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Some 22,000 Rental Units in Oakland’s ‘Soft Story’ Buildings Risk Collapse
Since the deadly fire that killed 36 people at the Ghost Ship warehouse on December 2, city officials and concerned residents are zeroing-in on...
Alternative Holiday Sports Options (For Those Of Us Too Broke For the Warriors or...
The holidays, they're great. Family. Friends. Food. Fun. All the makings for a swell time. That is, until it comes down to...
Oakland Celebrates Soda Tax Victory as ‘Huge Win Over Corporations’
Soda companies don’t want sugary drinks to be cast as the next tobacco. They spent millions in three Bay Area cities this November trying...
How to Solve Berkeley’s Housing Crisis? Two Leading Mayoral Candidates Don’t See Eye-to-Eye
It's an issue that divides Berkeley's political landscape: How to solve the city's housing crisis. And this year's top mayoral candidates are as split...
Beverage-Industry Playbook Expands as ‘Big Soda’ Spends Large to Defeat Oakland and San Francisco...
Say what you want about the power and influence of "Big Soda," the beverage industry's game plan to defeat soda-tax measures is remarkably consistent:...
Soda Industry Spent $67 Million Fighting Sugar Taxes and Health Labels Since 2009
The sugar-sweetened beverage industry's lobbying group, the American Beverage Association, and its two largest members, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo, spent at least $67 million fighting...
Burma Superstar Calls Labor Lawsuit ‘Frivolous,’ Former Employee Details TK Working Conditions
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In response to a lawsuit filed against Burma Superstar last week, spokesperson Nathan Ballard released a statement dismissing the allegations.
"This frivolous...
Former Employee Who is Suing Burma Superstar: ‘It Was Complete Madness’
The Bay Area's best-known purveyor of Burmese tea leaf salad faces a major lawsuit.
Credits: Chris Duffey/File
Former employees of Burma Superstar are speaking out about...
