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The TV shows I’m a Virgo and Blindspotting were both led by Oakland creatives who envisioned filming the entirety of their projects in the Bay Area.  Boots Riley, Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs filmed as many days as...

Eight Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) operate in the East Bay, receiving federal funds to provide healthcare services to medically underserved communities. These health centers serve 290,000 people—regardless of income level or insurance status—at over 140 clinic...

When AI, math and physics researcher Alejandro Zarzuelo first arrived in the Bay Area from Spain, he joined friends he’d met online from similar circles. Naturally, they embarked on a four-day bender, one that included an LSD...

This is the third and final installment of a three-part series in which our writer delves into the depths of his psyche, guided by artificial intelligence. Read Part One, ‘AI: Final Weapon or Final Healer?’ and Part...

Electric scooters: Once one notices them, they’re hard to miss. In many neighborhoods around Berkeley it’s common to encounter two, and sometimes even three, wheeled scooters directly in the middle of a sidewalk. A mild hindrance for some...

A map is drawn to lay claim to a place. This one is drawn to recover it: By walking ground that already belonged to someone and naming what survived the three-headed blaze of divestment, disorganization and gentrification. Not...

On Sept. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its current plan for a major cleanup of Richmond’s highly contaminated United Heckathorn site. But controversy is inevitable, because the plan does not correspond with the cleanup...