By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– Fire season seems to grow longer and longer each year. With more fires, the quality of the air becomes more of an issue…
By Philip Ruth– Home stretch! It’s been a long political slog, and now we’re within shouting distance of having our vote on the matter. Amid this electoral tension, I had…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– In Her Enemy, Some Friends, and Other Stories, published in 1913, Edward Prime-Stevenson (1858–1942) kindly provided his readers with a list of books to be found…
By Jan Wahl– This is the time of year scary movies are celebrated. Whether it’s Halloween or the darkening days of fall, let’s get our minds out of the real…
Fresh Meat Productions’ new online video series is free, accessible, body-positive, diverse … and best of all, it’s FUN! During the current era of shelter-in-place, the internet has exploded with…
In June 2020, amidst the pandemic and sheltering in place, LGBT community leader Mark Rhoades was seeking a creative, safe way for LGBTQIA+ leaders and supporters to celebrate Pride. With the onset…
“We all loved Randy,” DJ Page Hodel said of this month’s passing of sound, lighting, and video wizard Randall “Randy” Schiller, expressing the view of many. “Anyone who met him,”…
By Ann Rostow– A Brave Rat How will we start our column this week? Trump’s bizarre behavior? The insane debate? The start of the new Supreme Court session, featuring Justice…
First Openly Gay Individual Appointed to California Supreme Court Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, October 5, appointed Martin Jenkins to the California Supreme Court. When Jenkins takes his seat at…
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