Nick Miller
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Sacramento, CA, United States
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Police Arrest 84 After Stephon Clark Protest In East Sacramento
A prominent pastor and other clergy members were arrested, and several reporters were detained after protesters entered an affluent, mostly white neighborhood. → Read More
Police Arrest 84 After Stephon Clark Protest In East Sacramento
Sacramento police arrested 84 people Monday night after demonstrators marched through the city's affluent East Sacramento neighborhood to protest the → Read More
Officers In Stephon Clark Shooting Won't Be Charged, Says Sacramento D.A.
Clark, a 22-year-old black man, was unarmed when he was shot and killed by two police officers in his grandmother's backyard in 2018. His death sparked widespread protests in the California capital. → Read More
'Donald Trump, We'll See You In Court': California To Sue Over Emergency Declaration
California's governor and attorney general say the state will challenge President Trump's declaration of a national emergency to fund a southern border wall. They hinted at a multistate lawsuit. → Read More
'No More Xenophobia': Calif. Governor Criticizes Trump On Immigration
In his first State of the State speech Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time in criticizing what he called President Trump's "fear-mongering" over the "so-called 'border emergency.'" → Read More
Funeral For Stephon Clark Held As Sacramento Unrest Continues
The city has experienced nearly two weeks of continuous unrest after the shooting of a 22-year-old unarmed black man by two police officers. → Read More
Protesters Shut Down Sacramento Kings Game Again, End City Hall Forum Early During Night Of Unrest
Only one arrest as demonstrators disrupt a city council meeting and block thousands of Kings fans from entering the Golden 1 Center for the second time in a week. → Read More
Family, Friends Launch GoFundMe Page to Release Albums by Slain Oakland Musician Dave Deporis
In the past 48 hours, a flood of stories and tributes have appeared honoring Dave Deporis, the Oakland musician who was killed Wednesday during a robbery turned tragic in outside of a Temescal neighborhood coffeehouse. → Read More
Best Fade: Shevelle 'Shevy' Mitchell
My recent interview with talented East Bay barber Shevelle “Shevy” Mitchell wasn’t the first I’ve conducted with someone holding a sharp object to my head. → Read More
Express Writers Take Home Six National Awards at Association of Alternative Newsmedia Gathering in Washington D.C.
We interrupt this week's news cycle for some back-patting: This past weekend, dozens of alt-weekly newspapers and media companies from across the country converged on Washington, D.C., for the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia awards. → Read More
Zion I Robbed at Gunpoint in West Oakland During Video Shoot, $89,000 Camera Stolen
Beloved local hip-hop duo Zion I was robbed at gunpoint during a recent video shoot in West Oakland — and now the artists are asking for fans to help. On Monday, July 10, Zion I, a crew, and extras — 12 to 15 individuals total, including young kids — were filming in the Prescott neighborhood of West Oakland near Willow and 11th streets. → Read More
It's a Big Deal: Toronado Turns 30, New Belgium's Beer Circus, and More
Save that date: Pioneering San Francisco beer bar Toronado (547 Haight St, Toronado.com) will celebrate its 30th anniversary in a few weeks, on Saturday, August 12. → Read More
The Dating Game: Stop Fretting About Extremely Fresh Beer and Just Drink It
Also: Edible Excursions visits brew and bite sites in Oakland's Temescal. → Read More
Picán Restaurant in Uptown Oakland Closing ... For Now
Picán Restaurant opened in Uptown Oakland in March 2009, before the Broadway neighborhood evolved into a hip hospitality district. This Sunday, however, the expansive Southern dining spot will serve its final plate of fried chicken and close its doors. → Read More
City of Oakland ‘Bulldozer’ Hit A Homeless Man While He Was Sleeping In A Tent
Daryll Barker has lived for more than a year under a freeway overpass at 35th and Magnolia streets in West Oakland. Drugs, crime, pollution, extreme weather — it’s a rough life. → Read More
Oakland Pop-Up Tacos Oscar Keeps It Traditional — Most Of The Time
Seventies-era rock filled the Starline Social Club on Grand Avenue this past Memorial Day. But on the second floor in the kitchen, chefs Oscar Michel and Jake Weiss pumped out asparagus quesadillas and chicken mole tacos to the less-conventional sounds of Panda Bear’s Person Pitch. → Read More
Video: Oakland's Homeless Residents Are Targets of Arson Attacks
Video footage obtained by the Express shows a brazen attack against a homeless camper in West Oakland last week. → Read More
Sierra Nevada's Beer Camp Returns To The Bay On June 3
After all these decades, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company still boasts tremendous street cred. Locally, there’s the annual tap-takeover tradition at Beer Revolution, where the beer bar puts on a ridiculous number of Sierra kegs to kick off San Francisco Beer Week. → Read More
Grocery Cafe Returns In Jack London
In 2015, former Express restaurant reviewer Luke Tsai praised a hole-in-the-wall Burmese spot called Grocery Cafe, formerly located on Tenth Avenue. He described mis-matched tables and chairs, and the feel of a church-basement potlucks. → Read More
Golden Road Brewing's Meg Gill Visits Oakland To Defend Controversial Plan To Open Beer Garden
A Dodger-blue tent with the slogan “brewed and canned in L.A.” emblazoned on it popped-up on a vacant asphalt lot in North Oakland last week. Standing at a table underneath was Meg Gill, president of Golden Road Brewing, which she co-founded in 2011. → Read More