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Jan 4, 2023
Hooked on Books
Short reads bring relief to local readersÂ
If one is inclined to do some under-the-breath grumbling when that book club buddy foists yet another 600-plus-page doorstopper on the group for the next discussion, Kenneth C. Davis has 58...
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Dec 28, 2022
Inked in Love
NIAD salutes Andrés Cisneros-Galindo’s art and impactÂ
On Jan. 14, when a public reception opens an exhibit of Andrés Cisneros-Galindo’s work, it will be a celebration of decades of his own printmaking—and also of his decades teaching at...
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Dec 28, 2022
No Victory Lap for Schaaf
Oakland Power Poll shows disappointment with the mayor, although many acknowledge that COVID-19 dealt her a bad hand
As Libby Schaaf prepares to end her eight years as mayor, Oakland Power Poll respondents harbor decidedly ambivalent feelings about...
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Dec 21, 2022
From East 38th to Fruitvale
The national movement for racial justice has local roots
On a brisk Minneapolis morning with snowflakes in the air and a windchill of 15, Georgio Wright and Kendrick White stand in front of the sprawling George Perry Floyd...
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Dec 14, 2022
A ‘Here Here’ in Richmond
Richmond’s first Latino mayor sees the problems—and the potential
History was made in Richmond with the finalization of the November election. In the mayor’s race, current city council member Eduardo Martinez bested three other contenders, becoming Richmond’s first...
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Dec 7, 2022
The State of Oakland
Power Poll addresses homelessness, crime, blight and business loss
Participants in the latest Oakland Power Poll hold an almost uniformly grim assessment of the state of their city, portraying homelessness, grime, crime, business flight and ineffective civic leadership...
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Nov 30, 2022
Stepping Down
Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf reflects as time in office comes to a close
Oakland's 50th mayor, Mayor Libby Schaaf, has done a tremendous job in the last eight years compared with those who preceded her, a community leader...
