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A Year of Planning, 18 Hours of Shopping

It takes a village to stage the annual White Elephant Sale.

By Lou Fancher

Feature

Nickeled and Dymed

By Dan Mitchell

Music

Black London, Bringing ‘Voodoo’ Back to the East Bay

By Andrew Gilbert

Restaurant Review

Staying Saucy in Temescal

By Katherine Hamilton

News & Opinion

News

Berkeley Greenlights BART Housing in Principle, But the Devil Is In the Details.

Some observers are prioritizing maximum housing density, but other residents near the Ashby station are pushing for 100 percent affordability.

By Jean Tepperman

News

MegaBots Liquidates its Assets, Sells Giant Robot on eBay

Company that tried to establish a giant robot fighting league concedes that its business model was flawed.

By Chris Barylick

Chronic Town

What Should the Pot Industry Look Like?

Why didn't we just legalize it, and leave it alone?

By Dan Mitchell

Seven Days

Undersheriff Said Oakland Police Stood Up Deputies at 'Moms 4 Housing' Eviction

Plus, Alameda County bans flavored tobacco, and tensions rise after Montclair murder.

By Steven Tavares

Feature

Nickeled and Dymed

The collapse of Dionymed Brands, which traded on the stock exchange as DYME, highlights the factors at work in the great cannabis crash.

By Dan Mitchell

Letters

Letters: Dec. 18 - Jan 1

Letters

Letters for the Week of Dec. 11-18

Staff Picks

Slow Food East Bay’s Cultural Food Traditions Project: Senegal

Kingston 11

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

The Provocations of Brontez Purnell

The writer, filmmaker, and dancer is back with a new work at San Francisco's FRESH Festival.

By Lou Fancher

Arts Feature

A Year of Planning, 18 Hours of Shopping

It takes a village to stage the annual White Elephant Sale.

By Lou Fancher

Staff Picks

Tribute to Pumpsie Green

El Cerrito Community Center

Wayne Armstrong

Manna Gallery

Becky Nurse of Salem

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Savage Love

The Long Game

How do I convince my wife to finally let the threesomes begin?

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Staying Saucy in Temescal

Though the menu at Saucy has its highs and lows, the best dishes prove that Asian fusion, once written off as a trend of the past, is here to stay.

By Katherine Hamilton

Staff Picks

Slow Food East Bay’s Cultural Food Traditions Project: Senegal

Kingston 11

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Movies

Movie Review

You Talk Too Much

Guy Ritchie’s violent yakfest The Gentlemen exists in a well-worn groove.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Full Medal Blackout

The Last Full Measure gets lost in the Pentagon.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Don’t Drink the Water

Nicolas Cage and family go on a rampage in Color Out of Space.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

The Oligarch and the Potentate

Citizen K is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. So to speak.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Misery

Ladj Ly's Les Misérables is a furious bulletin from the have-nots.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Desolation Row

Clemency takes us where we don't want to go, for our own good.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

Escape from Death Row

Anti-racism courtroom drama Just Mercy thrives on its characters.

By Kelly Vance

Now Playing

The Gentlemen

Cunningham

The Bolshoi Ballet: Giselle (2020)

The Turning

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Music

Black London, Bringing ‘Voodoo’ Back to the East Bay

Ensemble hopes to keep the sound of Oakland alive.

By Andrew Gilbert

Staff Picks

SFJAZZ Gala 2020 celebrates Mavis Staples

SFJAZZ Center

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Recent Blog Posts

News - January 24, 4:00 AM

Friday's Briefing: Charges against CoCo assessor will be dropped if he wins supe race; Coronavirus fears grow in Alameda County

News - January 23, 4:00 AM

Thursday's Briefing: Berkeley approves homeless encampment under the freeway; Robbery video rattles Oakland Hills

News - January 22, 4:00 AM

Wednesday's Briefing: Oakland bans criminal background checks for tenants; Howard Terminal ballpark inches forward

Food & Drink - January 21, 4:16 PM

Highlights of the Inaugural Bay Area Cider Week

News - January 21, 4:00 AM

Tuesday's Briefing: Moms 4 Housing property to be sold to non-profit; Berkeley eyes encampment under the freeway

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It takes a village to stage the annual White Elephant Sale.

Some observers are prioritizing maximum housing density, but other residents near the Ashby station are pushing for 100 percent affordability.

Company that tried to establish a giant robot fighting league concedes that its business model was flawed.

Why didn't we just legalize it, and leave it alone?

Plus, Alameda County bans flavored tobacco, and tensions rise after Montclair murder.

The collapse of Dionymed Brands, which traded on the stock exchange as DYME, highlights the factors at work in the great cannabis crash.

Kingston 11

The writer, filmmaker, and dancer is back with a new work at San Francisco's FRESH Festival.

It takes a village to stage the annual White Elephant Sale.

El Cerrito Community Center

Manna Gallery

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

How do I convince my wife to finally let the threesomes begin?

Though the menu at Saucy has its highs and lows, the best dishes prove that Asian fusion, once written off as a trend of the past, is here to stay.

Kingston 11

Guy Ritchie’s violent yakfest The Gentlemen exists in a well-worn groove.

The Last Full Measure gets lost in the Pentagon.

Nicolas Cage and family go on a rampage in Color Out of Space.

Citizen K is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. So to speak.

Ladj Ly's Les Misérables is a furious bulletin from the have-nots.

Clemency takes us where we don't want to go, for our own good.

Anti-racism courtroom drama Just Mercy thrives on its characters.

Ensemble hopes to keep the sound of Oakland alive.

SFJAZZ Center

Tribute to Pumpsie Green @ El Cerrito Community Center

Slow Food East Bay’s Cultural Food Traditions Project: Senegal @ Kingston 11

National Geographic Photo Ark @ David Brower Center

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Berkeley cell meat company gets funding boost

Raiders officially drop Oakland

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The collapse of Dionymed Brands, which traded on the stock exchange as DYME, highlights the factors at work in the great cannabis crash.

The Last Full Measure gets lost in the Pentagon.

California is famous for its cyclical booms and busts: housing, dotcoms, gold mining. Guess which industry is next.

Not your average chicken dinner.

New California testing guidelines that take effect this month are expected to reveal widespread groundwater contamination from the chemicals associated with Teflon.

Our picks for some of the best restaurant week deals plus the scoop on special events.

Though fishing industry observers fear for the worst, some fisheries advocates can see a path forward.

California is famous for its cyclical booms and busts: housing, dotcoms, gold mining. Guess which industry is next.

And the Oakland Raiders go out with a whimper; we're all 49ers fans now.

Some observers are prioritizing maximum housing density, but other residents near the Ashby station are pushing for 100 percent affordability.

Though fishing industry observers fear for the worst, some fisheries advocates can see a path forward.

New collection of works by Bob Kaufman illuminates the work of an influential, if forgotten poet.

ORW turns 10 this year with tasty ways to eat and drink your way around Oakland.

Oakland’s Alphabet Rockers lands a second nomination for best children’s music album for record honoring gender and cultural diversity.

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