Cat Cafe to Open in Oakland

Local musician Adam Myatt teams up with Cat Town to create a "playland for cats."

• By Kathleen Richards
• Tags: The Pets Issue, Pets Issue 2014

Euthanized No More

Social media and changing attitudes have helped increase the popularity of special-needs pets.

• By Madeleine Key
• Tags: The Pets Issue, Pets Issue 2014, disabled pets, Basic Bird

The Oakland Cat Trappers

Volunteers attempt to humanely manage the city's feral cat population by capturing strays at night.

• By Sam Levin
• Tags: The Pets Issue, Pets Issue 2014, TNR, feral cats, Feral Change

Breeders Gone Wild

Exotic-looking cats are increasingly popular in the Bay Area. Are they dangerous — or just wildly misunderstood?

• By Sam Levin
• Tags: The Pets Issue, Pets Issue 2014, exotic cats, Savannahs, Bengals, Toygers

Oakland Cops Think City Is Too Liberal

A newly released survey also reveals a divide within the department between an old guard resistant to change and new officers who want OPD to become a modern, progressive police force.

• By Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston
• Tags: News, OPD, Jean Quan

Oakland Should Unplug the DAC

The city's controversial surveillance center is an expensive boondoggle that could trample on our constitutional rights.

• By Robert Gammon
• Tags: Seven Days, Domain Awareness Center, National Security Agency

Why California Weed Is Still the Best

Although pot is still not fully legal in California, here are seven reasons why the state's weed scene still beats Colorado and Washington.

• By David Downs

Letters for the Week of January 29

Readers sound off on cuts at Kaiser, smart growth, and homicides in Oakland.

Preserving the Old Bay Bridge

As demolition moves forward on the historic structure, Bay Area artists are advocating for creative reuse of the steel before it's scrapped and sent overseas.

• By Sam Levin
• Tags: Culture Spy, American Steel Studios, Bay Bridge

The Hidden Lives of Richmond Teenagers

A new exhibit at the Richmond Art Center organized by the American Teenager Project gives Richmond youth the opportunity to tell the stories of their peers.

• By Zaineb Mohammed
• Tags: Events, The American Teenager Project, Richmond Art Center

Review: Geoff Hoyle's Solo Show 'Geezer' at The Marsh Berkeley

A poignant, darkly funny solo-show.

• By Anna Pulley
• Tags: Theater, Geezer, Marsh, Geoff Hoyle, solo show, The Marsh Arts Center

Not Alone

The Berkeley Art Center's juried showcase highlights common themes surrounding place and belonging.

• By Sarah Burke
• Tags: Visual Art, Berkeley Art Center

Working the Kinks Out

Online jerks, dom newbies, and a husband's pricey activity.

• By Dan Savage

Gimme Shelter

Obstacle course.

• By Kelly Vance
• Tags: Movie Review, Gimme Shelter, Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson

Labor Day

The long, long weekend.

• By Kelly Vance
• Tags: Movie Review, Labor Day, Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Joyce Maynard

One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for January 30-February 5, 2014

Lola's Chicken Shack Classes Up Fast-Food Chicken

The Alameda fast-food joint reclaims the much-maligned chicken tender — with an assist from Japan.

• By Luke Tsai
• Tags: Restaurant Review, Lola's Chicken Shack

Where Singers Shine

The Sound Room has carved a niche as a place to highlight vocal jazz talent.

• By Andrew Gilbert
• Tags: Music, The Sound Room, Karen Van Leuven, Robert Bradsby, Judy Wexler

1-2-3-4 Go! Records Plans Another Expansion

The Temescal record store has launched an Indiegogo campaign.

• By Whitney Phaneuf
• Tags: Music, 1-2-3-4 Go! Records, Steve Stevenson

Warpaint

Warpaint

• By Alee Karim
• Tags: CD Reviews, Warpaint

Jack Name

Light Show

• By Sam Lefebvre
• Tags: CD Reviews, Jack Name, John Webster Adam

Indian

From All Purity

• By Henry York
• Tags: CD Reviews, Indian

Save Oakland Sports Hosts Summit on Coliseum City With Raiders, Mayor Jean Quan

• By Sam Levin
• Tags: Sports

Epileptic Kids Receiving Marijuana-Derived Drug at UC San Francisco

• By David Downs
• Tags: Health & Medicine, epilepsy, seizures, epidiolex, marijuana, UCSF, bay area, GW Pharmaceuticals

Tuesday Must Reads: Two Men Convicted of Killing Tribune Photographer; Scientists Bewildered By Massive Decline in Butterfly Population

• By Robert Gammon
• Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, Food, Environment

Uptown’s Pioneering New Takeout Window

• By Luke Tsai
• Tags: News, Kitchener Oakland, Sophia Chang, takeout window, snack bar, Javier Sandes, Shawn Walker-Smith, Tart! Bakery, Guest Chef

California Drought Set To Punish Pot Farmers

• By David Downs
• Tags: Growing & Eradication, cultivation, 2014 growing season, drought, weather, agriculture

Who Needs Buses? Google Launches Trial Ferry Service Between Alameda and Redwood City

• By Sam Levin
• Tags: Transportation

Monday Must Reads: Warriors Put Plan for SF Arena on Hold; Drought Causes State Water Project to Cut Off All Water Shipments

• By Robert Gammon
• Tags: Sports, Health & Medicine, Environment

Friday Must Reads: Cost of Warriors Planned SF Arena Soars; Sierra Snowpack at All-Time Low

• By Robert Gammon
• Tags: Sports, Education, Environment

Weekender: This Weekend's Top Five Events

• By Zaineb Mohammed

Bankers Push Back: No Checking For Legal Pot

• By David Downs
• Tags: Law Enforcement & Crime, banking, Eric Holder, California, Colorado, Washington

Thursday Must Reads: Richmond Eyes Sales Tax Measure; GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Have a History of Not Voting

• By Robert Gammon
• Tags: Politics, Law Enforcement & Crime

Bay Area Baby Boomer Weed Use: A Report

• By David Downs
• Tags: Health & Medicine, Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, The Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research, Humboldt State University, Sheigla Murphy

Wednesday Must Reads: Seventeen Communities May Run Out of Water Soon; Old Bay Bridge Demolition Is Over Budget and Behind Schedule

• By Robert Gammon
• Tags: Business, Environment, Transportation

Mid-Week Menu: A Provencal-Style French Bistro on Lakeshore, the New Phat Beets Market Location, and a Brick-and-Mortar for No No Burger

• By Luke Tsai
• Tags: News

Hybrid Food Market Coming to Grand Ave

Plus, Chinatown's best bargain soup.

• By Luke Tsai
• Tags: What the Fork, Best Taste Restaurant, Lunar New Year, Grand Fare, What the Fork