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News & Opinion, News Jan 22, 2014
The Hidden Costs of Oakland's Surveillance Center

Federal funds are financing the construction of the Domain Awareness Center, but city documents show Oakland likely will have to pay at least some of the DAC's $1.2 million in annual operating costs.
- By Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston
- Tags: News, Domain Awareness Center, Surveillance, Oakland City Council, Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, Michael O'Brien

News & Opinion, Feature Jan 22, 2014
The Napolitano Files

The opportunistic immigration record of the new UC president.
- By Ashley Bates
- Tags: Feature, Janet Napolitano, Immigration, DREAM Act, University of California, Department of Homeland Security, Joe Arpaio

News & Opinion, Seven Days Jan 22, 2014
Fracking During a Drought Is Crazy

The governor wants us to slash water use by 20 percent but is doing nothing about the massive amounts of water that Big Oil and Gas waste during fracking.
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, fracking, SB 4, climate change

News & Opinion, Letters Jan 22, 2014
Letters for the Week of January 22

Readers sound off on corporations stealing the work of independent artists and whether or not OPD should stick with Interim Police Chief Sean Whent.

News & Opinion, Corrections Jan 22, 2014
Corrections for the Week of January 22

The end date of ArtComplex and its funding source, name of musician, and name of actress.

Arts & Culture, Culture Spy Jan 22, 2014
Artists at the Bridge Get New Life

Richmond city officials give burgeoning community a reprieve.
- By John Geluardi
- Tags: Culture Spy

Arts & Culture, Events Jan 22, 2014
Waiting for a DREAM

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas turned the camera on himself to explore the human impact of America's broken immigration system.
- By Zaineb Mohammed
- Tags: Events, Jose Antonio Vargas, immigration, Oakland Kaiser Center

Arts & Culture, Savage Love Jan 22, 2014
Great Pains

Vulvar pain, come aversion, and sex deprivation.
- By Dan Savage

Movies, Movie Review Jan 22, 2014
African Film Festival 2014

Out of Africa? No way.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, African Film Festival 2014, BAM/PFA

Movies, Movie Review Jan 15, 2014
Video
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

The Wolf of Ostozhenka Street.
- Tags: Movie Review, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Video

Movies, One-Night Stands Jan 22, 2014
One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for January 23-29, 2014.

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Jan 22, 2014
Joy in Pathos

The East Bay's most refined Greek restaurant celebrates good ingredients cooked simply.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Restaurant Review, Pathos Restaurant and Bar, Nick Eftimiou, Simply Greek, Ikaros, Greek food, Pathos Restaurant & Bar

Food & Drink, What the Fork Jan 22, 2014
Analog Coming to Downtown Oakland

A new restaurant will celebrate all things old-school. Plus, a fisherman-owned fish market comes to downtown Berkeley.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: What the Fork, Analog, Sean Asmar, Bender's Bar and Grill, Bonita Fish Market, Hung Nguyen, Phat Vo

Music, Jan 22, 2014
Heavy Brethren

The connection between the metal communities of Portland and Oakland.
- By Ben Salmon
- Tags: Music, Portland, Toxic Holocaust, metal, Red Fang, Stoneburner, Deadfest, Oakland Metro, Oakland Metro Operahouse

Music, Jan 22, 2014
David Requiro: Visionary Cellist

The Oakland native takes the difficult path of carving a solo career.
- By Lou Fancher
- Tags: Music, David Requiro, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Michael Morgan, Paramount Theatre

Music, Jan 22, 2014
Fired for Being Pregnant?

A complaint filed by music conductor and composer Eímear Noone alleges that Jason Michael Paul Productions terminated her simply because she was an expectant mother.
- By Sam Levin
- Tags: Music, Eímear Noone, The Legend of Zelda, Jason Michael Paul Productions, Equal Rights Advocates, Therese Lawless

Music, CD Reviews Jan 22, 2014
Mogwai

Rave Tapes
- By Alee Karim
- Tags: CD Reviews, Mogwai, Rave Tapes

Music, CD Reviews Jan 22, 2014
Craig Handy

Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith
- By Lee Hildebrand
- Tags: CD Reviews, Craig Handy, Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith

Music, CD Reviews Jan 22, 2014
Wooden Shjips

Back to Land
- By Adam Perry
- Tags: CD Reviews, Wooden Shjips, Back to Land, The Chapel

Blogs, Food & Drink Jan 28, 2014
Under-the-Radar Soup in Oakland Chinatown
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Best Taste Restaurant, Oakland Chinatown, double-boiled soup, Chinese New Year, Classic Guilin Rice Noodles, Tian Jin Dumplings, Hot Pot House

Blogs, Cannabis Jan 28, 2014
Bakersfield Pot Shop with Oakland Connection Also Dealt Meth
- By David Downs
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime

Blogs, News Jan 28, 2014
Bedbugs, Mold, and Cockroaches Prompt West Oakland Tenants to File Complaints Against Landlord
- By Jean Tepperman

Blogs, News Jan 28, 2014
Tuesday Must Reads: BART Police Change Search Rules; Textbooks Become Too Expensive for College Students
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, Education, Transportation

Blogs, Food & Drink Jan 27, 2014
A Hybrid Food Market for Grand Avenue
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: News, Grand Fare, Doug Washington, Monkey Forest Road, Linea Caffe, Rockridge Market Hall

Blogs, Arts & Music Jan 27, 2014
Review: Eyehategod at the Oakland Metro, 1/24
- By Zoe Brezsny
- Tags: Local Show Reviews, Eyehategod, Graves at Sea, Oakland Metro

Blogs, News Jan 27, 2014
Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets: Oakland Seeks Input on Corridor Redesign
- By Sam Levin
- Tags: Transportation

