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Leonard Cohen's perfect offering

By Gary Kamiya — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

The great songwriter is old now. But as closing time approaches, his poetic fire burns brighter than ever.

Oakland mourns

By Gary Kamiya — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

A long blue line of police officers, backed by a grieving city, gather to say goodbye to four cops who died doing their jobs.

Is shaving five minutes off that trip to the airport worth it?

By Andrew Leonard — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Stimulus money will make it easier for affluent Californians to get to the airport. But everyone else will be stuck in traffic.

Welcome to the playoffs: Bye

By King Kaufman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff has an idea for shortening the baseball postseason. A bad one.

Why I pick lettuce for the Black Panthers

By Novella Carpenter — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

I worry that Alice Waters' crusade for local, seasonal food isn't reaching the people who really need it.

Message to Peggy Noonan: Open your eyes!

By Andrew Leonard — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

The former Reagan speechwriter and WSJ opinion columnist can't see the recession. Is she even looking?

Mr. Ruckus

By Bill Katovsky — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

John Sellers climbed the Sears Tower to protest nukes and unfurled an anti-logging banner over the Golden Gate. The left's Merry Prankster talks.

Rise of the new black leaders

By Chris Thompson — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

A new generation of black politicians is striving to put racial patronage and civic corruption behind it, and unite an increasingly diverse nation.

I saved my planet in San Francisco

By Katharine Mieszkowski — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

While the Bush administration fiddles and the world burns, mayors from around the world gather in the city by the bay to confront "the biggest challenge in the history of our species."

The charter school challenge

By Jonathan Schorr — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Notes from two pioneering California charter schools -- one a success story, the other a failure.

Disaster drill

By Mary Roach — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Where's the virile firefighter who's supposed to cut off my clothes?

California makes its choices

By Fiona Morgan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Money talks as voters say no to gay marriage, yes to cracking-down on juvenile crime and maybe to more money for schools.

A Black Panther's last hurrah

By Kate Coleman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

David Hilliard wants to win an Oakland City Council seat by flogging the legacy of the group that still haunts the city. His failure to gain support shows how little the Panthers matter to its future.

Who killed Betty Van Patter?

By David Horowitz — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

A letter from an old friend stirs up passions from one of the most disturbing, yet little-known, crimes of the New Left era. It happened exactly 25 years ago.

Bradley: I'm still the underdog

By Anthony York — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Bill Bradley stunned the political world by raising more money in the last three months than had Al Gore -- but he's not about to claim front-runner status.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Jerry Brown swaps race politics for results; is it time to outgrow George Carlin?

Jerry Brown shakes up Oakland's black political establishment

By Joan Walsh — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

The hard-charging mayor challenges an entrenched bureaucracy -- and a racial spoils system.

True prime

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

He may be pushing 70, but Clint Eastwood just hit his stride with 'True Crime'.

My dinner with Jerry

By Joan Walsh — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Charming Hostess

By Douglas Wolk — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine

"progressive" education

By David Horowitz — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

LEFTISTS, DUCKING THE HARSH TRUTHS OF HISTORY
AND THEIR OWN MISTAKES, KEEP LIONIZING
THUGS LIKE THE BLACK PANTHERS.

The Rat Bite

By Aggie Max — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

A welfare mother's tragicomic tale of life in the system.

Poverty is boring

By Suzette Lalime — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Aggie Max, author of "The Last Resort: Scenes from a Transient Hotel," says it's not just the lack of money that makes escape nearly impossible it's the culture of poverty.

The SALON Interview: Jerry Brown

By Fred Branfman — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT

Moving toward the abyss