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January 27, 2025

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Oakland 7-day weather forecast

Stacker created the forecast for Oakland, California using data from OpenWeather. This week's high is 56 °F on Sunday, while the low is 42 °F on Monday. There are expected to be 3 sunny days and rain on 2 days this week.

NWS San Francisco CA has issued a frost advisory until Monday at 09:00 AM and a freeze watch until Thursday at 09:00 AM.

Sunday, January 26

- High of 56 °F, low of 44 °F (42% humidity)- Partly cloudy with a 0% chance of rain- Moderate risk of harm from sun exposure (2 UV index)- Moderate breeze (15 mph wind)- Sunrise at 7:17 AM, sunset at 5:25 PM

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Monday, January 27

- High of 56 °F, low of 42 °F (30% humidity)- Sunny with a 0% chance of rain- Moderate risk of harm from sun exposure (2 UV index)- Light breeze (7 mph wind)- Sunrise at 7:16 AM, sunset at 5:26 PM

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Tuesday, January 28

- High of 55 °F, low of 45 °F (43% humidity)- Sunny with a 0% chance of rain- Moderate risk of harm from sun exposure (2 UV index)- Light breeze (7 mph wind)- Sunrise at 7:16 AM, sunset at 5:27 PM

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Wednesday, January 29

- High of 55 °F, low of 46 °F (66% humidity)- Sunny with a 0% chance of rain- Moderate risk of harm from sun exposure (3 UV index)- Gentle breeze (8 mph wind)- Sunrise at 7:15 AM, sunset at 5:29 PM- New moon

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Thursday, January 30

- High of 53 °F, low of 46 °F (63% humidity)- Partly sunny with a 0% chance of rain- Moderate risk of harm from sun exposure (3 UV index)- Light breeze (7 mph wind)- Sunrise at 7:14 AM, sunset at 5:30 PM

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Friday, January 31

- High of 54 °F, low of 48 °F (59% humidity)- Overcast with a 100% chance of rain (4 mm of rain)- Moderate risk of harm from sun exposure (3 UV index)- Light breeze (6 mph wind)- Sunrise at 7:13 AM, sunset at 5:31 PM

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Saturday, February 1

- High of 55 °F, low of 52 °F (90% humidity)- Overcast with a 20% chance of rain (0 mm of rain)- Moderate risk of harm from sun exposure (3 UV index)- Light breeze (4 mph wind)- Sunrise at 7:12 AM, sunset at 5:32 PM

The trek marks the band’s first outing in three years

Nine Inch Nails has announced the Peel It Back Tour 2025, marking the band’s first live outing since 2022. Produced by Live Nation, the headline run will kick off on Sunday, June 15th, in Dublin, Ireland, at 3Arena, and take the band across Europe, including stops in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and more. The European leg will also feature major festival appearances at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, Open’er in Gdynia, Poland, and Mad Cool in Madrid, Spain, among others.

The North American leg will launch on Wednesday, August 6th in Oakland, CA at Oakland Arena. The industrial rock icons will also headline arenas in Portland, OR; Vancouver, BC; Chicago, IL; Toronto, ON; Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY; Nashville, TN; Houston, TX, and more. The tour will wrap up on Thursday, September 18, in Los Angeles, CA, at the Kia Forum.

Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, January 29th at noon local time.

Nine Inch Nails Peel It Back World Tour 2025 Dates:

June 15 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena June 17 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live June 18 – London, UK @ The O2 June 20 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena June 21 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting June 24 – Milan, Italy @ Parco della Musica Novegro June 26 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion June 27 – Vienna, Austria@ Wiener Stadthalle June 29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome July 1 – Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena July 3 – Gdynia, Poland @ Open’er July 7 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena July 10 – Madrid, Spain @ Mad Cool July 12 – Oeiras, Portugal @ NOS Alive Aug 6 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena Aug 8 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center Aug 10 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena Aug 12 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena Aug 14 – West Valley City, UT @ Maverik Center Aug 15 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena Aug 17 – Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center Aug 19 – Chicago, IL @ United Center Aug 22 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena Aug 23 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena Aug 26 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena Aug 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center Aug 29 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden Aug 31 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Sept 2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center Sept 5 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center Sept 6 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena Sept 9 – Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena Sept 10 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena Sept 12 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center Sept 13 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena Sept 16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center Sept 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum

