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There’s no place like Dome
Some artists prefer to work in complete solitude, isolated with their materials and their creative visions. Others, however, thrive in the hive of an...
When it rains, it pollutes
It’s rained a lot in Contra Costa County in 2026. According to Contra Costa County Flood Control District stats, by mid-May parts of the...
California voters voice concerns about American democracy
American democracy is facing some serious challenges, according to California registered voters in a recent poll. A UC Berkeley Institute of Government Studies (IGS)...
The rest is just Gravy
The story goes like this: In 1969, Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. was lying on stage at the Texas International Pop Festival, when he asked...
Baykeeper sues state over expanding Bay sand mining
Sejal Choksi-Chugh is the executive director of San Francisco Baykeeper, which is based in Oakland. “Sand mining is happening right near San Francisco and...
Let kids create
Well-known East Bay vocalist Miss Faye Carol was visiting a local prison with her band when she noticed another building going up next door....
The Back Room lives!
There was a time, in the not-so-distant past, when small, companionable clubs, which welcomed multiple genres of music, flourished. That time is no more....
Curling is the new black
One of the world’s most out-there sports, invented by—who else—the Scots, is having its roaring moment. Every four years, the Winter Olympics sweeps curling...
