Visualize for a moment your morning shower. The warm water runs gently and momentarily over you, then falls to the drain. It goes on its merry way to...well, to a place most of us rarely think about. It simply goes "away" after our brief contact with it. Similarly, think about that last load of laundry you did.

By Ryan Van Lenning, Last updated Thu, 11 Mar at 2:30pm.

Oakland Local has some reads:

Check out the great story we have about Oakland treasure Betty Marvin, who is so valuable as the person behind the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey, a specialized library in the Community and Economic Development Agency, many people called her out by name when protesting budget cuts at a City Council hearing.

By Susan Mernit, Last updated Thu, 11 Mar at 12:20pm.