AltWeeklies Wire
Poverty Strickennew
A new report shows that Oakland's refugees from Burma are stuck in extreme poverty, with up to 80 percent unemployment
East Bay Express |
Momo Chang |
01-06-2012 |
Immigration
Tags: myanmar, Burmese refugees
Photographic Memoriesnew
How Oakland resident Lisa Mancini is resurrecting the vintage photobooth.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
01-06-2012 |
Performance
The Air Jordan Frenzynew
Who is really at fault for the overwhelming corporate messaging in our society?
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
01-06-2012 |
Culture
Punk Rock Cabaretnew
For years, DJ Lebowitz has regaled audiences with punk rock hits, in stride form.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Spies in the House of Artnew
The ten best films of 2011.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
12-30-2011 |
Movies
Tags: Best Movies of 2011
Message in a Tin Cannew
How Adamh Roland resurrected the art of the singing telegram.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-30-2011 |
Performance
Tags: Adamh Roland, Singing Telegrams
Oakland Church Forces Little Kids to Raise Moneynew
A West Oakland church and private school requires its young students to solicit donations at BART stations at night.
East Bay Express |
Will Evans |
12-30-2011 |
Religion
Oakland Police Department Used Violent Cops Against Occupynew
Records reveal that the department put officers with histories of using deadly force on the frontlines during Occupy Oakland protests.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
12-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Damned if She Does, Damned if She Doesn'tnew
For the past few months, Mayor Jean Quan has been stuck between a rock and a hard place.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-22-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Jean Quan
What's Next for Occupy?new
"We are the 99 Percent" dominated the second-half of 2011, but will it endure in 2012?
East Bay Express |
John C. Osborn |
12-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Oakland Needs a Sports Do-Overnew
If a city can reinvent itself, why can't a basketball team?
East Bay Express |
Kibby Kleiman |
12-21-2011 |
Sports
Year of the Fight Clubnew
Why hipsters love boxing and boar-hunting.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-21-2011 |
Culture
Weed Whacking Californianew
The federal crackdown that shredded medical marijuana this year looks like it'll last at least until the 2012 presidential election.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
12-21-2011 |
Drugs
Our Favorite Letters of 2011new
Readers sound off on Birthers, MC Hammer, Iron Maiden, and iPads.
East Bay Express |
Staff |
12-21-2011 |
Commentary
Occupy, Quan, and the Recallnew
Some of the people behind the troubled recall campaign against Mayor Jean Quan are opponents of Occupy Oakland, but it may be the occupiers who oust her from office.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-14-2011 |
#OCCUPY
