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News & Opinion, Feature Dec 16, 2015
Oakland's Perfect Storm

As the city has failed to build enough housing and has been slow to respond to the affordability crisis, more and more people are being displaced.
- By Lucas Waldron
- Tags: Feature, affordable housing, Oakland, housing crisis

News & Opinion, News Dec 16, 2015
The Police Body Cameras Wars

Oakland is the new battleground in a fiercely competitive, billion-dollar market in which leading vendors fiercely fight to win lucrative contracts with police departments.
- By Darwin BondGraham
- Tags: News, body cameras, police, Taser

News & Opinion, Then and Now Dec 16, 2015
Why the Curtain Fell

During the Golden Age of cinema, Oakland and Berkeley boasted dozens of grand, historic movie palaces.
- By Laurel Hennen Vigil
- Tags: Then and Now

News & Opinion, Seven Days Dec 16, 2015
Berkeley Shows How It's Done

The city council just scored $10.5 million for affordable housing — and helped fight climate change at the same time.
- By Robert Gammon
- Tags: Seven Days, 2211 Harold Way, HSR Berkeley Investments, Berkeley, City Council

News & Opinion, Raising the Bar Dec 16, 2015
True Generosity Can't Be Bought

Donating huge sums of money to charity may be philanthropy, but it is not generosity.
- By Jay Youngdahl
- Tags: Raising the Bar, philanthropy, Berkeley Free Clinic, volunteering

News & Opinion, Editor's Note Dec 16, 2015
The Express Wins Thirteen Awards

Including ten first-place honors for journalism excellence.
- By Express staff
- Tags: Editor's Note, awards, East Bay Express, journalism excellence

News & Opinion, Letters Dec 16, 2015
Letters for the week of December 2-8

Readers sound off on salmon, Oakland's free holiday parking program, and outgoing Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus
- Tags: Letters

Arts & Culture, Culture Spy Dec 16, 2015
Constance Hockaday's Oceanic Aspirations

The Oakland artist makes artwork that draws attention to the possibilities waiting in the water and everyone's right to experience them.
- By Sarah Burke
- Tags: Culture Spy, San Francisco Bay, water rights, Constance Hockaday

Arts & Culture, Visual Art Dec 16, 2015
West Oakland's New All-Female Art Collective

CTRL+SHFT hopes to prove that experimental and inclusive art spaces can still be viable in the Bay Area.
- By Sarah Burke
- Tags: Visual Art, CTRL+SHFT, West Oakland, California College of the Arts

Arts & Culture, Savage Love Dec 16, 2015
Cock Locked

How male chastity devices function and when you should probably take yours off.
- By Dan Savage

Arts & Culture, Free Will Astrology Dec 16, 2015
Free Will Astrology

Horoscopes for the week of December 17-23, 2015.
- By Rob Brezsny
- Tags: Free Will Astrology

Arts & Culture, Books Pick Dec 15, 2015
DeMareon Gipson and 'The Plan'

The first GODDESSFLOW event at E.M. Wolfman.
- By Sarah Burke
- Tags: Books Pick

Arts & Culture, Event Pick Dec 15, 2015
Cloyne Court: The Documentary

Premiering at the Omni Commons.
- By Sarah Burke
- Tags: Event Pick

Arts & Culture, Performance Pick Dec 15, 2015
Ex Nihilo Theater Series

A six-part play at The Octopus Literary Salon.
- By Erin Baldassari
- Tags: Performance Pick

Arts & Culture, Art Pick Dec 15, 2015
Lost Love

Sanjay Vora, William Schwob, Rosella Scapini at Vessel Gallery.
- Tags: Art Pick

Movies, Movie Review Dec 16, 2015
Video
‘The Big Short’ Has a Snappy Energy

The new film adaptation of Michael Lewis’ bestseller makes for an effective comedy.
- By Scott Renshaw
- Tags: Movie Review, Video

Movies, Movie Review Dec 16, 2015
Video
Mr. Democracy

Frederick Wiseman’s doc In Jackson Heights holds up a mirror.
- By Kelly Vance
- Tags: Movie Review, Video

Movies, One-Night Stands Dec 16, 2015
One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for December 17-23, 2015.
- Tags: One-Night Stands

