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  1. Speaking in Code

    Artists Interpret Linguistic Puzzle

    “Um… what language have we been speaking in?” My sister often asks me this after a pause in a conversation. It may sound like a silly question, but it’s a fair one, since I am often unsure of the answer. It can be French or English. More often, it’s Franglish, the two of us weaving in and out of the languages unconsciously — yet strategically.


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  2. Heroin ring busted in Oakland after two years of investigation

    OAKLAND–Federal and local law enforcement officials simultaneously raided 26 locations in Oakland early Wednesday, arresting 30 people and confiscating an estimated $1 million in drugs. The raids were the result of a two-year joint operation involving the Oakland Police and the FBI, IRS, DEA and San Francisco Police, culminating in the indictment of numerous members of a local heroin ring.


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  3. From Global to Local, Film Fest Hits Grand Lake

    OAKLAND—The Oakland International Film Festival, which starts Thursday at the Grand Lake Theater, may bring together international movies from Namibia to the Basque country of Spain, but a closer look shows that many of the films reflect Oakland itself.


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  4. New bill funds, liberates charter schools

    BERKELEY—Charter school enthusiasts breathed a sigh of relief today as the state senate approved a compromise bill that preserves $18 million for low-income charter schools. The legislation, which Governor Schwarzenegger is expected to sign swiftly, replaces an earlier draft that tied the money to more restrictive rules on charter school expansion.


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