An ex-teacher is on trial for revealing the secrets of an alleged cult. And in what may be a precedent for free-speech rights, he won't have to reveal his identity. Very little is known about the ...

From the beginning of the 20th century through the 1970s, waves of African Americans left the South in what is known as the “Great Migration.” More than six million people are estimated to ...

Adam Myatt is known as one half of Oakland electro-pop duo James & Evander. But now he's also known for his love of cats. Step inside Adam Myatt’s bottom-floor apartment in West Oakland, which ...

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This will be the last year the Oakland Museum of California will host the annual art exhibit for Dia de los Muertos, and it's going out with a bang. According to Mexican legend, as the clock ...

GO GIRL Travel writer, editor and attorney Elaine Lee advises travelers to embrace a global citizenry. (Photo by Sarah Enelow-Snyder) Black travel worldwide represents a dominant sector in the ...

The Great Recession may be over, but every night people are sleeping on benches or in makeshift shelters. Here are a few of their stories. After I went out with Vinny Pannizzo, I began to see ...

Single-cup brewing is the hottest and most lucrative sector of the coffee market nationwide, but it's also producing massive amounts of trash. In June, Peet’s Coffee & Tea dispatched a truck ...

Growth Mindset Cultivating and connecting at Planting Justice Recommendations from experts in multiple fields—medicine, science, academia, lifestyle, faith—consistently place social ...

The desire to cut down all eucalyptus on UC property in the East Bay hills ignores the tree's beauty and recreational value. The debate over clear-cutting tens of thousands of non-native trees in ...

Taxation without representation is alive and well in this unincorporated community. Some residents are hoping to change that, but the odds are stacked against them. While manning a table for the ...

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