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Mar 29, 2023

By the Book

Spring lit is lit in 2023 After winter’s cyclonic storms and the general dreariness of recent months, it’s high time to light up the advent of spring with the revelation of reading a good book. Those in the Bay Area live in a garden of abundance, when it comes to...
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Mar 29, 2023

Light in the Dark

Mar 29, 2023

Killer Weed

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...
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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...
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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...
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