Movies, Movie Review Dec 15, 2015
Video
Good News: The New ‘Star Wars’ Doesn’t Suck

It’s the best Star Wars movie since The Empire Strikes Back.
- By Matt Cohen
- Tags: Movie Review, Video

Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 16, 2015
La Marcha's Happy Hour Is the Happiest Happy Hour

If you come at the right time, the tapas are a delicious bargain.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Restaurant Review, La Marcha, tapas, Spanish food, happy hour

Food & Drink, What the Fork Dec 16, 2015
Bill Owens' Next Big Idea Is to Go Even Smaller

The 77-year-old brewpub pioneer wants to start a Hayward nanobrewery modeled after restaurant pop-ups.
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: What the Fork, nanobrewery, distilleries, Bill Owens

Music, Dec 16, 2015
Video
Tropic Green Tunes in to the Moon

Interdisciplinary artist Adee Roberson's experimental dance pop EP, Golden Light, draws from astrology, punk, and Afrofuturism.
- By Nastia Voynovskaya
- Tags: Music, Tropic Green, LGBT, Afrofuturism, punk, Golden Light, Video

Music, Dec 16, 2015
Reviewed: New Releases from E-40, G-Eazy, and Kool A.D.

Our music editor weighs in on which recent rap titles slap.
- By Nastia Voynovskaya
- Tags: Music, G-Eazy, E-40, Kool A.D.

Music, Show Preview Dec 15, 2015
Video
Tony! Toni! Toné!

The legendary Oakland R&B group comes to Yoshi's.
- By Nastia Voynovskaya
- Tags: Show Preview, Video

Music, Show Preview Dec 15, 2015
Video
Ghostface Killah

The formidable Wu-Tang rapper performs at The New Parish.
- By Nastia Voynovskaya
- Tags: Show Preview, Video

Music, Show Preview Dec 15, 2015
Metal Mother and Violent Vickie

Gritty, industrial pop.
- By Nastia Voynovskaya
- Tags: Show Preview

Blogs, Cannabis Dec 16, 2015
Federal Ceasefire Holds in War on Medical Marijuana
- By David Downs

Blogs, News Dec 16, 2015
Wednesday Must Reads: State Regulators Recommend Against Solar Penalties; Water Officials Back Off Plan to Save Salmon
- By Robert Gammon

Blogs, Food & Drink Dec 16, 2015
AS B-Dama’s Chikara Ono Plots a New Sushi Restaurant in Swan’s Market
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: Chikara Ono, AS B-Dama, sushi, Swan's Market

Blogs, Arts & Music Dec 18, 2015
This Weekend's Top Five Events

December 18, 19 & 20
- By Sarah Burke

Blogs, News Dec 16, 2015
Oakland Gun Control Laws Move Forward
- By Steven Tavares

Blogs, Food & Drink Dec 17, 2015
Mid-Week Menu: The Dock Shifts Gears, Rockridge Gets Another Italian Restaurant, and Lucky Three Seven Hosts a Free Food Day
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: News, The Dock, James Syhabout, Belotti, Lucky Three Seven, PieTisserie, Homestead

Blogs, News Dec 17, 2015
Thursday Must Reads: PG&E Lacks Safety Records on 1,000 Miles of Pipeline; DMV Wants Drivers in Driverless Cars
- By Robert Gammon

Blogs, News Dec 17, 2015
Air Board Okays New Refinery Rules, But Does Not Block Tar Sands
- By Jean Tepperman

Blogs, Cannabis Dec 18, 2015
Growing Medical Weed Is NOT a Crime, California Appeals Court Rules
- By David Downs

Blogs, Food & Drink Dec 18, 2015
Emeryville's CommonWealth Micropub to Close on Saturday
- By Luke Tsai
- Tags: CommonWealth Micropub, Ross Adair, Emeryville, full English breakfast

Blogs, News Dec 21, 2015
Monday Must Reads: Richmond Man Who Planned to Bomb Muslims Arrested; Castro Valley Corrections Official on Paid Leave for Hate Crime Against Muslims
- By Robert Gammon

Blogs, News Dec 22, 2015
Tuesday Must Reads: State May Ease Water Restrictions for Hot Areas; UC Divests from Private Prison Industry
- By Robert Gammon

Blogs, News Dec 22, 2015
Updated: Oakland Spent $72K Closing 162 Homeless Camps in 2015
- By Darwin BondGraham

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Issue Archive for the Week of Dec 16-22, 2015

News & Opinion

As the city has failed to build enough housing and has been slow to respond to the affordability crisis, more and more people are being displaced.

