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Nov 30, 2022
Stepping Down
Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf reflects as time in office comes to a close
Oakland's 50th mayor, Mayor Libby Schaaf, has done a tremendous job in the last eight years compared with those who preceded her, a community leader...
Nov 30, 2022
Cannabis Conundrums
California is awash in pot, the illicit market is flourishing, and the legal market is overtaxed and overburdened
If one wants to understand the current state of the California legal-pot business, one can read all the market analyses,...
Nov 30, 2022
Oakland native Sheila E. returns to where it all began
I first learned of Sheila E. almost 25 years ago as a young kid stuck in traffic...
Nov 30, 2022
One course of horror, another of refined camp
As Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, Ralph Fiennes expresses a self-reflexive sense of awe and pleasure each...
Nov 23, 2022
Joshua Chase and Oakanna stand out when the smoke clears
The Oakanna cannabis store bears quite a few distinctions. For one, it’s the first cannabis dispensary approved...
Nov 23, 2022
A fusion of Korean American brunch and dinner
Brunch lovers will find—if not a cure—then a temporary salve for their hangovers at The Sunday restaurant. Not only...
