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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...
Finance experts offer advice on protecting legacy
Approximately 70 million baby boomers live in the United States. Remarkably, that means people born between 1946 and 1964—currently 61 to 80 years old—compose close to 20% of the country’s total population. Most baby boomers are already...
Building financial resilience through local banking
There are banks that make profit, and there are banks that work for the community. Fremont Bank and Public Bank East Bay share a common goal of improving the lives of communities in the Bay Area.
Fremont Bank...
Rae Alexandra restores women’s place in Bay Area history
History has a way of pretending certain people didn’t exist.
In a region that prides itself on progress, women who built institutions, changed laws, fought segregation, defended bodily autonomy and reshaped culture have largely vanished from the...
Oscar noms we need to see
Here’s how I know my brain is a giant old warehouse full of contradictions: I hold space for the two competing thoughts that the Oscars are an out-of-touch racket that only celebrates films with marketing budgets in...
Knowledge is power
I've always disliked the proverb, “Ignorance is bliss.” If only I had the choice, I sometimes grumble to myself. I tend to believe the opposite—that paying attention matters—even if our information-saturated world has lately challenged this notion,...
Live and learn, a local guide
In the Bay Area, learning opportunities aren’t just confined to a college or high school classroom. Several East Bay organizations offer hands-on classes on niche topics: from stained glass making to urban farming and cooking. The activities...
