AltWeeklies Wire
Paperless in San Leandronew
In its quest to tidy up downtown with multipaper newsracks, the city has managed to drive all publishers off the streets.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
03-15-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Got a Cheating Spouse?new
For a price, Butler & Associates will ping 'em and sting 'em.
East Bay Express |
Lauren Gard |
03-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Oakland Cops: Reinventing the Wheelnew
Oakland police previously dismantled the very system the chief now sells as a crime solution.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sangamo BioSciences' Gene Therapy Monopolynew
What if scientists devised a strategy to tackle some of the world's most notorious diseases, but just one company held all the patents?
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
03-01-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Russo Versus the Peoplenew
Oakland's city attorney is going gangbusters to prevent citizens from voting on a major waterfront development.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
02-26-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Don't Tread on Menew
When millionaire real estate guru Russ Whitney sicced his lawyers on a critic named John Reed, he had no idea what he was getting into.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
02-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Ink-Stained Hellnew
San Francisco DA puts Oakland Post publisher Paul Cobb on the hook for his predecessor's illegal dumping.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
02-08-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Man vs. Moonnew
As a Bay Area Moonie preacher is sentenced, evidence implicates the church's supreme leader in a shark-poaching scheme.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
02-01-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
A Penny on the Dollarnew
That, says a Cal economist, is more than we can expect from our billions spent on stem-cell research, yet the real issue is that Prop. 71 voters went to the ballot box with flawed information.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
01-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Life After the Knifenew
Far from being a quick fix, weight-loss surgery is merely the start of an arduous physical and emotional journey.
East Bay Express |
Lauren Gard |
01-18-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Who's Killing These Mothers?new
Twice in three years, foreign-born women have been killed by apparent strangers in Fremont -- some residents see hate.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Church Gets Into Funeralsnew
The beleagured Oakland diocese of the Roman Catholic Church is moving into the mortuary business -- and other morticians aren't happy.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
01-11-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Selling Empty Spacenew
National Expo Group peddles nonexistent trade shows, fails to pay employees, and yet manages to keep chugging along.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
12-21-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Hercules vs. Wal-Martnew
What better way to squash a city's dreams of smart growth than to allow construction of a giant retail store in its midst?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
12-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Method of King Jorgenew
How a former Richmond street tough transformed an Oakland middle school.
East Bay Express |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
12-14-2006 |
Education
Tags: Ben Chavis, Jorge Lopez
