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East Bay voters decide local leadership and policy
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, the midterm election day, no one pretended. Exercising their civic duty and right to vote, people in the East Bay and nationwide voiced their displeasure with the current federal administration, Republicans and...
Martin McDonagh turns a CIA thriller into a political reckoning
No one can trust this review. I mean everything that follows, but one should know up front I’m a devotee of the work of writer/director Martin McDonagh from the marrow in my bones to the metabolic waste...
Free Will Astrology: Week of Nov. 11
ARIES (March 21-April 19): There is an old way of making fire: Strike a sharp edge of flint in a hard, glancing blow against steel. The flint shears off small particles of metal. Heated by the blow...
Free Will Astrology: Week of Nov. 4
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries psychologist Abraham Maslow coined the term peak “experiences”: surging upflows of heightened clarity, awe, vitality and love. He also...
Delage serves Japanese craftsmanship with an Oakland sensibility
Every week, Delage receives a “mystery box” filled with different fish delivered from Japan. Working diligently behind the front counter, sushi chef Jeremias Jimenez holds up...
The Egg Pals enter the Palace
Breakfast at my house really didn’t extend beyond bowls of cereal or, occasionally, toast and scrambled eggs. Sandwiches never made an appearance until lunch time. When...
