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Express lanes coming to the I-880 next summer
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Berkeley reaches agreement for new housing near two BART stations
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As Oakland appeals a court ruling in favor of the coal terminal developer, he critiques the city's political culture.
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World Famous Hotboys coming to Oakland on Dec. 30
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"Jobs vs. environment" argument poses a challenge to proposed measure, but supporters say the familiar dichotomy represents a false choice.
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Oakland's ambitious approach to solving the climate crisis combines environmental action with a focus on equity. Can they fit together?
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Leaked documents about the effort to sell a coal terminal to a reluctant city show how the government sausage gets made.
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Can the legislature fix the problem? So far it has not stepped up.
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The cabbage is purple rather than green, and teff makes its way into chocolate cake.
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A fine-dining chef returns to his Salvadoran roots, meshing the spirit of traditional recipes with classical and progressive cooking techniques.
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A fine-dining chef returns to his Salvadoran roots, meshing the spirit of traditional recipes with classical and progressive cooking techniques.
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"Jobs vs. environment" argument poses a challenge to proposed measure, but supporters say the familiar dichotomy represents a false choice.
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How I came to see climate change as a fight for our lives.
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As Oakland appeals a court ruling in favor of the coal terminal developer, he critiques the city's political culture.
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Leaked documents about the effort to sell a coal terminal to a reluctant city show how the government sausage gets made.
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Re: “Inception”
This movie was not perfect; I took issue with some minor areas of predictability (relatively speaking), forced dialogue and plot devices (mostly early on), and cast choices (Ellen page was completely out of place here). However, I still think it was a more intelligent and compelling film than almost every mainstream one. I kind of wish that the concepts had been explored to a much greater depth, with higher intensity, complexity, and feeling. I have a feeling that Inception was watered down a bit from the original idea to make it palatable to the masses, but you have to do that to make money (or at best, become a cult classic much later which is unacceptable to most directors and studios). The flaws and lesser exploration of the themes present in the film make it rank it more as 'good' instead of 'masterpiece' in my opinion. By my (again relatively speaking) ultra-strict standards this film gets a B or 80-85%. A very high rating for a mainstream movie. The themes present reminded me a lot of myself and my struggles to cope with the boredom of the real world, and my regression into a life of being partially stuck in dreams and what could be, rather than what is. Essentially, Inception is an outstanding idea decently executed. If the execution had been better and the themes explored much more deeply, it could have been much better.