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Oakland

Jun 9

2021’s Berresford Prize Winners are Arts Leaders Lulani Arquette and Roberto Bedoya

Arquette leads the Native Arts and Culture Foundation, while Bedoya is the Cultural Affairs Manager for the City of Oakland.
By Helen Holmes
Buildings in San Francisco, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Feb 7

Requiring New Buildings to Display Art Is Not a Violation of Free Speech

The statute compels developers of commercial projects to spend one percent of their budgets on public artworks, or one half of one percent in the case of residential projects, or else pay a corresponding sum to the city for its arts programs.
By Daniel Grant
Ramen Shop makes shoyu with smoked duck breast.
May 9

In Oakland, Great Food Comes With a Side of Social Justice

Restaurants offering an array of global cuisine in the spirit of charity might even make you a better person
By Andy Wang
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 06: Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-AZ), (C), walks away after speaking to the media after attending a weekly luncheon with Senate Democrats at the Capitol, December 6, 2016 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats gathered at the weekly luncheon to discuss their upcoming agenda.
Dec 21

Senator Harry Reid’s Art World Legacy, Tallying NY’s Gallery Closures

By Alanna Martinez
Firefighters work at the scene following an overnight fire that claimed the lives of at least nine people at a warehouse in the Fruitvale neighborhood on December 3, 2016 in Oakland, California. The warehouse was hosting an electronic music party. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Imag
Dec 8

After the Oakland Fire, We Can’t Wait for NYC to Save Our Art Spaces

By Justin Joffe
Image via @bookshopoakland
Nov 25

Never Want to Leave: The Book / Shop in Oakland

By Taylor Sterling
A body camera in use in a Utah town.
Oct 3

Contract for NYPD Body Cameras Provokes Protest in the City Council

By Will Bredderman and Madina Toure
Pot.
Jul 5

High-Minded Curation: Pot Exhibit Unveiled at Oakland Museum

By Guelda Voien
Feb 16

Why Kehlani Deserves More Than a Grammy

By Michelle Threadgould
Sarah Meyohas, Speculation. (Photo: Where Gallery).
Jan 7

‘BitchCoin’ Artist Shows in Chelsea, NYPL Releases Image Trove, and More

By Alanna Martinez
Oct 8

Children Gather to Finish Oakland Mural Where Artist Was Killed

By Maggie O'Neill
Artist Antonio Ramos; Image courtesy of a fundraising site, YouCaring.com, raising monies for his family.
Sep 30

Street Artist Shot to Death While Painting Anti-Violence Mural in Oakland

By Guelda Voien
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images).
Jan 5

Brooklyn Borough President Blasts ‘Black Brunch’ Protests

By Will Bredderman
Oct 29

CD 5 race: Does Cho have the momentum to win against Garrett?

By Mark Bonamo
Police investigate the camera store nearby Occupy Oakland. (Hunter Walker)
Oct 26

A Postcard From Occupy Oakland [Video]

By Hunter Walker
Dec 4

Queen of the Muckrakers— And Champion Letter-Writer

By Diane Johnson
Dec 4

Queen of the Muckrakers- And Champion Letter-Writer

By Diane Johnson
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