AltWeeklies Wire
Eugene Tsui Says It's Time for Thinking Bignew

How big? The architect proposed a 2,340-foot tower for Oakland and a two-mile high structure that could house all of San Francisco.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
05-28-2008 |
Housing & Development
Framing Issues Is Hard; Just Ask George Lakoffnew
The Rockridge Institute sought to help Democrats package their issues for mainstream success. But the Berkeley think tank couldn't ever package itself, which led to its demise.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
05-14-2008 |
Politics
Nuclear CSI: New Deterrence for a New Eranew
David Smith of Lawrence Livermore Lab is helping to develop means of tracing the location of stray nuclear materials.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
03-05-2008 |
Science
Nice Nanostuff, But Is It Safe?new
With their futuristic industry out ahead of government regulators, some nanotech purveyors have concerns about their public image.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
01-30-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: nano-tex
Identity Theftnew
As casino profits bring newfound wealth to Indian tribes, tribal leaders are finding excuses to disenroll more and more Indians like Eddie Vedolla and his family.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
01-30-2006 |
Economy
Ghost Townnew
Oakland's Fruitvale Village has been heralded as the future of transit-oriented 'smart-growth' development, but its retail establishments are struggling to attract customers.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
01-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Was Senator Feinstein Battling for Big Oil?new

Human-rights groups have delayed U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's surprise bid to gut key protections against corporate abuses abroad.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
11-15-2005 |
Politics
The New Face of Environmentalismnew

Van Jones renounced his rowdy black nationalism on the way toward becoming an influential leader of the new progressive politics.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
11-07-2005 |
Environment