FOLLOW US
.News & Opinion
Mar 22, 2023
Spellling Magick
East Bay artist conjures charm
Ominously distorted minimal synth chords bang underneath a whooshing chant cranked on my best speakers while I think about how best to describe this music. The artist’s name is Spellling because that is...
Mar 22, 2023
Stay Woke
Despite the word’s abduction, the spiritual truth behind it remains a political force for change
This is from one of the people I’m least likely to bother quoting:
“We need a national divorce. . . From the sick and disgusting...
.News
Mar 22, 2023
Out of Poverty
City of Alameda to launch guaranteed income pilot program
The City of Alameda will soon join a wave of U.S. cities fighting poverty through pilot Guaranteed Income (GI) programs.
An adage from the King James Bible is, “The poor...
Mar 22, 2023
CBD M.I.A.
The government’s continued inaction to regulate CBD oils only benefits the sleaziest operators
In January, after years of anticipation and as the CBD and hemp markets have been wracked by ever-deepening confusion, the Food and Drug Administration announced...
Mar 15, 2023
Season to Taste
Menu dégustation: tasting menus then and now
Was the original Western “tasting menu” inspired by fear rather than love of food?
Some food historians argue that the reason the ancient Greeks served many different dishes during certain celebrations was...
Mar 15, 2023
Follow the Money
Was the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank a one-off calamity, or sign of more trouble for California?
On March 10, California saw something the country hasn’t witnessed since the bad old days of the 2008 financial crisis: the...
.News
Mar 15, 2023
The Unbanked
California mulls entering banking business to serve disadvantaged consumers
Anneisha Williams figures she has paid several hundred dollars in overdraft fees over the years, so when her last bank recently refused to refund about $500 a hacker stole...