Unions are shrinking nationwide—but not in California
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Sep 9, 2025

Unions are shrinking nationwide—but not in California

The current state of unions across the country is a study in contradiction. On one hand, public support for unions in the U.S. is at 70%, just a tick off the highest mark in 60 years. Petitions...
Social Eyes: Week of Sept. 11-17
Sep 9, 2025

Social Eyes: Week of Sept. 11-17

Featuring Scott Amendola’s SticklerPhonics, Archer Oh, MJ Lenderman & the Wind, ESG, Taylor Tomlinson, Beach Fossils, Christopher Chen’s 'The Motion,' Conan, Laura Benanti, and Ruthie Foster.
The Stroll returns
Sep 9, 2025

The Stroll returns

With its 49th year, the Solano Avenue Stroll celebrates an event that has proved enduringly popular and resilient. The Stroll, organized in 1974 as a “thank-you party for customers by the Thousand Oaks Business and Professional Association,”...
Sep 2, 2025

Free Will Astrology: Week of Sept. 3

This week's Free Will Astrology features horoscopes inspired by a prominent Black scientist, Polynesian navigation, trees, tabla drums, Zen mottos and more.
Rosie’s rocks the East Bay
As the Saturday morning sun started to ascend, April and Rich Sigona bent their parallel bodies forward while assembling sandwiches side by side. Their “kitchen” was...
Alta Vina tastes like California
The regulars at Henry Spivey’s new wine bar Alta Vina have already come to think of it, instead, as Henry’s. Open since June, Spivey told me...
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