East Bay Express

Understanding Glutennew

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. A lot of people have a hard time digesting it. Wheat is the basis of white flour, which is used to make bread and pasta.

East Bay Express | Kathleen Richards | 09-26-2012 | Food+Drink

Tags: gluten, bread

Marijuana: Gateway To Health?new

Bay Area journalist and cannabis activist Clint Werner has found self-publishing success with a medical marijuana research reference book.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 09-26-2012 | Drugs

Tags: Marijuana, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Prop 215

17 Girlsnew

She's having a baby. They all are.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 09-20-2012 | Reviews

Tags: 17 Girls, Delphine & Muriel Coulin

End of Watchnew

Urban combat, no distractions.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 09-20-2012 | Reviews

Tags: David Ayer

Koch Brothers Prove that Prop 32 Will Hurt Unionsnew

A shadowy group with close ties to the billionaire backers of the Tea Party has also proved that Prop 32 will benefit big corporations.

East Bay Express | Robert Gammon | 09-20-2012 | Business & Labor

Tags: Tea Party, Jerry Brown, sales tax, Koch brothers, John Burris, The Riders, Super PACs, unions, Jim Chanin, Oakland police union, Thelton Henderson

The People's Police Departmentnew

Why federal consent decrees are working in Detroit, but not in Oakland.

East Bay Express | Joaquin Palomino | 09-19-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: Jerry Brown, Jean Quan, PUEBLO, Detroit Police Department, Oakland Police Department, Robert Bobb, Kwame Kilpatrick, Anthony Batts, US Department of Justice, Wayne Tucker, consent decree, Negotiated Settlement Agreement, John Burris, Robert Warshaw, The Riders, Howard Jordan, Barry Donelan, Benny Napoleon, Civil Rights Integrity Bureau, Clarence Mabanag, Coleman Young, David Robinson, Deanna Santana, Eric Lambart, Eugene Brown, Francisco Vasquez, Internal Personnel Assessment System, Jeff Romeo, Jim Chanin, Jude Siapno, Management Awareness System, Matthew Hornung, Oakland police union, Occupy Oakland, Office of the Inspector General, Ralph Godbee Jr., Rashidah Grinage, Richard Word, Sean Whent, Sheila Cockrel, Sheryl Robinson Wood, Steven Tull, Thelton Henderson

Big Organic Joins Monsanto in Fighting Calif. Prop 37new

Large corporations that own organic food brands are also bankrolling the fight against the GMO labeling initiative.

East Bay Express | Corey Hill | 09-13-2012 | Environment

Tags: Monsanto

The (Brief) Return of Boyjazznew

After a five-year hiatus, the Oakland band returns for one triumphant show.

East Bay Express | Kathleen Richards | 09-13-2012 | Music

Tags: Tim Green, Boyjazz

Is an Oakland Port Strike Looming?new

Workers contend that it's unfair for the Port of Oakland to demand more concessions at time when the agency enjoys a financial surplus.

East Bay Express | Darwin BondGraham | 09-05-2012 | Business & Labor

Tags: Port of Oakland

Treasure Island: A Radioactive Islenew

A growing number of former residents have cancer, and sources involved in cleaning up the former military base say the Navy has deceived the people who live there now.

East Bay Express | Ashley Bates | 09-05-2012 | Health

Tags: Is Treasure Island Toxic?, SF Bay Treasure Island