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The Best Fan Fits and Hot Looks at Portola Festival 2026
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Ken Light’s Intimate Portrait of West Oakland in the 1970s
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50 Years Ago, Marion Gray Captured ‘Running Fence’ Behind the Scenes
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The Fanciest Japanese Pop-Up in Oakland You Haven’t Heard Of 
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After a Devastating Fire, Oakland’s Only Puerto Rican Restaurant Returns to Its Roots
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This Year’s African Restaurant Week Shines a Spotlight On Lesser-Known Dishes
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A trio of Japanese appetizers on a plate: sashimi, egg custard and a pate-like head cheese.
The Fanciest Japanese Pop-Up in Oakland You Haven’t Heard Of 
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The John Henry Sound System Comes to the Berkeley Public Library
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Hardly Strictly 2026: This Weekend’s Lineup, Schedule, Parking, Maps and Bag Policy
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Rebel Girls From Bay Area History
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The Indian American Essayist Who Championed Social Justice and Feminism
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The Jewish ‘Red Angel’ Who Withstood Incarceration for Workers’ Rights
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The Palestinian Therapist, Teacher and Music Lover Who Built Cultural Bridges
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Tone Capone, Producer of ‘I Got 5 On It,’ Dies at 59
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Mac Dre Will Get a Vallejo Street Named in His Honor
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20 Years Later, Traxamillion’s ‘Slapp Addict’ Remains the Royal Hyphy Standard
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Cloaked in Anonymity, Israeli Soldiers Describe Mass Civilian Killings in ‘NAZA’

The documentary, made by Israeli filmmakers, consists of interviews with 24 Israeli military personnel.
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Demahjiae Raps About the Love and Heartbreak of Calling Oakland Home

On his new album ‘YAE,’ the East Oakland lyricist grapples with belonging in the wake of gentrification.
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Victoria Monét’s ‘Frequency of Love’ Aims to Strike the Optimal Sonic Vibration

The Sacramento-raised artist discusses her new album, her passion for love, and going to culinary school.
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A trio of Japanese appetizers on a plate: sashimi, egg custard and a pate-like head cheese.

The Fanciest Japanese Pop-Up in Oakland You Haven’t Heard Of 

The monthly prix-fixe feasts at Plenty Plus are the brainchild of chef Asuka Uchida.
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The John Henry Sound System Comes to the Berkeley Public Library

Four 15s slappin' in... your local public library?!
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Is a ‘Dr. Strangelove’ for the Climate Change Era

As the fate of the world is up in the air, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink.
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In Hunters Point, Black History Comes Alive in Malik Seneferu’s Paintings

Not far from where he grew up, Seneferu’s studio is a cultural lab guided by one motto: "Remain creative."
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