Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
News & Opinion
- News & Opinion, Feature May 6, 2015
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The High Cost of Driving While Poor
Alameda County traps people in poverty with steep fines for minor traffic infractions — in a cruel system that depends on punishing Black and low-income residents and is plagued by hypocrisy and conflicts of interest.
- News & Opinion, News May 6, 2015
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California Standardized Tests Spark Backlash in Oakland
Teachers say that the new test is significantly disrupting class time, is plagued by technical malfunctions, and is an unfair assessment of student performance.
- News & Opinion, News May 6, 2015
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Oakland Has a Transparency Problem
Numerous boards and commissions in Oakland — and elsewhere in the East Bay — routinely violate local and state open meeting laws.
- News & Opinion, News May 6, 2015
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Inspector General Goes Postal
The Inspector General of the US Postal Service calls for the firing of the politically connected real estate firm that has been selling post offices to its friends, cheap.
- News & Opinion, Seven Days May 6, 2015
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The Politics of Protests
Large demonstrations and acts of vandalism will not go away until moderates and liberals can get on the same page about the need for change.
- News & Opinion, Legalization Nation May 6, 2015
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Give Mom the Gift of Weed
It'll make her happy this Mother's Day. And it's pro-family.
- News & Opinion, Letters May 6, 2015
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Letters for the Week of May 6, 2015
Readers sound off on Oakland's city attorney, a planned luxury tower, and the gentrification of weed.
Arts & Culture
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy May 6, 2015
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The Work of Art
Interface Gallery director Suzanne L'Heureux engages the community in a discussion of art and labor through a crowdfunding campaign that is designed to pay her artists.
- Arts & Culture, Dance May 6, 2015
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Rocked by Women Relives the Women's Music Movement
Choreographer Sarah Bush pays homage to powerful female voices through her personal story of coming out.
- Arts & Culture, Events May 6, 2015
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Solitary Confinement Comes to Life On Stage
Sara "Mariposa" Fonseca, an inmate sentenced to solitary confinement, gives Bay Area audiences an intimate look at incarceration in a play she co-wrote through prison letters.
- Arts & Culture, Kid You Not May 6, 2015
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It's Time to Hang the Hooter Hider Out to Dry
Breastfeeding is natural. So why conceal it?
- Arts & Culture, Savage Love May 6, 2015
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Teachable Moments
Inappropriate dick pics and appropriate spanking.
- Arts & Culture, Free Will Astrology May 6, 2015
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Free Will Astrology
Horoscopes for the week of May 7–13, 2015.
Movies
- Movies, Movie Review May 6, 2015
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Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll
Rock music will never die.
- Movies, Movie Review May 6, 2015
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The D Train
Jack Black's brokeback bromance.
- Movies, One-Night Stands May 6, 2015
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One-Night Stands
Repertory film listings for May 7-12, 2015.
- Movies, Movie Review May 8, 2015
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Hot Pursuit: The Funniest Comedy of the Season
Starrinng Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara.
Food & Drink
- Food & Drink, Food News May 6, 2015
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Paradise Deferred
Diners may have to wait a few months to experience the funky, spicy flavors of East Oakland's Souk Savanh.
- Food & Drink, What the Fork May 6, 2015
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Oakland Spring Rising: An Urban Garden Revolution
Plus, a Nido chef plots a farm-to-table taco cart.
Music
- Music, May 6, 2015
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Goteblüd: 'Zines Will Probably Outlast All of the Media Meant to Replace Them'
Matt Wobensmith mediates zine culture and institutions, stewarding an accessible trove of historic ephemera.
- Music, May 6, 2015
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Reviewed: New Albums From Pow!, Toro Y Moi, and Waterstrider
Wherein our music editor parses choice ditties from pedestrian dreg.
Blogs
- Blogs, News May 6, 2015
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Alameda County Traffic Court Data Reveals Minor Infractions Routinely Cited By Police
- Blogs, News May 6, 2015
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Protesters Shut Down Oakland City Council Meeting Preventing E. 12th Street Land Sale
- Blogs, Cannabis May 6, 2015
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Fifth California Legalization 2016 Measure Filed
- Blogs, Food & Drink May 6, 2015
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Mid-Week Menu: Kronnerburger Opens on Piedmont Ave.; Montclair’s Chowhaus Soon to Follow
- Blogs, Arts & Music May 8, 2015
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This Weekend's Top Five Events
May 8, 9 & 10
- Blogs, Cannabis May 7, 2015
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Who Wants To Open Berkeley's Next MMJ Dispensary? These Folks.
- Blogs, News May 8, 2015
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Friday Must Reads: Bay Bridge Rod Fails Test; Labor and Liberal Groups Push to Reform Prop 13
- Blogs, News May 8, 2015
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East Bay Labor Unions Un-Invite District Attorney Nancy O’Malley from Awards Celebration
- Blogs, Arts & Music May 8, 2015
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Take Your Mom to See Repo Man on Sunday — For 924 Gilman St.
The first in a series of events benefitting Gilman occurs this Sunday at the New Parkway Theater.
- Blogs, Food & Drink May 11, 2015
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Face to Face: Shandong Noodles in a Parking Booth
- Blogs, Arts & Music May 11, 2015
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Psychocandy at Thirty: The Jesus & Mary Chain’s Jim Reid Still Resents Rehearsal, Producers, and His Brother William — Sort of
An interview with Jim Reid ahead of The Jesus & Mary Chain's appearances at The Warfield this weekend.
- Blogs, News May 12, 2015
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Tenants Renting from Wall Street Pay More
- Blogs, Cannabis May 12, 2015
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Watch Texas’ First Big TV Ad for Pot Decriminalization
- Blogs, Food & Drink May 12, 2015
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Reinventing Chicken and Waffles
