AltWeeklies Wire
Rebranding Weednew
The media's depiction of pot use is biased and god-awful. So a leading marijuana law reform group is planning to provide something more appealing and realistic.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-18-2014 |
Drugs
The Rise and Fall of SWTBRDSnew
The local label drew acclaim for hybridizing street rap with Internet-popularized sounds. But it faced hurdles that confront many independent musicians.
East Bay Express |
Mosi Reeves |
03-11-2014 |
Music
How Energy Companies Are 'Robbing the 'Hood'new
Low-income residents in Oakland and throughout the state likely will face higher energy bills in the years to come, while wealthy residents will see rate cuts.
East Bay Express |
John Hrabe |
02-24-2014 |
Energy
Chevron Launches 'News' Websitenew
Fed up with negative news stories about its Richmond refinery, the oil giant has created a website that it says will focus on "community news."
East Bay Express |
Sukey Lewis |
02-20-2014 |
Business & Labor
A Fatty's Chancenew
Why it looks like California will not legalize pot this year.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
02-18-2014 |
Drugs
Hacking for Changenew
Oakland's first Startup Weekend focuses on how technology can help improve black male achievement.
East Bay Express |
Zaineb Mohammed |
02-10-2014 |
Tech
Preserving the Old Bay Bridgenew
As demolition moves forward on the historic structure, Bay Area artists are advocating for creative reuse of the steel before it's scrapped and sent overseas.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
01-29-2014 |
Culture
Oakland Cops Think City Is Too Liberalnew
A newly released survey also reveals a divide within the department between an old guard resistant to change and new officers who want OPD to become a modern, progressive police force.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
01-29-2014 |
Policy Issues
Fired for Being Pregnant?new
A complaint filed by music conductor and composer Eímear Noone alleges that Jason Michael Paul Productions terminated her simply because she was an expectant mother.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
01-23-2014 |
The War on Women
The Gritty Life of a Day Laborernew
The story of Fidel Antonio.
East Bay Express |
David Bacon |
01-20-2014 |
Immigration
The Real Martin Luther King Jr.new
Our society has whitewashed the civil rights leader’s life and deeds. On Monday, we should remember his dream of beloved community and his commitment to activism.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
01-15-2014 |
Commentary
Can Tech Talent Help New Bands Thrive?new
Zoo Labs in West Oakland is applying the business incubator model to music groups by integrating entrepreneurship and recording into intensive residency programs.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
01-14-2014 |
Music
The Year in Weednew
Uncle Sam made a historic posture change, Colorado and Washington wrote their pot industry rules, the California Crackdown rolled on, dabs exploded, and the strain Girl Scout Cookies sold out.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
12-27-2013 |
Drugs
Taggers by Night, Muralists by Daynew
Oakland nonprofits want to reduce graffiti by hiring youth to paint murals on sites they've vandalized. Will property owners let them?
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
12-17-2013 |
Art
