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| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesJWalt’s new spoken word album is a testament to parenting
The past two years have been a whirlwind for the Oakland artist JWalt. The rapper, born Justin Carter Walton, released the album “Every Version of Me” last year, and he has been everywhere — from freestyling alongside rapper Bow Wow on the Sirius XM Radio show Sway’s Universe earlier this year, to performing locally at events like the Temescal Street Fair and LakeFest, to throwing the first pitch at the Oakland Ballers home opener, to his song “Love Myself” reaching No. 74 on the charts.
AI-generated ads have come to Oakland politics. Accessible solution — or risky deception?
The camera pans over a bustling Port of Oakland. Cranes lift colorful shipping containers. Diverse workers in neon vests and hard hats huddle in conversation. “Real jobs, real industry,” narrates mayoral candidate Mindy Pechenuk.
Baba’s House, 13 Orphans announce final days, and 2 Oakland restaurants shut down after 20 years
Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.
Inside the hyphy revival
The sound that we started, they stealing it But that just let us know they still feeling it —Mistah F.A.B, “Still Feelin’ It” In 2006, hyphy was the reigning buzzword in Bay Area hip-hop, a source of regional pride — and national attention. Local artists, all working variations on the same sonic theme, dominated commercial radio playlists. But just a few years later, the musical genre and cultural movement had all but disappeared from mainstream pop culture.
Swiss chocolate giant, new Vietnamese, Afghan and Salvadoran options mark August openings
Editor’s note: Nosh covers food and restaurant news across the East Bay, and each week we publish one article covering all the restaurant openings and one article covering closings. The openings and closings for each month are then compiled into a round-up. Have a tip for Nosh? Submit it here. Subscribing to the Nosh newsletter is the best way to stay up to date on all of the openings and closings, breaking news, deeper developments, and events in the East Bay food scene.
Sign-up for October ‘Walk & Roll to School Day’ ends tomorrow
The global campaign to encourage people to walk or cycle to school or work returns to the city’s playgrounds next month with International Walk & Roll to School Day on October 7. Schoolchildren all over the county are being encouraged by participating teachers to join in with their parents and make a game out of it.
Utah’s interest in Oakland coal terminal reignites
Three months after the Trump administration pledged $75 million toward the construction of a controversial coal export terminal in Oakland, the project appears to be in line to receive millions more from another source. A coalition of Utah counties is ramping up its plan to invest $45 million into the proposed fossil fuel export hub.
Judge strikes down Trump administration lawsuit against trans-inclusive sports in California
A federal judge has struck down a US Department of Justice lawsuit against California’s education department and student sports federation over their gender-inclusive policies on sports participation. The DOJ’s civil rights division, led by Bay Area attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon, had sought to strip the state department of education of more than $44 billion in federal education funding if the state did not block transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams.
The East Bay bakeries that spawned a new generation of Asian American pastry chefs
Two Asian-inspired French pastry spots with new locations in Alameda, shokupan in Berkeley Kitchens and in West Oakland, an Oakland-based vegan mooncake baker, plus pop-up bakeries inspired by Filipino flavors and Korean salt bread — it all adds up to an Asian pastry renaissance in the East Bay. Many of the baked goods in the new shops have roots in traditional Chinese bakeries and bakeries run for decades by Asian families.
Barbara Lee touts endorsement from Kamala Harris in mayor’s race
Barbara Lee has a big one on her side. She announced Thursday morning that former Vice President Kamala Harris — once a colleague of Lee’s in Congress — has endorsed her run for reelection as Oakland’s mayor. “Barbara Lee has spent her life fighting for the people who too often get left out and left behind, and as Mayor, she is delivering for Oakland with the urgency, courage and integrity this moment demands,” Harris said, according to a press release from Lee’s camp.