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 March-April 2009

March-April 2009

 

March-April 2009, Volume 6, Number 2

March-April Features

Van the Man

by Noelle Robbins (Photography by Mitch Tobias)

Van Jones is no ordinary man. And he doesn’t lead an ordinary life. That’s not surprising considering that since last October, when his book The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix...

Elder Care 101

by Linda Childers (Photography by Craig Merrill)

My mother was in perfect health until shortly after her 75th birthday when my husband and I first noticed the trembling in her hands. Not long after that, she began experiencing falls. Doctors...

March-April Departments

From the Editor

by Judith M. Gallman

If the green collar economy has a human face, it belongs to Oakland’s own Van Jones.

In The Mix

Start Your Tour With Moon Cakes and Noodles

Dreamers

by JoAnne Tobias(Photography by Mitch Tobias)

Not many people today make a living by plucking harp strings.

I’m from there

by William Wong(Photography by Jan Stürmann)

About 10 years ago, an Asian supermarket called 99 Ranch Market opened near the El Cerrito-Richmond border.

Dining Out

by Derk Richardson(Photography by Lori Eanes)

It was the “adult float” for dessert that sealed the deal for me at Mua.

Smorgasbord

by Wanda Hennig(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Ozumo Oakland opened in December with the kind of pizzazz that would have been spectacular in the best economy, let alone the rockiest.

Second Helpings

by Wanda Hennig(Photography by Lori Eanes)

In my opinion, on a chilly spring evening there’s little that can beat a bowl of hot and hearty soup.

Dialogues

by Marcus Thompson II(Photography by Mitch Tobias)

When Tim Westergren founded Pandora, he never knew he would become an activist and the face of a movement.

Calendar

Another Art Deco gem has opened its doors in Oakland. The Fox Theater adds architectural finery—and the best names in music, thanks to promotion by Berkeley-based Another Planet...

Letters

Anyone who suggests today that the Fruitvale Transit Village is struggling can only be relying on a stale article from four years ago.

Green Business