Racism on the rise in Albany
Shelby Brown,
Contributor
October 19, 2017
The city council meeting on Monday featured an Albany resident and her two young children, who experienced and witnessed racism and hate crimes. “If we are a sanctuary city, our foundations are cracking.” said the mother. “We need to start bridging the gap because groups in Albany are divided an...
Alameda among Bay Area rash of hate crimes
Veronica Hall,
Head Layout Designer
October 19, 2017
Alameda’s residential community was rattled by a series of hate crimes as the summer came to a close. Members of the Alameda Board of Education discussed these topics at the school board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The first reported hate crime happened at Temple Israel on Bay Farm Island in Al...
Berkeley Film Festival spotlights local homelessness
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
November 14, 2016
It’s 9 p.m. on Saturday and nobody stirs at the East Bay Media Center. Around 20 film-lovers huddle in the small, brick-lined room that smells like patchouli oil and old wood, while Amir Soltani and Chihiro Wimbush’s powerful documentary “Dogtown Redemption” plays on the screen. Mel Vapour, di...
