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Gold Rush history meets Netflix cult classic at this $25M Gothic mansion
In the 120 years since 1001 Vallejo was built for a gold magnate, the 9,545-square-foot Gothic mansion has been home to bohemians, soldiers, a department store heir, and a Nobel Prize winner. More recently, fans of the Netflix cult hit “The OA” have made so many pilgrimages to the home,...
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LaRussell: Built From The Backyard
LaRussell Dwayne Thomas did not arrive here by accident. The Vallejo, California rapper built his name show by show, freestyle by freestyle, long before any major label came calling. He worked in aerospace manufacturing, raised a daughter and quietly created one of the most documented rises in independent hip hop. Now, fresh off a Super Bowl performance and a newly signed deal with Roc Nation, LaRussell sat down with Rolling Out for a wide ranging conversation about legacy, community and what it means to do it all on your own terms.
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REVIEW: Gorillaz change their stripes at Oakland Arena, with some help from locals
OAKLAND — Near the end of Gorillaz‘ Wednesday night show at Oakland Arena, De La Soul’s Pos introduced the band’s second-to-last song. “There’s a lot of things that make us want to feel bad about what’s going on in the world,” the MC told the cheering crowd. “I love that this song has this recipe, this laughter, that just makes you know that, ‘yo, everything’s all right.'”
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ABC’s News10 Reporter Leaving After 4 Months, Reveals Reason
An ABC station in the Albany market is losing one of its newer reporters after only four months. He says a new opportunity convinced him to move on, and viewers have just a few days left to see him on air. Alex Berger is leaving News10 ABC Alex Berger will sign off from WTEN-Channel 10 […] The post ABC’s News10 Reporter Leaving After 4 Months, Reveals Reason appeared first on Mandatory .
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Best Bets: Oakland Museum of California, San Jose Jazz, Wake the Dead, Elim Chan, ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
Freebie of the week: Acclaimed Japanese interactive/media artist Masaki Fujihata’s latest project goes behind one of the darkest chapters in American history to examine how photographs impact viewer’s knowledge and memory. Those interested can view the results of that effort for free this Sunday in “BeHere/1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration,” showing now through Dec. 27 at the Oakland Museum of California.
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Review: World’s bestselling virtual band has real world problems in Bay Area
OAKLAND, Calif. — Gorillaz were back in the Bay Area on Wednesday night (Oct. 28), performing a generous two-hour show for a completely packed house of some 14,000 fans at the Oakland Arena. The trek marked the 25 years since the world’s most successful animated band released its landmark...
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Brentwood Country Mart hosts Saturday Halloween festivities with costume contest and trick-or-treating
Neighborhood families can compete for prizes, collect candy, and visit the honor-system pumpkin patch. Families across the Westside can kick off their Halloween celebrations this weekend with an afternoon of trick-or-treating and seasonal games at an iconic neighborhood retail hub. Festivities at the Brentwood Country Mart will run from 11...
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Around Berkeley: Halloween and Día de los Muertos events and celebrations
🍬 Most businesses on Solano Avenue will be giving out candy for Halloween on Solano. Kids, families and groups can compete in a costume contest for a chance to win up to $100 (unless there is rain, in which case the contest will be cancelled). Friday, Oct. 30, 3-5 p.m. Costume contest will be at the Solano-Peralta Park at 5 p.m. FREE.
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Oakland Unveils 'Am I Next?' Campaign
Thomas L. Berkley Way & Clay St. — Approximate Site of Downtown Mural. Oakland has launched the “Am I Next?” Art and Solidarity Campaign. Oakland artist Kalani Cecaci's aerosol work has already left a mark on the city's downtown core. A Muralist Already Known for Honoring Oakland's...
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Orinda Farmers’ Market Is Celebrating Halloween in a Very Special Way
ORINDA, CALIFORNIA – Kids can start their Halloween trick-or-treating before lunchtime this year — and finish a scavenger hunt with a locally grown pumpkin. The Orinda Farmers’ Market is planning a “Harvest Style” celebration on Saturday, October 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with costumes, trick-or-treating and a booth decorating contest alongside the morning’s shopping.
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'Liberation' at Berkeley Rep Is a Consciousness-Raising Masterpiece
It's only a few minutes into Bess Wohl's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play Liberation that you realize that the main character is going to be doing triple duty as fourth-wall-breaking narrator, as herself somewhere in the present day, and as her own mother Lizzie in early 1970s Ohio, before she was married with children.