Xpress Magazine

Urban Exploration: Discovering the Underground Bay

John Law demonstrates how he scales the Tribune Tower in orderto fix its LED lights on the outside in Oakland, Calif. on Thursday April 14, 2016. Law works at the tower, fixing its many clocks and their LED lights. This isn't part of his usual urban exploring adventures but it does satisfy the thrill of doing something as exciting. (Aleah Fajardo/ Xpress)

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May 29, 2016

By: Tessa Murphy The voice on the phone wasn’t dark or mysterious like you’d expect from the man giving the where and when for an illicit activity we knew very little about. John Law sounds like a somewhat distractible old-time hippie, a rough quality working its way into his California accent...

How the Bay Area Grows

Local Greens' Manager Ron Mitchell walks down the main aisle of their space saving vertical Basil plant grow. The room has an intense magenta glow due to the LED lighting set up. Photo by Taylor Reyes.

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April 1, 2016

By: Tessa Murphy Growing Up Farms, located in a once-unused warehouse in the Crocker-Amazon neighborhood, uses a developing strategy called aquaponics to grow its food. This system combines hydroponics and aquaculture to create a closed loop that benefits both of its occupants: plants and fish. ...