Oakland is the new battleground in a fiercely competitive, billion-dollar market in which leading vendors fiercely fight to win lucrative contracts with police departments.

During the Golden Age of cinema, Oakland and Berkeley boasted dozens of grand, historic movie palaces.

The city council just scored $10.5 million for affordable housing — and helped fight climate change at the same time.

Donating huge sums of money to charity may be philanthropy, but it is not generosity.

Including ten first-place honors for journalism excellence.

Readers sound off on salmon, Oakland's free holiday parking program, and outgoing Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus

Arts & Culture

The Oakland artist makes artwork that draws attention to the possibilities waiting in the water and everyone's right to experience them.

CTRL+SHFT hopes to prove that experimental and inclusive art spaces can still be viable in the Bay Area.

How male chastity devices function and when you should probably take yours off.

Horoscopes for the week of December 17-23, 2015.

The first GODDESSFLOW event at E.M. Wolfman.

Premiering at the Omni Commons.

A six-part play at The Octopus Literary Salon.

Sanjay Vora, William Schwob, Rosella Scapini at Vessel Gallery.

Movies

The new film adaptation of Michael Lewis’ bestseller makes for an effective comedy.

Frederick Wiseman’s doc In Jackson Heights holds up a mirror.

Repertory film listings for December 17-23, 2015.

It’s the best Star Wars movie since The Empire Strikes Back.

Food & Drink

If you come at the right time, the tapas are a delicious bargain.

The 77-year-old brewpub pioneer wants to start a Hayward nanobrewery modeled after restaurant pop-ups.

Music

Interdisciplinary artist Adee Roberson's experimental dance pop EP, Golden Light, draws from astrology, punk, and Afrofuturism.

Our music editor weighs in on which recent rap titles slap.

The legendary Oakland R&B group comes to Yoshi's.

The formidable Wu-Tang rapper performs at The New Parish.

Gritty, industrial pop.

Blogs

December 18, 19 & 20

Most Popular Stories

Developer Danny Haber's project to rebuild a red-tagged live-work warehouse has been stalled by environmental review and could be delayed further.

At this "game gym," you can watch the best players battle each other live.

The rapper and producer discusses healing, hyphy, and the communities that made him.

Instead of welcoming the cannabis industry into the light, Oakland's new rules are putting many out of business, while others are disappearing into the illicit market.

A settlement between Mountain View Cemetery and the California Native Plant Society protects hundreds of native oak trees.

Small farmers had hoped to usher in California's new legal cannabis market, but the state's high taxes and fees and a loophole in its regulatory scheme are allowing Big Weed to take over.

An imaginative map from the creator of the East Bay Yesterday podcast illustrates Oakland's natural and industrial history.

The Elmwood's new fast-casual restaurant is a welcomed evolution of the red sauce joint.

Activists are also garnering support for a statewide ballot initiative to repeal Costa Hawkins.

We endorse Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb and former Obama White House aide Buffy Wicks in the June 5 primary.

A group of East Oakland youth in the Scraper Bike Team say San Leandro police keeping confiscating their bicycles — sometimes at gunpoint.

It will break us from the chains of capitalistic individualism and the destructive car-centric lifestyle.

Hundreds of people gathered last night to demand that the city hire additional public works crews to clean up garbage and focus on the most impacted neighborhoods.

After years of criticism over the Raiders deal, East Bay officials now can try to wipe the slate clean and recoup hundreds of millions of dollars from the NFL and Mark Davis.

The Korean-American artist specializes in dance-worthy club beats that feel quiet and cozy.

True Shoah story takes a disconcertingly sweet point of view.

Jon Hamm's new movie makes a hash of Lebanon, but it's high-class hash.

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