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Presidential Projections on Wind Power Flawed According to New Book

Berkeley, CA -- Presidents Bush and Obama both supported wind power development by publicly referencing a Department of Energy (DOE) study that contains serious flaws, according...

Memorial Day 2012 in Alameda County CA - Memorial Day Parades, Events and more

Here is what is happening for Memorial Day 2012 in Alameda County, CA. Find the area Berkeley events, parades, activities and more for Memorial Day 2012. Acitivites are in...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Willow Rosenthal Helps City Slickers Become Urban Farmers

This local hero turned empty lots into blooming plots to help revitalize a community and created a model that city officials hope will be duplicated nationally. When Willow...

Three Million Pounds of Paper Saved During Inaugural Year of Catalog Choice for Communities Program

BERKELEY, CALIF. (March 14, 2012)-Catalog Choice <http://www.catalogchoice.org/>, the nation's leading mail preference service dedicated to eliminating unwanted mail, has...

"The Truth Is, This Is Just not Something That's Going to Be Addressed in This Congress."

From Steve Fox, director of public affairs for the Washington-based National Cannabis [Industry] Association, on federal

Jonathan Mann Assails Virginia Policy of Transvaginal Ultrasounds

Even in the calculatingly self-promotional medium of Internet video-making, it's really hard to just make something go viral. But Song-a-Day producer and former East Bay...

High on Fire Announces Details of New Record 'De Vermis Mysteriis'

Oakland metal trio High on Fire has announced the details of

'This American Life': Attractive Undercover Cop Poses As Student And Entraps Teens To "Sell" Her Marijuana

When people talk about the dangers of drugs to kids, should they include entrapment by some '21 Jump Street' jerks? Read this transcript from a recent This American Life...

Drug Testing Coming For America's Unemployed

The payroll tax holiday extension just approved by Congress included a controversial rider that allows states to drug test people before

Former NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Legalize Pot.

Former New York governor and attorney general Eliot Spitzer on "Real Time with Bill Maher": "To spend prosecutorial resources on pot is ridiculous... Legalizing pot...

Mid-Week Menu: Rico's Comes to Temescal, Christopher Lee Kicks Ass in NYC, and Have You Heard About Uptown?

Welcome to the Mid-Week Menu, a weekly roundup of restaurant openings, chef arrivals and departures, and other nuggets of gossip from the East

Larkin Grimm

Soul Retrieval by Mark Keresman A former associate of the Dirty Projectors, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist Larkin Grimm (allegedly descended from...

Moli�re in Modern Medicine

Berkeley Rep takes risks adapting an old playwright, and finds the curative power of humor. by Rachel Swan It was clearly a dicey proposition for Berkeley...

Becoming Pliny

How a limited-edition beer from a small brewery came to be the best in the world — and whether it's worth the hype. by Ellen Cushing An odd...

West Berkeley

A cultural mashup. by Nate Seltenrich One of the more diverse neighborhoods in the East Bay, West Berkeley is home to an array of cultures, from one end of...

San Leandro and Hayward

The cities with hidden treasures. by Steven Tavares San Leandro and Hayward are often- overlooked cities caught between the hustle in Oakland and bustle in...

Elephant & Castle

Transitions by Ellen Cushing On the spectrum of music that could, with absolutely no value judgment implied, be classified as "stoner...

Dizzy Heights

Back to the future, silently, at the Pacific Film Archive. by Kelly Vance Here it is 2012 and we're still watching silent...

Glenview, Dimond, and Laurel

Food and fun. by Robert Gammon Running north to south, Oakland's Glenview, Dimond, and Laurel neighborhoods, just off I-580, offer some of the best...

The Alcoholic East Bay

How and where to get your drink on. by Ellen Cushing You'd pretty much have to be blind, deaf, illiterate, and completely oblivious not to notice...

Temescal

Screaming and sacred. by Nate Seltenrich Last year we raved about the emerging Lower Temescal and 40th Street districts, where new businesses like Remedy...

