Berkeley teenager shot in Oakland identified by police
A Berkeley teenager who was shot and killed in East Oakland on Feb. 9 in what is possibly a gang-related shootout has been identified by authorities. Read More…
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Oakland gets Fun. at the Fox
In today’s musical epoch of auto tune, vocal distortion and studio effects, even the most tone-deaf choir flunkie can be made to sound like a “Roxanne”-era Sting. Therefore it is a rare and unequivocal pleasure to attend a concert and discover that despite all precedents, the artist performing actually sounds Read More…
Biennial homeless count for Alameda County commences
Nearly 250 volunteers spread out in 33 different locations throughout Alameda County for the county’s biennial homeless count, Wednesday morning. Read More…
Alameda County’s Biennial Homeless Count
Nearly 250 volunteers spread out in 33 different locations throughout Alameda County for the county’s biennial homeless count, Wednesday morning.
Man allegedly tries to steal from Berkeley Bowl three times in same day
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. One man took this adage to heart as he allegedly attempted to steal beer from Berkeley Bowl not once, but three times ‑ all in the same day. Read More…
Concert Review: Matt & Kim
It looks like I’m being proven wrong about lackluster crowds with each new show I go to. Matt & Kim’s ecstatic performance last Friday at the Fox Theater was full of dancing, jumping, and screaming from both the crowd and the duo. Opening with the fat synth grooves of “Block Read More…
UC Berkeley lecturer maps food production, distribution
Maps showing where meat is slaughtered in Maryland, where barley for brewing beer is grown and where taco trucks travel in Oakland, among others, will soon be combined into a crowd-sourced, crowd-funded atlas, thanks to a UC Berkeley lecturer. Darin Jensen, co-editor of “Food: An Atlas” and a cartographer and Read More…
Weeding out unfairness
CITY AFFAIRS: The courts should side with Oakland in its challenge against the federal government’s crackdown on medical marijuana.
Oakland deserves to win its bold challenge to the federal government that authorities should not shut down medical marijuana dispensaries operating in full compliance with state law. Due to a crackdown on medical marijuana initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice last year, many California dispensaries face the possibility of Read More…
Documentary examines Oakland hospital
In the waiting room of Oakland’s Highland Hospital, there is much at stake. Faces loom and hover, and almost always provoke. Some are creased with lines of sorrow, others sag with fatigue, and a few glow with mirth. This amalgam of emotions reflects what we undergo as we watch the Read More…
Oakland medical marijuana lawsuit may have statewide implications
The city of Oakland has filed a lawsuit against U.S. authorities that claims the federal government has overstepped its jurisdiction in the attempted closure of a local medical marijuana dispensary. Read More…