Starring: Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis and Ben Mendelsohn Directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Rated: R (Strong bloody violence, ...

Spring is about to get a bit greener on 4/20 as a very California — and very Bay Area — holiday celebrates local cannabis culture with its emerald buds and flowers. The large, annual outdoor festival ...

That Oscar went missing, with no one knowing for sure how long, before reappearing in a Mission District pawn shop window. The widely celebrated local writer who first won it had reportedly used it as ...

That’s because after the Triple-A affiliate (belonging to the San Francisco Giants) team called the Sacramento River Cats announced an in-season marketing campaign where they’d briefly change their ...

The best performance in Freaky Tales is actually Jay Ellis, who appears as a fictionalized version of the NBA legend Sleepy ...

Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck dive into the heart of 1980s Oakland with Freaky Tales, a genre-blending anthology inspired by real events, music, and pop culture.

Comedy Oakland, 2016-2023 winner of "Best Comedy Night" in East Bay Express Reader's Poll features funny, diverse, industry pros alongside up-and-coming comedians. Our comedians have featured on ...

Former Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee was long considered the front-runner in the race. But Loren Taylor, a former city council ...

It’s no secret that the Los Angeles comedy scene can be brutal and unforgiving. But for these older women, comedy offered an ...

Oakland voters will make their voices heard in the special election on Tuesday. The two leading candidates met with voters on the eve of the election as they made their final pitches.

With less than 48 hours remaining before Oakland’s special election for mayor, the city’s two leading candidates, former U.S.

Is it possible to have more fun than we all did during the Florida Panthers’ exhilarating run to the NHL mountaintop last ...