Oakland Has a New Sheriff

City Administrator Deanna Santana seems to be a no-nonsense manager, as evidenced by her probe of a questionable deal engineered by Desley Brooks. by Robert Gammon ...

Downtown Oakland

Local love. by Ellen Cushing It's been quite the couple months for downtown Oakland. But even amid — and, in fact, because of — the...

Jack London District

Growing up gracefully. by Nate Seltenrich While not lacking in amenities, the Jack London district has felt like a perennial underperformer on...

Grand Lake and Lakeshore

Grand, indeed. by Nate Seltenrich Not so long ago, parts of Oakland's Grand Lake neighborhood — especially along upper Grand Avenue — were...

Backyard Brunch: Rogue Caf�

A new brunch spot in a Berkeley backyard, Waffle Boss dies, and crab season winds down. by Jesse Hirsch Rogue Café, a Saturday brunch spot in a...

Sign Here

For the week of February 22-28, 2012. by Ralfee Finn Signs are everywhere this week, and they aren't all astrological. A wide range of rich symbols...

2012's To-Do List

The best of the Bay Area's annual events. Looking for something to do this year? Whether you're interested in drinking whiskey, purveying art,...

Local Licks

This week we review Chrystian Rawk, Contino, Colin McDaniel, and Drop Apollo. by Rachel Swan Chrystian Rawk, Once a Particle Now a Wave Golden-haired, Jon...

Point Richmond

A historical gem. by John Geluardi Point Richmond is one of the East Bay's historical gems. The town center has a Faulknerian...

The Greek Connection

California's massive pension fund is inadvertently backing attacks on Greece's middle class that could tank Europe and America's economies. by Darwin...

Sex Talk with Rick Santorum

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North Berkeley

Butchers and bakers. by Will Butler When folks think of North Berkeley, the Gourmet Ghetto usually comes to mind as the go-to destination for dining....

The Dining Scene

Dare to define it. by Jesse Hirsch In the East Bay last year, well-trained high-end chefs have been slumming it, with startling...

Rockridge and Elmwood

Sweet and savory. by Kathleen Richards Oakland's picturesque Rockridge neighborhood has always been a highly desirable place to live and visit, but...

Berkeley Man's 'Perfect' Job?

How a guy turned a Zen performance art into a legitimate career. by Adam Grossberg The bells of the campanile chime, and backpack-clad students fill UC...

Top Ten Least Googleable Local Restaurant Names

A couple weeks back, Kathleen drew much-needed

CBS's 48 Hours and Dr. Phil Spotlight 'Honeytrapper' Chris Butler

In case you missed it, the national media revisited the Chris Butler story in the last

Air Travelers: Stop Hiding Your Weed in Peanut Butter Jars

Come on, son. Just check

Waffle Boss Dies, Pretty Dog Lives

Last week I noticed that Waffle Boss, the Liège-style waffle shop that was supposed to open in Temescal by the end of 2011, had not materialized.

Oakland Scientist at Center of Latest Climate Change Scandal

Last Tuesday, a series of leaked documents outlining the rather brazen strategies of Chicago-based libertarian think-tank The Heartland Institute to discount evidence of global...

Oakland Has a New Sheriff

Oakland, like other cities, is supposed to only have one mayor at a time, but for as along as anyone can remember, it’s had as many

A's Get Manny Ramirez in Crafty Minor League Deal

Lest you have any doubts about Billy Beane's ability to wheel and deal, he just acquired disgraced all-star Manny Ramirez on-the cheap — meaning at a $500

Crab Season Winds Down

The Dungeness crab season ran a little short this year, after a strike in November paralyzed the industry for weeks. We’re now approaching

UC Berkeley Mistakenly Sells Million-Dollar Artwork for $150

A 22-foot-long carved wood panel by African-American sculptor Sargent Johnson, valued at an estimated $1 million, was

'Los Angeles Times' on "Testing Pot In a Legal Vacuum"

"Few standards apply to quality of marijuana, because the federal government considers all use illegal." — Los Angeles Times, "Testing pot in a legal...