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Issue Archive for the Week of Jan 1-7, 2014

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News & Opinion

News & Opinion, News Jan 1, 2014
What's Going on at Oakland Animal Services?

An online petition has sparked concerns about the quality of care at the city-run shelter.
- By Sam Levin
- Tags: News, Oakland Animal Services, Libby Schaaf, East Bay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Friends of Oakland Animal Services, Oakland Police Department

News & Opinion, Feature Jan 1, 2014
The Best Movies of 2013

The ones you saw — and the ones you didn't.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Feature, 12 Years a Slave, Blue Jasmine, Crystal Fairy, Frances Ha, Gravity, Inside Llewyn Davis, Kill Your Darlings, Nebraska, Spring Breakers, Stoker

News & Opinion, News Jan 1, 2014
Sex Ed Still Lags in Oakland Schools

The city has high rates of STIs, but the school district has not yet completed a comprehensive curriculum for sex education in public high schools.
- By Corey Hill
- Tags: News, sex ed, Oakland Unified School District

News & Opinion, Raising the Bar Jan 1, 2014
A Wish List for the New Year

What to toss and what to bring on in 2014.
- By Jay Youngdahl

News & Opinion, Letters Jan 1, 2014
Letters for the Week of January 1

Readers sound off on Oakland's Domain Awareness Center, Mayor Jean Quan, and affordable housing.

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture, Savage Love Jan 1, 2014
Let It Go

How to get over being inexperienced and bitter, fragile and manly.
- By Dan Savage

Movies

Movies, Movie Review Jan 1, 2014
Video
Grudge Match

Sagging bulls.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Grudge Match, Peter Segal, Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Video

Movies, Movie Review Jan 1, 2014
Video
August: Osage County

Bloodied mama.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, August: Osage County, John Wells, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Video

Movies, Movie Review Jan 1, 2014
The Best Movies of 2013

The ones you saw — and the ones you didn't.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, 12 Years a Slave, Blue Jasmine, Crystal Fairy, Frances Ha, Gravity, Inside Llewyn Davis, Kill Your Darlings, Nebraska, Spring Breakers, Stoker

Movies, One-Night Stands Jan 1, 2014
One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for January 2-8, 2014.

Food & Drink

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 1, 2014
Barkada Makes Everything Better With Bread

The Temescal business makes a successful leap from bakery-cafe to full-fledged restaurant.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Barkada, Christina Bondoc, Rick Yarussi, Barkada Bakery + Cafe

Food & Drink, What the Fork Jan 1, 2014
Restaurants That Double as Coffee Shops

Plus, the owner of LIBA Falafel food truck plans a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Uptown Oakland.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: What the Fork, Pizzaiolo, Nick's Pizza, Homestead, Adesso, LIBA Falafel, Gail Lillian

Music

Music, Jan 1, 2014
The Bay Area's Breakout Artists of 2013

Earning new fans and critical acclaim, these five local acts found huge success this year.
- By Whitney Phaneuf
- Tags: Music, Sage the Gemini, Deafheaven, Mikal Cronin, Tony Molina, Cold Beat, Hannah Lew, The Uptown, Rickshaw Stop

Music, Jan 1, 2014
The (Easy) Leaves Are Happening

The appeal of the Sonoma County country duo cuts across boundaries.
- By Mark Keresman
- Tags: Music, The Easy Leaves, Kevin Carducci, Sage Fifield, Great American Music Hall

Music, CD Reviews Jan 1, 2014
The Yellow Dress

Faint Music // Ordinary Light
- By Sam Lefebvre
- Tags: CD Reviews, The Yellow Dress, Rickshaw Stop

Music, CD Reviews Jan 1, 2014
Peter Zak

The Eternal Triangle
- By Lee Hildebrand
- Tags: CD Reviews, Peter Zak, Peter Washington, Billy Drummond, Piedmont Piano Company

Music, CD Reviews Jan 1, 2014
Tidal Arms

Tidal Arms
- By Kathleen Richards
- Tags: CD Reviews, Tidal Arms, Spaceman Studio

Blogs

Blogs, News Jan 7, 2014
Tuesday Must Reads: Richmond Homicide Rate Plummets; State Lawmakers Renew Push for Ban on Fracking
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Law Enforcement & Crime, Environment

Blogs, Food & Drink Jan 7, 2014
The Sea Forager Comes to the East Bay
- By Cynthia Salaysay
- Tags: News

Blogs, Cannabis Jan 6, 2014
Californians In Crappy Towns May Lose Right to Grow Medical Pot
- By David Downs
- Tags: Regulation & Legislation, california, marijuana, cultivation, ban, supreme court, review, appeal, james maral, live oak

