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North Oakland

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Occupy Oakland Establishes Roving Encampments

    ​Occupy Oakland has been doing a lot more meeting and planning than occupying these days. But that seems to have changed, and after a long winter hiatus, it appears protesters have taken root again.Since they were so rudely booted from their residence at Frank Ogawa Plaza in November, the movement ... More >>

  • Music

    December 21, 2011

    Cassette-Only Labels Are Thriving, But Is It Just a Fad?

    ​Occupy Oakland has been doing a lot more meeting and planning than occupying these days. But that seems to have changed, and after a long winter hiatus, it appears protesters have taken root again.Since they were so rudely booted from their residence at Frank Ogawa Plaza in November, the movement ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Mistah FAB Is Giving Away Turkeys in Oakland This Week

    It's the week of Thanksgiving. You're shopping, steeling yourself to visit family, wrapping up things at work before a long weekend. Meanwhile, Oakland rapper Mistah FAB will be on the streets of Oakland, giving away turkeys and meals to struggling residents of his neighborhood. FAB's fourth annual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Pizza and Belly Dancing, Taking on a Curse While Making Fresh Tofu, and More

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Last week we mentioned two pizza places eyeing S.F., the opening of Pachino, and the shutdown of PizzaHacker. Just in case that wasn't enough pizza news, Fisherman's Wharf is getting ready to welcome a ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Starter Bakery: Ex-S.F. Baking Institute Teacher Rolls Out Perfect Pastries

    John BirdsallKouign amann: flaky, salty, caramelized-sugar breakfast pastries from Starter Bakery.​Further evidence that the Bay Area is deep into a renaissance of pastry brilliance: four-month-old Starter Bakery, which is producing amazing scones, Provencale kouign amann, and the finest crois ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Jimmy's Pies (and Backyard Raspberries) from Avonova Farms

    John BirdsallPeach pie, made with Frog Hollow fruit, $12.​Monday, September 20, 2010 John Birdsall​Jimmy Pedersen started just a few years ago with four small raspberry plants. This year, his sprawling backyard in North Oakland will likely produce 200 pounds of the delicate little berri ... More >>

  • Music

    February 13, 2002

    Scratch Attack

    How a white punk from Ireland helped jump-start the Bay Area hip hop and turntablist scenes

  • Music

    July 19, 2000

    Making a Noise

    Oakland doesn't have to prove it has a jazz scene. Getting the bay to listen, though, is a challenge.

  • News

    February 2, 2000

    Airing Old Secrets

    Flags tell the stories of Chinese paper sons and daughters

  • Dining

    September 8, 1999

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Dr. Frank from the Mr. T Experience

  • News

    April 29, 1998

    Dream Candidate

    Front-running mayoral candidate Jerry Brown offers Oakland vague, pretty solutions to its real, ugly problems

  • News

    April 24, 1996

    Meet the Dealers

    The bud men of Haight Street

  • News

    April 12, 1995

    The Absolutely True, Somewhat Spurious and Totally Impossible

    CONSPIRACIES BY THE BAY!!!

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