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Berkeley-based bio honors SF architect Bernard Maybeck’s daughter-in-law
Jacomena van Huizen Maybeck’s life began in 1901 on a Javanese sugar plantation and ended...
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The Origins of Bay Area CiderCon
Dana Bushouse drew inspiration from CiderCon when she first entered the cider industry. Later this month, the event will come to Oakland for the first time. Members of the public will have ample opportunities to participate.
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D&D Is Back With a Vengeance
Who’s playing D&D these days? You might be surprised.
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Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
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Bait and Switch
During last year’s Berkeley mayoral race, Jesse Arreguin argued that his position on housing had “evolved.”
His record so far undermines that claim.
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Separated From the World by Choice
Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
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Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.