Act, Bay Area Homemade Market, Genny's BBQ, Guest Chef, Firehouse Art Collective

Music, May 22, 2013
The Singular Obsession of Colin Herrick

His Alameda record label, Time Released Sound, specializes in limited-edition handcrafted works of art.
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Music, Time Released Sound, Colin Herrick, Alameda

Music, CD Reviews May 22, 2013
Daft Punk

Random Access Memories
- By Ellen Cushing
- Tags: CD Reviews, Daft Punk

Music, May 22, 2013
Lightly Treading Fame

With a new album on Hardly Art and facing a major lineup change, Shannon and the Clams works to stay its weird self.
- By Alex Taitague
- Tags: Music, Shannon and the Clams, Hardly Art, Dreams in the Rat House

Music, CD Reviews May 22, 2013
Snowden

No One in Control
- By Kathleen Richards
- Tags: CD Reviews, Snowden, Brick & Mortar Music Hall

Music, CD Reviews May 22, 2013
Will Calhoun

Life in This World
- By Lee Hildebrand
- Tags: CD Reviews, Will Calhoun

Music, Local Licks May 22, 2013
Local Licks

This week, we review Justin Loans, The Wild Kindness, and The Trophy Fire.
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Local Licks, Local Licks, Justin Loans, The Wild Kindness, The Trophy Fire, Cafe du Nord

Blogs, Food & Drink May 28, 2013
Guest Chef: The End of a Grand Experiment
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Guest Chef, Scott Cameron, pop-up restaurants, Commissar, Ken Sarachan

Blogs, Arts & Music May 28, 2013
Treasure Island Music Festival Lineup Announced: Atoms for Peace, Beck, Animal Collective, Many More
- By Ellen Cushing
- Tags: Breaking News

Blogs, Arts & Music May 28, 2013
Video
What We Like: OkCupid Juggalos, Street Art, Trappist’s Truffled Grilled Cheese
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: OkCupid Juggalos, Kid Snippets, The Trappist, healthy recipes, Video

Blogs, Arts & Music May 24, 2013
Brick & Mortar Music Hall: Limited to Eighty Decibels
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Brick & Mortar Music Hall, Entertainment Commission restrictions, noise violations

Blogs, News May 24, 2013
Streetcars Might Make a Comeback in Oakland
- By Vanessa Rancaño
- Tags: Transportation, Free B Shuttle, Broadway Shuttle, Mayor Jean Quan, Oakland streetcar, Broadway-Valdez development

Blogs, News May 24, 2013
Friday Must Reads: State Orders Oakland to Pay $32.5 Million; Bay Area Activist Medea Benjamin Heckles Obama Over Guantanamo and Drones
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Education, Transportation

Blogs, Arts & Music May 24, 2013
Weekender: This Weekend's Top Five Events

Blogs, News May 24, 2013
Video
Protesting City Workers Turn to YouTube
- By Vanessa Rancaño
- Tags: Oakland budget 2013, Oakland budget, Union protest, IFPTE Local 21, union budget protest, Video

Blogs, Cannabis May 23, 2013
Video
The Colbert Report on 'Marijuana Makes You Skinny' Research
- By David Downs
- Tags: Health & Medicine, marijuana, diabetes, cannabis, metabolism, the colbert report, stephen colbert, Video

Blogs, News May 23, 2013
Thursday Must Reads: Oakland Council Adopts Transparency Rules for Budget; Berkeley Picks Hayward Supe to be Its New Schools Chief
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Business, Education

Blogs, Cannabis May 22, 2013
Los Angeles Votes to Cut its Number of Dispensaries by About Two Thirds
- By David Downs
- Tags: Regulation & Legislation, Los Angeles, measure D, medical marijuana, city council, measure f

Blogs, News May 22, 2013
Wednesday Must Reads: Badly Designed Bolts on Richmond Bridge, Too; Santa Clara to Host Super Bowl
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Business, Sports, Transportation

Blogs, Food & Drink May 22, 2013
Mid-Week Menu: American Oak Reopens, Chez Panisse Soon to Follow; Guest Chef and Sumo Grub Close
- By Luke Tsai

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Issue Archive for the Week of May 22-28, 2013

News & Opinion

Environmentalists contend that the Smith River, California's last remaining undammed river, is threatened by a Caltrans proposal to widen two highways along its banks.

An arbitrator rules that poor training by the Oakland Police Department — not poor decisions by police commanders — led to the deaths of two officers and a murder suspect.

New research suggests that the main ingredient in marijuana may help alleviate the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

A reform measure that would end a lucrative tax break for corporations and wealthy investors has stalled in the state legislature.

Restorative justice programs may offer the best new hope for reducing violence in Oakland schools and the city overall, but their future funding is uncertain.

Readers sound off on debt, developers, and disabled parking.

Arts & Culture

Fictional/Familiar subverts conventional perspectives in the representation of space.

A new film by Spencer McCall offers a peek inside the bygone alternate-reality project the Jejune Institute.

A weekend of poetry parties at various East Bay residences.

But opening up to crossdressing and watersports.

Movies

Such a gorgeous kid like Greta.

And when she knew it.

Repertory film listings for May 23-29, 2013.

Food & Drink

We sampled three versions: at The Melt, Sacred Wheel Cheese Shop, and Bar Dogwood.

Plus Genny's BBQ suffers from a fire, and Sumo Grub and Guest Chef shut their doors.

Music

His Alameda record label, Time Released Sound, specializes in limited-edition handcrafted works of art.

Random Access Memories

With a new album on Hardly Art and facing a major lineup change, Shannon and the Clams works to stay its weird self.

No One in Control

Life in This World

This week, we review Justin Loans, The Wild Kindness, and The Trophy Fire.

Blogs

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Alameda County homeless count is up 43 percent

Berkeley artist's monumental work Or, the Whale reflects a lifetime and beyond

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?

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State's air pollution measure moves forward in Richmond.

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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?

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