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Will Covid Sap Weed-biz Hype?

Will Covid Sap Weed-biz Hype?

Old-school cannabis veterans yearn for a more-grounded industry

By Dan Mitchell

News

A's Owner Going 
on a Rent Strike

A's Owner Going on a Rent Strike

Coronavirus Journal: Oakland bishop considers outdoor mass

By Steven Tavares

News

Giant Rebates for Commercial Landlords?

Giant Rebates for Commercial Landlords?

Proposal before Board of Equalization could devastate local government finances

By Jennifer Wadsworth

Feature

The Play's Not the Thing

The Play's Not the Thing

Theater in the Age of Corona

By Jeffrey Edalatpour

Seven Days

Could Teens Vote in School Elections?

Could Teens Vote in School Elections?

Oakland will decide if teenagers can vote in contests for the school board.

By Steven Tavares

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Letters

Letters

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Arts & Culture

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Week of May 28

By Rob Brezsny

Black Power

Oakland Museum of California

Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series

Pegasus Books Downtown

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Week of May 21

By Rob Brezsny

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Movies

Movie Review

A Star 
is Bored

A Star is Bored

Coming soon to a screen near you: your own Covid-19-themed horror feature

By Daedalus Howell

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Music

Music

TreasureFest is now a Virtual Marketplace

TreasureFest is now a Virtual Marketplace

Popular festival now online

By Jeffrey Edalatpour

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News - June 2, 4:00 AM

Tuesday's Briefing: Curfew limits violence in the East Bay; Barbara Lee wants a truth commission on the legacy of slavery

News - June 1, 4:00 AM

Monday's Briefing: Under cover of night, businesses are looted, fires envelope the East Bay

Food & Drink - June 1, 4:00 AM

Hangar 1 Vodka Fuels Free-Food-For-Unemployed-Workers Program

News - May 29, 1:50 PM

Friday's Briefing: Mayor Schaaf was tested for covid-19; Oakland city auditor slams Police Commission

Food & Drink - May 29, 4:00 AM

Oakland Restaurateurs Ask City for Post-Pandemic Support

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Tuesday's Briefing: Curfew limits violence in the East Bay; Barbara Lee wants a truth commission on the legacy of slavery

Richmond man alleged to be eating his murdered grandma
Monday's Briefing: Under cover of night, businesses are looted, fires envelope the East Bay

Mayhem moves to the East Bay suburbs
Seizing the NightFeature

The strange tale of how the police accountability movement was co-opted by looters and vandals
Friday's Briefing: Mayor Schaaf was tested for covid-19; Oakland city auditor slams Police Commission

Lawsuit asserts San Leandro Police 'stomped' on woman causing miscarriage
Hangar 1 Vodka Fuels Free-Food-For-Unemployed-Workers Program

500-plus boxes of fresh produce from sustainable farms have been donated to unemployed food-and-beverage workers thus far.

The Oil Well Next Door

Officials in Contra Costa County are poised to approve oil- and gas-drilling just over the hill from a residential neighborhood
Beat Survivor

Legendary poet Michael McClure turned out superior poetry after his peers flamed out
Pay for Deputies Goes to Court

Alameda County sheriff's union at center of a consequential case for labor
McConnell: No Banking For Now

Senate leader ridicules Covid relief bill for emphasizing canna-business
Wednesday's Briefing: Oakland approves ordinance requiring paid sick leave for essential workers; Alameda County sheriff gets $318 million to hire more deputies

Alameda County gives in to Tesla

Beat Survivor

Legendary poet Michael McClure turned out superior poetry after his peers flamed out
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The Oil Well Next Door

Officials in Contra Costa County are poised to approve oil- and gas-drilling just over the hill from a residential neighborhood
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The Question Raisers

It's no surprise that the governmental response to the Covid-19 pandemic has attracted the attention of Oakland's feisty Independent Institute and its founder
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Changing the Recipe

How East Bay restaurants are reinventing themselves during the quarantine.
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A New Mountain Mike's Pizza Opens in Oakland

It's the city's fifth location for the Newport Beach-based chain.
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