Blogs, News Jan 27, 2014
Oakland Privacy Activists Threaten to Sue the City to Stop Surveillance Project
- By Darwin BondGraham
- Tags: Politics, Law Enforcement & Crime

Blogs, Cannabis Jan 27, 2014
Weed War: Cali Cops Take Home $181 Million in Loot
- By David Downs
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, california, asset forfeiture, legal looting, marijuana, war on pot

Blogs, News Jan 27, 2014
Monday Must Reads: A’s Owners Ask for Coliseum Lease Extension; Berkeley Family Camp to Move to Echo Lake
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Business, Sports, Environment

Blogs, News Jan 24, 2014
Friday Must Reads: BART Cops Failed to Use Their Body Cameras; Warriors’ Owner Admits Building SF Arena Will Be a ‘Challenge’
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Sports, Education, Transportation

Blogs, Arts & Music Jan 24, 2014
Weekender: This Weekend's Top Five Events
- By Zaineb Mohammed

Blogs, Cannabis Jan 23, 2014
This Powerful Jury Tool Can End the Drug War Today
- By David Downs
- Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, jury nullification, new hampshire, drug war

Blogs, News Jan 23, 2014
Thursday Must Reads: Caltrans Hid Weld Defects on New Bay Bridge; Suit Says Raiders Paid Cheerleaders Less than $5 Per Hour
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Sports, Transportation

Blogs, Cannabis Jan 22, 2014
Sacramento Bee Reporter Peter Hecht’s ‘Weed Land’ Out May 2014
- By David Downs
- Tags: Cannabis Culture, peter hecht, weed land, books, non-fiction

Blogs, Arts & Music Jan 22, 2014
What’s Going On With Clean-Up?
- By Katie Tandy
- Tags: People, James Boatner, Clean-Up, Kate DeCiccio

Blogs, News Jan 22, 2014
Wednesday Must Reads: CHP Kill Two Men in Oakland in Two Shootings; BART Cop Shoots and Kills Colleague
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Politics, Law Enforcement & Crime, LGBT

Blogs, Food & Drink Jan 22, 2014
Mid-Week Menu: Actual Cafe Rolls Out New Dinner Menu, Copan Becomes Bowl’d BBQ, and Cholita Linda Prepares to Softly Open
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: News

Blogs, News Jan 21, 2014
Oakland A's Boosters Want to Lease Howard Terminal for New Ballpark
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Breaking News, Politics, Sports

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Issue Archive for the Week of Jan 22-28, 2014

News & Opinion

Federal funds are financing the construction of the Domain Awareness Center, but city documents show Oakland likely will have to pay at least some of the DAC's $1.2 million in annual operating costs.

The opportunistic immigration record of the new UC president.

The governor wants us to slash water use by 20 percent but is doing nothing about the massive amounts of water that Big Oil and Gas waste during fracking.

Readers sound off on corporations stealing the work of independent artists and whether or not OPD should stick with Interim Police Chief Sean Whent.

The end date of ArtComplex and its funding source, name of musician, and name of actress.

Arts & Culture

Richmond city officials give burgeoning community a reprieve.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas turned the camera on himself to explore the human impact of America's broken immigration system.

Vulvar pain, come aversion, and sex deprivation.

Movies

Out of Africa? No way.

The Wolf of Ostozhenka Street.

Repertory film listings for January 23-29, 2014.

Food & Drink

The East Bay's most refined Greek restaurant celebrates good ingredients cooked simply.

A new restaurant will celebrate all things old-school. Plus, a fisherman-owned fish market comes to downtown Berkeley.

Music

The connection between the metal communities of Portland and Oakland.

The Oakland native takes the difficult path of carving a solo career.

A complaint filed by music conductor and composer Eímear Noone alleges that Jason Michael Paul Productions terminated her simply because she was an expectant mother.

Rave Tapes

Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith

Back to Land

Blogs

Most Popular Stories

Five years ago, I became one of the thousands of men diagnosed every year in the U.S. with HPV-related throat cancer.

Why the confusion over medical marijuana cards persists despite legalization.

The world's largest private equity firm buys the island's largest apartment complex.

It's more of a public relations campaign — and a costly one at that.

At the Oakland restaurant, a former Borinquen Soul chef channels his parents' cooking with fresh energy.

At the new Jewish deli, modern meets traditional and Montreal meets Berkeley.

She crossed the line when she surreptitiously recorded councilmembers. Also, Alameda should think seriously about amending its city charter.

Meanwhile, police unions back incumbent District Attorney Nancy O'Malley.

Criticized for 'backroom dealing,' the city council continues to pursue exclusive, no-bid deals to offload public property.

Growing elk herds are competing with grazing cattle at the national park, raising questions about how best to manage public lands.

Meanwhile, police unions back incumbent District Attorney Nancy O'Malley.

Criticized for 'backroom dealing,' the city council continues to pursue exclusive, no-bid deals to offload public property.

It looks like the race will come down to a contest among Judy Appel, Ben Bartlett, Jovanka Beckles, Dan Kalb, Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, and Buffy Wicks.

The ruling paves the way for developer Phil Tagami to move ahead with a fossil fuel export hub that could ship millions of tons of coal per year to overseas markets.

The former San Francisco mayor appears to be a shoo-in to make the top two in the governor's race. Who will join him? Plus, a roundup of other key statewide races.

In the mostly true film, the Jewish protagonist uses jokes to survive.

The famous New York artist is barely present in the new documentary.

A look at the brightest justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, who had to fight twice as hard to get there because she's a woman.

Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis make the most of this diary of a mad housewife.

The rising duo talks Berkeley High School, robot culture, and moving to New York.

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