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Castro Valley Winery to Government: Crush Grapes, Not Vintners Sep. 21, 2014
"You'll never meet anyone who says, 'I want to be a millionaire. I think I'll start a winery,'" owne... Read More
Who's Afraid to Look Soft on Campus Rape? Sep. 11, 2014
In its wisdom (such as it is), the California Legislature passed a measure that would change the sta... Read More
Hands off My Sharing Economy Aug. 24, 2014
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced Tuesday that the San Francisco ride-matching company had hired Da... Read More
Fair Is Good, but Should a City Decide Which Startups Are OK? Aug. 17, 2014
I've never used Airbnb. I'm not proud of my failure to dive into the sharing economy. I know it's la... Read More
Who Cares What Ideology Drives the High-Speed Train? Aug. 12, 2014
In Texas, a private company wants to build a bullet train joining Dallas and Houston. In California,... Read More
Jerry Brown Passes Buck on Troubled New Bay Bridge Aug. 10, 2014
"Who is responsible for the Bay Bridge?" I asked California Gov. Jerry Brown at a San Francisco Chro... Read More
See Sonoma in the Fall Aug. 03, 2014
By Doug Hansen Every wine aficionado knows that the Sonoma-Napa region of California is home to a mu... Read More
Marijuana Prohibition Doesn't Work Jul. 29, 2014
The New York Times has seen the light. On Sunday, the paper editorialized in favor of an end to the ... Read More
Renaissance on California's Central Coast Jul. 27, 2014
By Athena Lucero Last September my husband, Louie, and I fell head over heels with one of California... Read More
Rand Paul: Less Government, More Sharing Economy Jul. 22, 2014
Who will be the GOP nominee in 2016? I don't know, but I have a pretty good idea who the running mat... Read More
The Triumph of Dubious Death Penalty Appeals Jul. 20, 2014
A — all bow — federal judge has ruled that California's death penalty is unconstitutiona... Read More
Strange Brew
Jul. 18, 2014
California's No-Win 'Money Talks' Recount Jul. 15, 2014
California is in the midst of a sort-of statewide election recount. Will it be like Florida in 2000?... Read More
Getting Physically and Spiritually Recharged in Sedona Jul. 06, 2014
By Doug Hansen The full moon was rising over the distant hills, but we still needed our ATV's headli... Read More
For Children, Hate Is Bilingual Jul. 02, 2014
Earlier this week, three buses filled with undocumented immigrants — most of them mothers with... Read More
Taste the Wine, Enjoy the Beauty in California's Sonoma Valley Jun. 29, 2014
By Glenda Winders If an artist tried to create the perfect small town, that spot might turn out to b... Read More
Poll-Tested Pee in a Cup Jun. 22, 2014
"Pee in a cup" is a phrase you should prepare to hear frequently this election season. A requirement... Read More
Wee Pals
May. 29, 2014
Qualified for the FBI and Oakland Disability May. 29, 2014
How is it possible that the FBI agent who shot and killed an associate of a suspected Boston Maratho... Read More
One Easy Reform May. 27, 2014
The latest mass-casualty shooting spree — this one in Santa Barbara, California — has to... Read More
