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SPECIAL REPORTS

2011 Year in Review

From the Occupy movement, the solar boom, and the pot crackdown to hipster boxing, fancy cocktails, and YouTube musicians.

Digital Edition

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
What's Next for Occupy?

"We are the 99 Percent" dominated the second-half of 2011, but will it endure in 2012?
- By John C. Osborn
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, Occupy, Occupy Movement, Diane Reiner, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Scott Olsen, Scott Campbell, Jean Quan, general strike, Port of Oakland, Occupy SF, Ed Lee, Scott Anansi

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
Sunny Side Up

Solyndra went under, but more East Bay homes went solar in 2011 than ever before.
- By Nate Seltenrich
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, solar energy, solar thermal, Solyndra, The Solar Foundation, SunRun, Susan Wise, Sungevity, Danny Kennedy, John Ordoña, Sun Light and Power, Clif Bar, VF Outdoor, The Cheesecake Factory, Gary Gerber, GRID Alternatives, Mary Biasotti

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
Weed Whacking California

The federal crackdown that shredded medical marijuana this year looks like it'll last at least until the 2012 presidential election.
- By David Downs
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, medical marijuana, Melinda Haag, Medithrive, Mr. Nice Guy, Divinity Tree, Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, Lisa Gygax, Oakland Organics, Coffeeshop Blue Sky, Ogden Memo, President Obama, Cole Memo, Courtney Sheats, Americans for Safe Access Sacramento, David Goldman, Operation Fast and Furious, Dale Gieringer, NORML, David Goldman, Justin Hartfield, WeedMaps.com.

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
We Need a Sports Do-Over

If a city can reinvent itself, why can't a basketball team?
- By Kibby Kleiman
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, Occupy movement, Oakland Raiders, Golden State Warriors, Oakland A's, Hue Jackson, Mark Jackson, Reggie Jackson Bob Melvin, Bob Geren, Moneyball, Al Davis, Moustache Gang, Bash Brothers, Billy Beane, Trevor Cahill, Andrew Bailey, Gio Gonzalez, Lew Wolff, Jerry West

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
A Paradigm Shift, Served Straight-Up

It was the year the East Bay's cocktail scene grew up. But is that a good thing?
- By Ellen Cushing
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, San Francisco Cocktail Week's East Bay Showdown, Bar Dogwood, Hudson, Plum Bar, Disco Volante, Make Westing, Flora, Hotsy Totsy Club, Alex Conte, Michael Lazar, Scott Beattie, Plum Bar, B. R. Myers

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
Year of the Fight Club

Why hipsters love boxing and boar-hunting.
- By Rachel Swan
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, East Bay Rats Motorcycle Club, Trevor Latham, King's Gym, Police Athletics League, Ruby Room, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Tim Tolle, Alfredo Botello

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
The Meme Machine

In the age of Internet-sharing, one viral video might precipitate a record deal. But it won't sustain a career.
- By Rachel Swan
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review, Kreayshawn, Natassia Zolot, Mark Williams, Columbia Records, Wallpaper, Das Racist, Heems, Kool A.D., Lil B, Rebecca Black, George Watsky, V-Nasty, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
Best Ways to Ring in the New Year

From ratchet rappers to Crescent City trombonists, we got you covered this New Year's Eve.
- By Will Butler, Ellen Cushing, and Rachel Swan
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review

News & Opinion, News Dec 21, 2011
Our Favorite Letters of 2011

Readers sound off on Birthers, MC Hammer, Iron Maiden, and iPads.
- Tags: Year in Review, 2011 Year in Review