Blogs, Food & Drink Jan 6, 2014
Activists Push Urban Ag Bill
- By Cynthia Salaysay
- Tags: News

Blogs, News Jan 6, 2014
Monday Must Reads: Brown Wants to Use Cap-and-Trade Funds for Bullet Train; Sierra Snowpack at Just 20% of Normal
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Health & Medicine, Environment

Blogs, News Jan 3, 2014
Friday Must Reads: BART Board Approves New Union Contract; Judge Orders San Francisco City College to Remain Open
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Education, Transportation

Blogs, Arts & Music Jan 3, 2014
Weekender: This Weekend's Top Five Events
- By Zaineb Mohammed

Blogs, Cannabis Jan 2, 2014
'This Will Not Be Like ObamaCare!' - Colorado's Legal Weed Sales Rollout Went VERY Smooth
- By David Downs
- Tags: Legalization, colorado, denver, marijuana, retail, sales, pot, debut, amendment 64

Blogs, News Jan 2, 2014
Thursday Must Reads: Oakland Airport Connector to Open This Year; Soda Tax Would Save Up to $1 Billion in Healthcare Costs
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Health & Medicine, Transportation

Blogs, Food & Drink Jan 2, 2014
Mid-Week Menu: New Coffee Truck, Authentic Bagel Company to Expand, and Plans to Break Ground on Food Forest in El Sobrante
- By Cynthia Salaysay

Most Popular Stories

Oakland’s Professional Polluters

A pair of West Oakland businessmen have been dodging city regulators and prosecutors for years as they reap the rewards of illegal trash disposal and dumping.
Latina Entrepreneurs Carve Their Own Path

The owners of Labios Mios and Muñecas Vintage team up to help organizations in need along the way.
Dogtown Sausage Serves a Hot Dog Worth Fetching

Think beyond relish, onions, and mustard — top your dog with rainbow slaw, carrot-raisin salad, or housemade halal chili.
Get Your Money, Murray

I’m rooting for A’s draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray to make the decision that brings him the most security and happiness, whether that lands him in Oakland with the A’s or playing quarterback in the NFL.
Only Five Days Left for Oakland Restaurant Week

Check out these three fabulous neighborhood food tours.

Nobilis Is Worth the Voyage

Journey down the narrow, bumpy road to one of the most unique lunch and brunch spots in the East Bay.
Alameda Racism, Charter School Politics, or Something Else?

The new school board majority changed its bylaws and blocked a Black board member who supports charter schools from becoming president.
Oakland Restaurant Week Is Just Around the Corner

It’s your chance to grab a multi-course meal at a discounted price — and maybe even for a good cause.
Pork Dumplings Get Soupy at Xiang Yuen Xiao Long Bao

At the San Leandro restaurant, enjoy pork dumplings in their soup-filled and crispy forms.
State Threatens Viability of East Bay Green Energy Program

Environmentalists say the decision by state regulators to hike the "fee" that residents must pay in order to go green undermines community choice agencies, like EBCE.

From Berkeley’s Streets to Oakland’s Slums

An Oakland slumlord is housing a formerly homeless Berkeley resident in a dilapidated building while collecting city and federal subsidies.
- Comments (17)
Can Building Housing Lower Rents?

Seattle says "yes."
- Comments (14)
Should Berkeley Police Be Using 'Spit Hoods?'

Police have been placing sack-like hoods over detainees to prevent them from spitting on officers, but critics say the practice can be traumatizing and should be banned.
- Comments (13)
State Threatens Viability of East Bay Green Energy Program

Environmentalists say the decision by state regulators to hike the "fee" that residents must pay in order to go green undermines community choice agencies, like EBCE.
- Comments (7)
Oakland's Lost Year of Police Accountability

In 2018, The Town's new police commission stumbled badly in a power struggle with other city officials, and itself. Can it recover?
- Comments (6)

'If Beale Street Could Talk' Is Suffused with Love

'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins' latest is a breathtaking miracle.
Ten Days of Celebration for Oakland Foodies

More than 100 restaurants are joining in Oakland Restaurant Week, and this year includes interactive dining experiences.
Mad Noise Goes from the Streets to the Big Stage

The band draws on punk, funk, jazz, and more to create a fresh Bay Area sound.
In ‘Escape Room,’ It’s All in the Game

Who needs common sense?
Should Berkeley Police Be Using 'Spit Hoods?'

Police have been placing sack-like hoods over detainees to prevent them from spitting on officers, but critics say the practice can be traumatizing and should be banned.

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