Giving our pets a peaceful passing

Giving our pets a peaceful passing

Pet parents know their beloved companions have shorter lifespans than they do. But it’s still heartbreaking when the time comes to say goodbye. In the East Bay, this is true for many people: The American Veterinary Medical...
Chez Panisse opens next-door cocktail lounge

Chez Panisse opens next-door cocktail lounge

Despite the darkness and a cold January wind, a line formed out the door of Bar Panisse. Inside, every bar stool and table was occupied. The Save César Berkeley campaign collected more than 4,000 signatures to protest...
Asawa’s art revealed in SFMOMA retrospective

Asawa’s art revealed in SFMOMA retrospective

In a fourth floor gallery at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, two women stand transfixed. Gazing upward at a hanging sculpture made with galvanized steel wire and lit by a diffuse spotlight that casts a...
Channeling an indomitable spirit

Channeling an indomitable spirit

At 95, Dolores Huerta could rest on her laurels with no reproaches. Labor leader, tireless fighter for immigrant rights and civil rights, as well as feminist,...
West Edge Opera Presents Its Summer of the Supernovas

West Edge Opera Presents Its Summer of the Supernovas

Cellist Jacqueline du Pré died at 42 of complications from multiple sclerosis. But during her brief, brilliant life, she was “a supernova,” said Marnie Breckenridge, the...
Bringing home the bacon

Bringing home the bacon

Money is emotional. It carries baggage—shaped by our earliest memories, our missteps and sometimes real trauma. Fear, guilt and shame often shape financial decisions. And financial...
Financial activism sees money as medicine

Financial activism sees money as medicine

Jasmine Rashid wants to empower us to redefine wealth as a holistic concept. The Oakland-based author’s resource, The Financial Activist Playbook: 8 Strategies for Everyday People...

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