Ten years of fighting coal
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May 20, 2025

Ten years of fighting coal

The decade-long twists and turns of the battle over a proposed Oakland coal terminal are not over yet. In March, 86 organizations and nearly 1,000 individuals sent an “open letter” to Los Angeles hedge fund owner Jon Brooks,...
Delta blues master takes the stage at the Freight
May 20, 2025

Delta blues master takes the stage at the Freight

Though named after the King of the Cowboys, guitarist Roy Rogers isn’t a country and western yodeler. The Bay Area resident and Redding native is an acclaimed Delta blues musician and producer. His extensive credits include work...
Senior assassin wields steel in South Korean hit
May 20, 2025

Senior assassin wields steel in South Korean hit

The lead character in Min Kyu-dong’s gratuitously violent Pagwa (The Old Woman with the Knife) doesn’t operate the same way as most other action figures. First and foremost she’s female and, as advertised, she’s a genuine senior rather...
May 13, 2025

Free Will Astrology: Week of May 14

ARIES (March 21-April 19): What may appear to be slow or static is actually moving. The developing changes are imperceptible from day to day,...
Alora Social creates cheerful atmosphere in San Ramon
Bollinger Canyon Road is lined with miles of white rose bushes. This month they’re in bloom. There’s something funereal about them, as if they indicate the...
Alameda chef John Thiel returns with Pizzeria Pappo
Chef John Thiel makes two kinds of pies at Pizzeria Pappo. Alamedans enjoyed Thiel’s cooking for nearly two decades at his previous restaurant, Pappo, which closed...
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