These days, nail art has no limits. In Alice Kincade’s experience, anyway. The Oakland-based nail artist began her work in her dorm room at UCLA in 2019 while recovering from a car accident.

Overburdened with air pollution, East Oakland residents and activists thought they had blocked a crematorium from opening in 2012. But it quietly began operations a few months ago. Angela Scott ...

The local artist and activist is planting the seeds to make alternative reproductive health services accessible to marginalized communities in the East Bay. At the opening reception of Malidoma ...

Twelve years after Oakland's beloved sports announcer died, fans can still revisit King's greatest game calls for the Raiders, Warriors, and A's - thanks to BayAreaRadio.org. Check out some of ...

The space is just the latest underground art spot to fall victim to rising real estate costs in the East Bay. On a recent Tuesday evening, a group of seven artists sat in the community kitchen of ...

Staffed by an impressive roster of talking heads, this meticulously researched profile/exposé aims to deflate Jobs' carefully cultivated public image. When it comes to the late Steve Jobs and his ...

The story of three brothers evicted from their family home show the difficulties this population faces in the East Bay. The Patrick brothers lived in their family home on Berkeley’s Evelyn ...

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Anne Kirkpatrick has been facing tough questions about her honesty and commitment to reform — just like she did in her last job as chief. Since taking over as police chief in Oakland, Anne ...

The all-women of color DJ collective aims to create a more inclusive nightlife community while keeping the dance floor moving. From left to right: DJ Abrilita, DJ Lady Z, DJ Chatoyance, and DJ ...

Tim Hon and Steve Ha bring a self-taught style and old-school graffiti sensibility into plain view on Oakland's streets. Tim Hon and Steve Ha met at Newark Memorial High School and began tagging ...

The building, which had a couple-dozen people living in it at one time, will soon become a 476-unit, market-rate housing development. Mervyn’s former headquarters in Hayward was abandoned after ...