Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
News & Opinion
- News & Opinion, Feature Dec 16, 2015
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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.
- News & Opinion, News Dec 16, 2015
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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.
- News & Opinion, Then and Now Dec 16, 2015
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Why the Curtain Fell
During the Golden Age of cinema, Oakland and Berkeley boasted dozens of grand, historic movie palaces.
- News & Opinion, Seven Days Dec 16, 2015
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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.
- News & Opinion, Raising the Bar Dec 16, 2015
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True Generosity Can't Be Bought
Donating huge sums of money to charity may be philanthropy, but it is not generosity.
- News & Opinion, Editor's Note Dec 16, 2015
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The Express Wins Thirteen Awards
Including ten first-place honors for journalism excellence.
- News & Opinion, Letters Dec 16, 2015
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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
Arts & Culture
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy Dec 16, 2015
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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.
- Arts & Culture, Visual Art Dec 16, 2015
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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.
- Arts & Culture, Savage Love Dec 16, 2015
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Cock Locked
How male chastity devices function and when you should probably take yours off.
- Arts & Culture, Free Will Astrology Dec 16, 2015
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Free Will Astrology
Horoscopes for the week of December 17-23, 2015.
- Arts & Culture, Books Pick Dec 15, 2015
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DeMareon Gipson and 'The Plan'
The first GODDESSFLOW event at E.M. Wolfman.
- Arts & Culture, Event Pick Dec 15, 2015
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Cloyne Court: The Documentary
Premiering at the Omni Commons.
- Arts & Culture, Performance Pick Dec 15, 2015
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Ex Nihilo Theater Series
A six-part play at The Octopus Literary Salon.
- Arts & Culture, Art Pick Dec 15, 2015
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Lost Love
Sanjay Vora, William Schwob, Rosella Scapini at Vessel Gallery.
Movies
- Movies, Movie Review Dec 16, 2015
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‘The Big Short’ Has a Snappy Energy
The new film adaptation of Michael Lewis’ bestseller makes for an effective comedy.
- Movies, Movie Review Dec 16, 2015
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Mr. Democracy
Frederick Wiseman’s doc In Jackson Heights holds up a mirror.
- Movies, One-Night Stands Dec 16, 2015
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One-Night Stands
Repertory film listings for December 17-23, 2015.
- Movies, Movie Review Dec 15, 2015
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Good News: The New ‘Star Wars’ Doesn’t Suck
It’s the best Star Wars movie since The Empire Strikes Back.
Food & Drink
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Dec 16, 2015
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La Marcha's Happy Hour Is the Happiest Happy Hour
If you come at the right time, the tapas are a delicious bargain.
Music
- Music, Dec 16, 2015
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Tropic Green Tunes in to the Moon
Interdisciplinary artist Adee Roberson's experimental dance pop EP, Golden Light, draws from astrology, punk, and Afrofuturism.
- Music, Dec 16, 2015
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Reviewed: New Releases from E-40, G-Eazy, and Kool A.D.
Our music editor weighs in on which recent rap titles slap.
- Music, Show Preview Dec 15, 2015
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Tony! Toni! Toné!
The legendary Oakland R&B group comes to Yoshi's.
- Music, Show Preview Dec 15, 2015
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Ghostface Killah
The formidable Wu-Tang rapper performs at The New Parish.
- Music, Show Preview Dec 15, 2015
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Metal Mother and Violent Vickie
Gritty, industrial pop.
Blogs
- Blogs, Food & Drink Dec 16, 2015
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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.
- Blogs, Cannabis Dec 16, 2015
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Federal Ceasefire Holds in War on Medical Marijuana
- Blogs, Food & Drink Dec 16, 2015
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AS B-Dama’s Chikara Ono Plots a New Sushi Restaurant in Swan’s Market
- Blogs, Arts & Music Dec 18, 2015
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This Weekend's Top Five Events
December 18, 19 & 20
- Blogs, News Dec 16, 2015
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Oakland Gun Control Laws Move Forward
- Blogs, Food & Drink Dec 17, 2015
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Mid-Week Menu: The Dock Shifts Gears, Rockridge Gets Another Italian Restaurant, and Lucky Three Seven Hosts a Free Food Day
- Blogs, News Dec 17, 2015
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Air Board Okays New Refinery Rules, But Does Not Block Tar Sands
- Blogs, Cannabis Dec 18, 2015
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Growing Medical Weed Is NOT a Crime, California Appeals Court Rules
- Blogs, Food & Drink Dec 18, 2015
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Emeryville's CommonWealth Micropub to Close on Saturday
- Blogs, News Dec 22, 2015
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Updated: Oakland Spent $72K Closing 162 Homeless Camps in 2015
