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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...