Oakland Archives - Page 2 of 109

Food & Drink

Good Taste: SF’s beloved Secret Breakfast ice cream is now a weed strain

Tamara Palmer - March 27, 2024

Cannabis collaboration with Sonoma Hills Farm brings new heights of cool to Humphry Slocombe’s oft-imitated flavor.

Opinion

CEQA has nothing to do with SF downtown’s economic woes

Ruby Acevedo and Douglas P. Carstens - March 25, 2024

And Scott Wiener's attack on the environmental law will only make things worse for vulnerable populations.

Dance

After 65 years, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater still exalts Black life and modern movement

Lou Fancher - March 24, 2024

Duke Ellington, Alonzo King, and six decades of classics are on tap for company's latest Cal Performances residency.

Art

This goes out to the moms struggling with mental health, says West Oakland artist

Mary Corbin - March 21, 2024

Multidisciplinary creative Katie Murken channels life in the pursuit of transformation and healing.

Music

Under the Stars: Forget Macy’s—look to our musical ecosystem for SF’s revival

John-Paul Shiver - March 20, 2024

When I attended Sweater Funk, the iconic San Francisco night that celebrates boogie, two-step, and modern funk—strictly on vinyl, mind you—on March 2, it...

Stage Review

Everyone needs help in ‘Cost of Living’—but how will they ask for it?

Charles Lewis III - March 19, 2024

Martyna Majok's play at Oakland Theater Project takes on America's horror of "hand-outs" with fine performances.

Healthcare

UCSF says it will ‘retain and grow’ services at two local hospitals …

Cydney Hayes - March 18, 2024

Running on little to no sleep after working a night shift at the UCSF Parnassus Intensive Care Unit, Matthew Jones stood on the steps...

Movies

Screen Grabs: The revelatory, overwhelming, and a little scary world of Luther Price

Dennis Harvey - March 18, 2024

Looking back at the filmmaker who freaked everyone out. Plus: an Agnes Varda retrospective and recent Mexican movies

Music

Dry Cleaning: ‘It’s unusual how democratically we write our songs’

Joshua Rotter - March 17, 2024

The lauded band on their singular post-punk sound, Duran Duran's buoying advice, and driverless cars in the TL.

The Agenda

National magazine takes on the case against Yimby housing policies

Tim Redmond - March 17, 2024

Plus: Nurses demand answers to questions about UCSF takeover of St. Mary's and St. Francis Hospitals. That's The Agenda for March 17-24.

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