Bringing ‘Light and Love’
Theresa Gonzales, the new executive director of Oakland’s Centro Legal de La Raza, is combatting the current climate of “fear and isolation” for immigrants and people of color.
February 06, 2019
The Tick That Took Me Out
My story of getting and coping with late-stage Lyme disease—one of the fastest spreading, most debilitating, and least understood diseases in the nation.
January 21, 2019
Rigel Robinson Represents the Next Generation
At 22, the recent Cal grad is the youngest-ever member of the Berkeley City Council, and he’s replacing 22-year council veteran Kriss Worthington.
January 04, 2019
Nancy Skinner Is the 2018 East Bay Person of the Year
The Democratic state Senator from Berkeley is a difference-maker. She gets big things done, from criminal justice reform to building more housing and helping slow climate change.
December 31, 2018
Sara Ouimette Offer Patients Insights Into Drug Experiences
In addition to traditional therapy, the Oakland psychotherapist provides patients a nonjudgmental space to work through their experiences with drugs.
December 19, 2018
Mahershala Ali Talks About Life After Oscar
The Oakland-born, Hayward-reared actor is back on screen, starring in a new comedy/drama and proving he’s no one-hit wonder.
December 05, 2018
Noah Berger Is the Fire Chaser
The longtime East Bay photojournalist has found his calling: photographing California’s massive wildfires.
November 20, 2018
Solomon Darwin Takes Corporate Innovation to Rural Villages in India
The UC professor, born into the so-called group of India’s “untouchables,” thinks one great idea can change rural lives, and is proving it with his Smart Village Movement.
November 19, 2018
Kris Hayashi Protects Transgender People
The executive director of the Transgender Law Center is in full battle mode fighting for the most vulnerable.
October 22, 2018
Alameda’s Marielle Heller Is One Hot Hollywood Director
The former St. Joseph Notre Dame grad and Alameda Children’s Musical Theater veteran now calls the shots for big-time stars like Melissa McCarthy and Tom Hanks.
October 15, 2018
