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Before they came together as Twin Bloom, the four musicians in the band—vocalist and guitarist Gvir Aviv, lead guitar player Mickle Nguyen, bass player and multi-instrumentalist Josh Cano, and drummer Sandra Alva—were all veterans of other projects. This week they’ll release Twin Bloom, a self-titled EP that slowly took shape over the past few years. […]

When Pragati Sharma Mohanty was a little girl growing up in India, the nation was riveted to a television show telling the epic tale of the Ramayana. But as an adult, she said in a phone interview, she realized how much more complex the original text is. She investigated 15 ancient versions of the story […]

For as long as memory serves, visual art has been a means of connection, adaptation and survival for Cece Carpio. Expressed through paper, pencil, ink, acrylic and aerosol paint, or installations that might include sticks, fabric, shoes, bottles, blades, candles and more, the Oakland-based artist/educator tells stories highlighting the dignity of everyday people and others […]

Along the street-like canals of the ancient Aztec city Tenochtitlan—modern day Mexico City—vendors routinely sold various meats, stews and even chili sauces that Spanish ethnographer Franciscan Friar Bernardino de Sahagún described as “hot, very hot, very, very hot.” Street vending worked its way into colonial Mexico, later evolving into a robust part of the country’s […]

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Laminated pastries are my primary vice. If they’re in any way descended from or related to their European ancestors, I’ve sought them out in every Bay Area county. But Scandinavian baked goods have never held my attention—at least the American iterations of them. The ones I’ve tried were sugar bombs often thickly coated with frosting. […]

This week's calendar picks include Stella Prince, Schlong, 'O Say Can You See... The Soul of Our Nation,' Nick Lutsko, 'Into the Woods,' 'Mutiny at Port Chicago: Black Resistance and Redemption,' Pamela Gaye Walker's 'Little Big Mouth,' Charles Chen Quartet, Purplecat's Harmonic Exploration, and Ghais Guevara.

Enter for a chance to win tickets to The Fray at The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley on July 23. Drawing July 15, 2026.

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Victims of scams have lost an average of $969 so far this year OAKLAND, Calif. — So far this year, monetary losses from scams impacting Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers are on track to outpace 2025, with customers losing over $211,000 through mid-year. To help customers spot the signs of a scam and avoid … The post PG&E Warns Customers About Emerging “Barcode Scam:” Here’s What You Should Know appeared first on Crossings TV.