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Local coffee company Farley’s loses its SBA grant
Bay Area coffee company Farley’s, the employee-profit-sharing business with a popular shop in Uptown Oakland, was told in May that it had been awarded a $381,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. According to Reuters, a successful lawsuit by former Trump staffers against prioritizing businesses owned by historically marginalized people means that the grant has been canceled, and Farley’s is unlikely to ever see those funds. Read more
The Trumpsters claim to be all about supporting businesses during this crisis in order to help the recovery. Of course, that’s a lie, too. Sure, they’ll support businesses, as long as the businesses are white businesses.
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COVID Vaccine: Proof of Vaccinations or Weekly Testing to be Required For State Employees, Health Care Workers
OAKLAND (CBS SF/AP) — California will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly as officials aim to slow rising coronavirus infections, mostly among the unvaccinated. Governor Gavin Newsom was to make the announcement at a press conference Monday at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Oakland where he was joined by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and state Sen. Nancy Skinner. 75% of eligible Californians have received at least 1 dose but it’s not enough. Starting in Aug., state employees & health care workers must show proof of vaccination or get tested regularly. The... Read more
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Cold, creamy icebox cakes and pies: Summer’s ultimate (nearly) no-bake dessert
On a recent Friday in the kitchen of his Oakland home, chef Mike Raskin of the pop-up Edith’s Pie puts the finishing touches on a simple, irresistible summer treat: A cold and creamy lemon icebox pie made by mixing whipped egg yolks, condensed milk, lemon and sugar and chilling it in a graham cracker crust. Yup, that’s about it. Read more
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Recipe: Salted Graham Cracker Pie Crust from Edith’s Pie of Oakland
Making an icebox cake, cheesecake or pie that needs a graham cracker crust? Chef Mike Raskin from Oakland’s Edith’s Pie is sharing the secret to elevating the classic crust into something special: salt. Why? It balances the sometimes cloying nature of an icebox cake or pie’s ingredients — sugar, for... Read more