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Oct 2, 2013

Waiting for the Next Oil Spill Disaster

By sunset, the tanker had delivered its cargo of crude petroleum to a North Bay refinery and was passing underneath the Golden Gate Bridge...
Aug 21, 2013

Waste: The Dark Side of the New Coffee Craze

In June, Peet's Coffee & Tea dispatched a truck emblazoned with the motto, "Proof in Every Single Cup," to drive across the country. Every...
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Jun 29, 2013

Port Commissioner Crowdfunds Run for Mayor

People crowdfund just about everything these days: personal artistic pursuits, entrepreneurial ventures, and of course there’s the life-size statue of RoboCop in Detroit that...
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Jun 18, 2013

A Better Way to Get Answers from the City

Anyone who’s tried to use the City of Oakland’s website knows it's something like this clip from 1986's Labyrinth, in which Jennifer Connelly seeks...
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May 28, 2013

Hub Oakland’s ‘We Did It’ Party Is Tonight

HUB Oakland’s founders surpassed their Kickstarter goal earlier this month and they’re throwing a party tonight to celebrate. With funds secured, the new co-working...
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May 24, 2013

Streetcars Might Make a Comeback in Oakland

Until 1958, Oakland had a system of streetcars that shuttled passengers from across the city to its Western edge, where they could catch ferries...
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May 24, 2013

Protesting City Workers Turn to YouTube

Local unions are pissed at the city and they want you to know about it. One of them, IFPTE Local 21, the public-sector professional...
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Jan 30, 2013

Court Meets Homeless ‘On Their Own Terms’

Judge Gordon Baranco donned his robes at the last minute, putting them on over a gray suit and a tie that depicted a reindeer...
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