Michael Pollan explores consciousness in Berkeley conversation: Acclaimed local author probes mind, plants and AI in new book ...

Oakland vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Rhonda Sauce in 2026 establishes that everything new is actually old.

Nisha Balaram’s doc series, Meals That Made Us, premieres at the Center for Asian American Media’s 2026 CAAMFest (May 7–10).

Week of May 7-13 features Danny Seraphine, Filipinos Sounding Everywhere, Lara Downes, San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, and ...

Also in Alameda, apparently the high tea capital of the East Bay, Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden is hosting a series of ...

Week of May 6 features Rob Brezsny's insightful, lyrical and always entertaining horoscopes through May 12, 2026.

Tony Gemignani and the rise of world-class pizza in the Bay Area: East Bay chefs reshape California’s pizza culture.

Temescal garden grows roots and resistance on Caltrans land—the pollinator project reclaims freeway-scarred space for ...

THURSDAY, APRIL 30 LATIN NOVALIMA. The tragedy of African slaves brought to Peru in the 1500s gave the foundation for Novalima. The group’s music has the rhythms of Africa, meld ...

In paintings exploring his cultural identity, spirituality and relationship with the natural world, Marin’s newest work ...

GROWTH Chef Grégoire Jacquet has ambitious plans for his Berkeley restaurant, which recently opened a franchise in San ...

GAVIN, MIXED As with many issues, the governor has a nuanced record on cannabis reform. (Photo by Shaun Curry / DESNZ) Many ...