The Continuing Story of a City

Don’t miss the Dia De Los Muertos festival in Fruitvale on Sunday

I have this friend who’s always making fun of my affinity for what he calls “19th century entertainment.” For him, parades, fireworks, and festivals are a relic of a time when people didn’t have the internet, cable TV, or Wiis to entertain them. I think that’s sad. I love parades. I love fireworks. And, OMG, do I love festivals. A family friendly good time isn’t always the...

Greg McConnell: Oakland wants city leaders to attract new business to Oakland

In a poll conducted this October a whopping 96% of Oakland voters say Oakland leaders should attract new companies and businesses. This comes from residents in every district in Oakland. It includes every demographic – every age group, ethnicity, party affiliation, sex and sexual preference; in short, everybody. This is the highest approval for a single concept that we have seen in our polls since 2005. The...

OMG, shocker! Oakland does something good for DTO nightlife!

I feel kind of sad admitting this, but over the past few years, I have gotten extremely jaded about the City’s ability to do, like, anything right, ever. So much so, in fact, that anytime I do hear about something good, I’m like, completely floored and immediately look for ways the City is going to screw it up. But sometimes, the City does manage to do things right, and today we get a great example of...

Open Thread

Want to talk about something I haven’t covered? Do it here. You can find the previous open thread here.

Oakland does cabaret reform: why make life easier for small businesses when you can take more money from them instead?

Below is a photograph of a charming new downtown bar called the Layover. I love the Layover. It’s been great to watch downtown transform over the past several years, and have all this wonderful new nightlife. But it has always bothered me a little bit that every new place that opens is so fancy. Penelope is very nice, and their spicy cocktails are delicious, but I’ve always just felt more comfortable...
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