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Arts/Culture/Weekend: Russian Fest, Drunken Spelling Bee, & Oscars with Peaches Christ

Ninna Gaensler-Debs — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:35:11 +0000

Yes, President’s Day is over. No, we don’t have another three day weekend until May, not that I’m counting. But buck up kids, the weekend will not only bring sun, but also the promise of international celebration with Russian festivals, Chinese New Year parades, record-setting rappers, and the glamour of the red carpet as stars gather for the 85th Academy Awards.

Connecting the Dots: Top news stories for June 18, 2012

Zoe Brezsny — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:51:03 +0000

(SF Bay Guardian) // Creative, artistically minded people are leaving San Francisco in search of affordable housing in the East Bay. Oakland is fast becoming the new hip location for the working class and young artists driven out of San Francisco by sky-rocketing rents. Oakland City Council member Rebecca Kaplan says those moving into Oakland and surrounding East Bay cities are of many different ethnicities including Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Vietnamese...

Goodbye, state funding for California libraries

Holly McDede — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:53:56 +0000

The bad news is that state funding for California libraries has been completely eliminated. There’s not really any good news about that except that it was expected.