AltWeeklies Wire
Fair Trade USA's Coffee Policy Comes Under Firenew
Critics say that new certification process adopted by Oakland-based organization will undermine the international fair-trade industry.
East Bay Express |
Corey Hill |
04-25-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Fair trade, Fair Trade USA
Lead-Ammo Ban Sought to Protect Condors and Eaglesnew
Environmental groups contend that condors and bald eagles are being poisoned when they feed on dead animals killed by lead bullets.
East Bay Express |
Tia Ghose |
04-22-2012 |
Environment
Tags: bald eagles, Lead-Ammo Ban
Morrissey: Viva Hatenew
Morrissey is the only standing member of the old UK guard who has yet to be reduced to preposterous self-caricature.
East Bay Express |
M.T. Richards |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Morrissey
Pending Sale of the Bay Guardian to the Examiner Makes Sensenew
Bay Guardian owner Bruce Brugmann has made no secret of the fact that his paper has been losing bucketloads of money for years. And the paper’s executive editor, Tim Redmond, told the Express that the Guardian has been looking for a buyer for some time.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Media
Where Craigslist Sucks, Will Fandalism Succeed?new
A new social-networking site for musicians aims to make finding bandmates easier. But is it just adding more noise?
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
04-20-2012 |
Tech
Raiders' Deal Still Haunts Oaklandnew
A new lawsuit notes that the football team never repaid a $53.9 million "loan" it received from the city and Alameda County.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Sports
The Joy of Cannabis Cookingnew
The federal crackdown on pot dispensaries may spur the growth of the burgeoning DIY "medible" culture.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-20-2012 |
Drugs
Shedding Light on Record Masteringnew
Engineers give advice on the final step of the recording process.
East Bay Express |
Will Butler |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Tags: record mastering
The Final Leapnew
In his new book, John Bateson takes on Golden Gate Bridge suicides.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
04-19-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ranked-Choice Voting Attacked in Oaklandnew
A group with ties to Don Perata's campaign manager launches initiative to overturn instant-runoff voting.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-16-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Elections, ranked-choice voting
Cop Identified in Kayvan Sabehgi Beating?new
Video and OPD records indicate that the military veteran was savagely beaten on November 2 by Oakland Police Officer Frank Uu, who has since retired from the force.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Richmond's Seriously Silly Paradenew
The annual event affords the city some comic relief.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Can Berkeley Tackle its Plastics Problem?new
The city is taking its first steps toward recycling mixed plastics.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
04-13-2012 |
Environment
The New Music Mogulsnew
Oakland's latest generation of movers and shakers wants to help create a cohesive hip-hop scene — and have a party in the process.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
04-13-2012 |
Music
Revolutionary Musicnew
Pat Thomas' Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975 sets the record straight.
East Bay Express |
Alison Peters |
04-13-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
