Arts & Entertainment Review: West Edge Opera’s powerful ‘Dolores’ recalls life of iconic labor activist By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News | August 4, 2025 Performances continue on August 10 and 16 at Oakland Scottish Rite Center.
artists Grounded in joy and justice, Black Cultural Zone deepens its roots in East Oakland By Anna Tran | Bay City News | August 2, 2025 Big visions, bold investments.
Arts & Entertainment East Bay comic novelist Linda Lenhoff explores darker themes in new book By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | August 1, 2025 Linda Lenhoff appears on August 6 at A Great Good Place for Books in Oakland.
California What unionization could mean for California Uber and Lyft drivers — and riders By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters | August 1, 2025 Uber and Lyft say it could drive ride prices up and availability down.
Arts & Entertainment Golden Gate Park concerts expected to bring huge crowds, numerous closures and detours By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 In celebration of the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, the band Dead & Company will perform three shows Friday through Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Avid readers with shallow pockets may find a new best bud in BookBub By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 Josh Schanker and Nicholas Ciarelli co-founded BookBub in 2012.
Arts & Entertainment August 2025 author events: Robert Reich, Charlie Jane Anders, Sonia Daccarett, Daniel Kraus, Linda Lenhoff, Mac Muir, Shoshana Walter, and more By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | July 31, 2025 Authors of fascinating memoirs, intense thrillers, timely non-fiction titles, and debut novels appear across the region.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Mike Epps, Third World’s reggae, ‘H.M.S. Pinafore,’ ‘Dolores’ opera premiere By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 30, 2025 All kinds of musicians are playing all kinds of music at free community concerts enlivening the Bay Area this summer.
china San Jose tech firm pleads guilty to supplying Chinese military supercomputer program By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | July 30, 2025 The company’s plea agreement is still subject to approval by a federal judge.
Books Local Lit | Top tips for August By Lou Fancher | July 29, 2025 Oakland Public Library's end of summer festival; Clio's book talks; "Once Upon a Time in Dollywood," and more.