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Spice Up the Holidays
Tired of struggling with which new celebrity autobiography to get your significant other this year? Why not spice things up this holiday season with...
Shakespeare in Prison
Until recently, Andress Yancy hadn't given much thought to the works of Shakespeare, and he certainly never thought their themes related to his life....
The Hidden Costs of Fast Food
Fast food workers and supporters marched into a Wendy’s on International Boulevard in Oakland Tuesday chanting “Fifteen dollars and a union!” in an effort...
Got a Complaint or Comment About the 51 Bus Line? Come to These Meetings:
Longstanding complaints over congestion, crowding, and general inefficiency on one of the East Bay’s most heavily used bus routes — the 51A and 51B...
Big New Park Planned for Oakland Waterfront
Detailed plans for a proposed 170-acre park along the Oakland waterfront will get their first hearing next week in front of a regional panel...
Court Hands Victory to Environmentalists in Battle Over Navy Training Exercises
Environmental groups are celebrating a victory this week after a federal court ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMSF) had failed to properly...
Oakland Rent Laws to be Debated
Although Oakland has a rent control ordinance, a loophole in the law allows landlords to pass on some of their financial costs to their...
Environmentalists File Second Lawsuit to Protect Threatened Smith River
Environmental groups have filed a second lawsuit in an effort to block a plan by Caltrans to widen two highways along the pristine Smith...
