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08 Dec 2016

OAKLAND UNITED: A BENEFIT SUPPORTING OAKLAND FIRE RELIEF

PRIMUS, TYCHO, TUNE-YARDS, HIEROGLYPHICS, DAN DEACON AND MORE THE FOX THEATER IN OAKLAND ON DECEMBER 14 FOR A NIGHT OF REMEMBRANCE AND COMMUNITY Tickets Are On Sale Friday, December 9 At 12:00 P.M. PT At Ticketmaster.com Bay Area promoters, Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment, along with Paradigm Agency’s Oakland

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08 Dec 2016

The Dirtbag Motorcycle Challenge in Hunters Point

The 2016 Dirtbag Challenge ended in a San Francisco street party with bikers, bands, burnouts, beer, and even a little bbq. On a normally quiet, industrial road in Hunters Point they gathered to celebrate the return of the 2016 competitors

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08 Dec 2016

The Future of Healthcare in the Trump Era

  By Melissa Davidson @madtris Many people are concerned about what the new administration will do with our healthcare system. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to “repeal and replace” Obamacare, but even Trump himself realizes it’s easier to repeal and not so easy to replace. Americans are navigating the fact

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07 Dec 2016

Artists you should know: Chris, Deanna and Mez of Tattoo Bogaloo

The reason why the sitcom Cheers became so popular was not, contrary to popular belief, Frasier’s sexy, sexy, sexy voice, but rather because it provided audiences with a fictional place where they could feel at home. This is one of the things that makes or breaks a business, and it’s

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06 Dec 2016

Surviving Rent Control When You’re Not the Master Tenant

Ask a Tenants’ Rights Lawyer is your chance to learn how to survive as a tenant in San Francisco. Tenant’s Rights Attorney Daniel Wayne has a lot of the information you need to keep you in your home. This month’s topic: roommate rights and relationships. For more posts from Daniel

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05 Dec 2016

Standing Rock Fight Continues as Pipeline Company Refuses Government Order

The headlines coming from major news outlets are misleading. Although many were quick to jump for celebration, the fight has only temporarily been slowed down but is far from over. Hundreds of vets battle the winter storms to peacefully march toward the front lines and through the Standing Rock camp

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05 Dec 2016

A Temporary Victory At Standing Rock

UPDATED: 12pm 12/5/2016 Sunday afternoon the secretary of the Army Corps of Engineers told Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II that the current route for the controversial Dakota Access pipeline will be denied! The order  from the federal government effectively halts all construction going forward until further environmental reviews

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03 Dec 2016

9 Dead in Oakland Underground Party Fire, Many Still Missing

Updated 730am (12/5 /16) *36 bodies now officially recovered. *Only 40% of Building has been uncovered and searched. *Recovery effort temporarily suspended due to building being unsafe. *Rain expected in the forecast for Wednesday 12/3/16  Awful news.  A dance party in a shared work space in Oakland caught fire and

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