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News + Politics

Chinatown building becomes battleground for community’s future

Tim Redmond - February 20, 2020

A real-estate investor with a history of attempting to evict vulnerable low-income seniors in Chinatown is now in the middle of a controversy over...

Movies

What we saw at Sundance, part 1: Wild rides and deep looks

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - February 19, 2020

Culling through the 40 features viewed at both the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals last week has been as much fun as watching them...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Reaction to coronavirus is overblown

Reese Erlich - February 14, 2020

A new and deadly virus from China is coming to get you. Cancel your travel plans, quarantine your grandparents, and don’t let a Chinese...

Lit

Opinion: Octavia Butler’s mission is yours, too—should you choose to accept it

Anand Jay Kalra - February 13, 2020

Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was a visionary artist. Since the publication of her first novel, Patternmaster, in 1976, millions of people have read her...

News + Politics

Haney proposes sweeping reforms for public works

Tim Redmond - February 11, 2020

In the wake of the Mohammed Nuru scandal, Sup. Matt Haney is proposing a reform that should have been done years ago. He wants...

Arts + Culture

Never mind the Brexit, here’s Mostly British film fest

Dennis Harvey - February 10, 2020

Our political relations with the Britain may be strained at present—last month its Defense Secretary said they were looking for new strategic alliances as...

News + Politics

Doesn’t anyone have any questions for the mayor?

Tim Redmond - February 9, 2020

Rev. Norman Fong is stepping down as the head of Chinatown Community Development Center after 30 years of organizing leadership. He was, and is,...

News + Politics

A culture of corruption at City Hall

Tim Redmond - January 30, 2020

I was in a taxi the night that the feds announced they had arrested DPW director Mohammed Nuru, and the driver wanted to talk...

Housing

Moms 4 Housing spurs right-to-purchase law in Oakland

Sam Lew - January 30, 2020

Homeless moms who garnered national support after taking over a home in West Oakland have spurred legislation to protect Oakland tenants through a first...

Onstage

Review: Get up, go out, see ‘Wakey, Wakey’

Marke B. - January 30, 2020

What do you look for when you want to go see a show? Some recommendations, perhaps, but definitely a little information on what it's...

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