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At the Ippuku team's entry into West Oakland, find subtle flavors, remarkable craftsmanship, and long waits.
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OUSD plans to appoint a director to BayTech's board while an ongoing investigation delves into allegations of financial mismanagement.
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In the East Bay, women of color and queer people are making alternative health-care practices accessible and culturally relevant to their communities — as well as a key part of their activism.
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The Oakland artist and activist works to prioritize fellow queer people of color.
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Homeless and mentally ill, Joshua Pawlik was unconscious right before four Oakland police officers killed him in March. His family and friends are seeking answers.
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The principal suddenly resigned after the school's board accused him of fraud, but the controversy raises questions about the school's links to the Gülen movement.
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The FDA's approval of the first-ever pharmaceutical drug containing cannabidiol could lead to a crackdown on other cannabis products.
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It's not just about the 1970s.
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The principal suddenly resigned after the school's board accused him of fraud, but the controversy raises questions about the school's links to the Gülen movement.
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Homeless and mentally ill, Joshua Pawlik was unconscious right before four Oakland police officers killed him in March. His family and friends are seeking answers.
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School administrators forced students to buy uniforms, graduation caps and gowns, and made parents buy tickets to attend ceremonies. BayTech's board also repeatedly violated the Brown Act.
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After the arrest of the popular Richmond bicycle advocate at Oakland’s First Friday, supporters organize ‘Biking While Black.’
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OUSD plans to appoint a director to BayTech's board while an ongoing investigation delves into allegations of financial mismanagement.
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It plays out like a poor soap opera.
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The peaceful arrest of John Lee Cowell for the brutal murder of Nia Wilson was striking compared to BART's past treatment of Black suspects.
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It's not just about the 1970s.
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The all-female, all-Black music collective is destined for big things.
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The comedic action flick contains mountains of flab.
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Re: “I am Annoyed and Disappointed”
I go to Cafe Gratitude because I like to eat quinoa and raw zucchini and sometimes I don't feel like making it for myself. I tolerate the affirmation-speak like I tolerate the restaurants that make their waiters sing. I feel no nobler about eating food I could very easily make for myself than I do about buying cheap clothes made by slave labor.
I have studied enough economics to know that my personal consumption choices make no difference in the situation of oppressed people around the world and that any energy spent patting myself on the back about drinking live algae is better spent earning money that I can contribute to grassroots groups I believe in or engaging in issue-focused, goal-oriented groups myself. Cafe Gratitude is not an agent of change, it is a business that serves a certain niche and promotes a culture that its managers seem to believe is positive.
I am mostly disturbed that commenters here talk about the restaurant's culture and tactics as if they are unique. Most major corporations employ longstanding psychological techniques to squelch unions, use ingredients that are known to be addictive, and have a company culture that they promote. Why is your boss asking you to sign up for their "transformative thinking" group any different from your boss asking you to buy Christmas cookies for their kids' soccer team, attend a diversity training or read a book about Six Sigma? If you believe workers are susceptible to oppression and businesses are doing rotten things, get active and support groups with a goal to change this, not businesses with the stated goals of "celebrating aliveness" and "honoring the earth."