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Next Generation Thai Food at Funky Elephant

The new Berkeley restaurant soars with handmade curry pastes, quality ingredients, and traditionally bold flavors.
Friday’s Briefing: Huge Housing Project Proposed for Oakland’s Waterfront; Elmwood Café Abruptly Closes After Renewed Attention to Racial Profiling Incident
Neighbor Sues Owner of Demolished Arts Space, Alleging Toxic Runoff

Developer Danny Haber's project to rebuild a red-tagged live-work warehouse has been stalled by environmental review and could be delayed further.
Growing Pains Part 2: Back to the Underground

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.
With Community Foods Market, West Oakland Gets a New Grocery Store

Growing Pains Part 1: Nipped in the Bud

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.
Mapping History with Long Lost Oakland

An imaginative map from the creator of the East Bay Yesterday podcast illustrates Oakland's natural and industrial history.
The Italian Homemade Company Excels with Fresh Pasta and Regional Sandwiches

The Elmwood's new fast-casual restaurant is a welcomed evolution of the red sauce joint.
Redfield Cider Bar & Bottle Shop to Bring Orchard-Based Ciders to Oakland
Oakland Tenants Take Direct Action to Fight Large Rent Hikes

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

Vote Kalb or Wicks for Assembly District 15

We endorse Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb and former Obama White House aide Buffy Wicks in the June 5 primary.
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When Police Take Kids' Bikes

A group of East Oakland youth in the Scraper Bike Team say San Leandro police keeping confiscating their bicycles — sometimes at gunpoint.
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Opinion: Why Building Housing Near Mass Transit Promotes Collectivism

It will break us from the chains of capitalistic individualism and the destructive car-centric lifestyle.
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Oakland’s Flatlands Residents Grill Mayor and City Council Over Illegal Dumping

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.
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Oakland Should Sue the NFL and Mark Davis

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.
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Beirut's Appropriate Deviousness

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

The Korean-American artist specializes in dance-worthy club beats that feel quiet and cozy.
A Bag of Marbles, and Two Kids on the Run

True Shoah story takes a disconcertingly sweet point of view.

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The new Berkeley restaurant soars with handmade curry pastes, quality ingredients, and traditionally bold flavors.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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