Ryan Brown Mingles Sound and Surgery
The Oakland composer uses Richard Selzer’s book on surgery as a musical muse.
February 22, 2018
Making Habit a Habit
An Oakland start-up creates a unique diet plan from a swab of DNA, a few drops of blood, and some vital stats.
February 21, 2018
Oakland Playwright Patricia Milton’s Latest, Bamboozled, Hits Close to Home
She keeps her topical work politically charged for Central Works.
February 13, 2018
The Advocate
Jon Eldan runs the only nonprofit dedicated to helping exonerees throughout the country — out of his Lower Rockridge home.
February 12, 2018
Artist Carol Aust Contemplates in Hues
Oakland artist puts existential topics on canvas and wood for a soulful conversation.
February 09, 2018
Oakland Lawyer Jasmine Guillory Writes a Romance Novel
Her debut novel, The Wedding, features Alexa, who is black, making her a rare person of color in the overwhelmingly white world of romance novels.
February 08, 2018
The Kilduff Files: Santiago Rizzo Has Made an Authentic Film About Coming of Age in Berkeley
It’s also won awards. But will any movie studios distribute it?
February 05, 2018
Preferred Information Sources
Alamedans stay informed by The Times, the Chron, Twitter, and NPR, but not much TV.
January 24, 2018
A Radical Clean Energy Pioneer
Activist Al Weinrub has pushed Alameda County to create its own green energy system
—and he wants to make sure it generates local jobs, too.
January 22, 2018
