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Vertical gardens feed prisons and communities
There’s a lot of talk of broken systems of late, from the criminal justice system to inequities in global climate impacts. Instead of understanding systems by what is broken, recall this simple check for a healthy system:...
Grace Krilanovich blends acid westerns and California history
Grace Krilanovich is preoccupied with acid.
Not the molecule, or ion, or aqueous liquid with a pH below 7 squeezed onto guacamole or used to dissolve gold. Not the mind-altering substance, either.
Instead of on her tongue, she drops...
Candi Martinez brings Oakland together
It’s a sunny day in May, and Candi Martinez holds her daughter’s tiny hand as the two twirl to face a pair of friends in the middle of a car-less Oakland street. She greets them as music...
Free Will Astrology: Week of Oct. 7
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Oracle: My secret terror is being ordinary. I need to be special, and lately I’m worried I’m just average...
Bar Skula opens on Grand
Murals of fish and other sea creatures submerged and swimming cover the blue surfaces of Bar Skula’s walls. Capitalizing on its location near Lake Merritt, the...
Richmond’s Burger Spot Co. serves smash burgers
In the Burger Olympics, the “smash” has now ascended to the highest step on the podium. Even though the origin story goes back a century or...