WhenWhen couple Paul Iglesias and Sophia Akbar decided to open the contemporary Afghan restaurant Jaji, it took some time to get the menu just right. Besides satisfying their own palates and tastes after years in the restaurant industry and Akbar’s own background as an Afghan American, they also knew that it would be a family affair. Akbar’s parents and grandparents live in the East Bay and offered suggestions on what dishes to serve, and in Akbar’s retelling of those early days, Iglesias wrote the first menu “being respectful of the culture,” knowing that Afghanistan is deeply rooted in tradition.

But as lovely as that first menu was, Akbar ripped it apart.

The idea for Jaji was to lean into the contemporary nature of what Afghan cuisine could be, she emphasized to Iglesias, much like their other restaurant Parche delves into contemporary Colombian food. The couple returned to the drawing board, developing dishes that take those flavors of Afghanistan and mix California ingredients. Akbar’s family again got a say in the development process; her grandmother, Asia Jaji, and her mother, Maria Jaji, both stepped into the Jaji kitchen to develop the flavors that the couple wanted to explore in their new restaurant. “It’s very detail-oriented, and it’s super important because it tells the story of Sophia and her family, being an Afghan American, and her parents being first-generation Afghans that have lived 40 years in California,” Iglesias says. “We use the word contemporary because for us it means ‘in the moment.’”’

Jaji debuts in uptown Oakland on Thursday, January 30, showcasing Afghan food in an entirely new way. Take the shola-qorooti arancinis. Traditionally it’s a sticky rice with mung beans and dill, served with yogurt and caramelized onions and oils on top; Akbar says it provides sustenance and comfort during Afghanistan’s rough winters, a simpler item often made at home rather than served in restaurants. For Jaji’s version, the sticky rice is realized as arancini, and it’s served over an aioli made with quroot, a dehydrated whey, and walnuts, plus a touch of vibrant green mint oil. It was one of the surprise hits with Akbar’s family during taste tests, and while, say, Akbar’s grandfather didn’t recognize the format of the dish, he immediately knew its flavors.

“That was fun to see in real life,” Akbar says, “that, okay, it works with our biggest fans and our biggest critics.”

Among the other family-approved dishes is a braised lamb shank made with a spice profile from Akbar’s grandmother that received a nod from the family matriarch. That dish is served with mastawa, a rice dish typically made for weddings and not usually served with lamb shank, but it became an accidental pairing that worked, thanks to Akbar’s grandmother. Elsewhere on the menu, a chapli kabob comes into play, but again with contemporary touches, using wagyu-based ground beef dressed in a pomegranate and ginger glaze. Iglesias and Akbar also bend Afghan flavors to accommodate dietary restrictions, such as making dishes vegetarian that typically aren’t meat-free. One dish the couple is proud of is their lentil salad, where Iglesias turned the lentil-based dhal into a pureed sauce spread over the bottom of a dish, with fresh lentil salad on top.

B.Akbar

That willingness to experiment and create a contemporary experience for diners is also why the couple leaned into having a bar at the restaurant — despite alcohol being illegal in Afghanistan. “While a large demographic [of diners] are going to be Afghans, a lot of us that are Afghan Americans, like myself and my generation, we’ve never walked into a space where we fully have seen our culture displayed in a way that I want to bring my American friends to show them all the good parts and pieces.” And with that dining out experience, for Akbar that also includes cocktails. While there aren’t any spirits or wines coming from Afghanistan, the couple worked with Parche beverage director Eric Syed and Paul Iglesias to figure out how flavors like rose water, pistachio, saffron, turmeric, and coriander could be incorporated into drinks. But also with respect for the culture and the ever-expanding nonalcoholic scene here in the States, there is an expansive zero-proof drink program that showcases spirit-free wine and liquor, as well as juices and yogurt drinks that Akbar grew up on. Diners can try those drinks at the main bar, or squeeze into the 20-person hidden speakeasy dubbed B.Akbar, a play on Akbar’s name. It’s meant to be an intimate space with a 90-minute “curated drinking experience” and small bites.

The presence of Akbar’s family is felt throughout the space in other ways, not just the food: Family members contributed vintage pieces, such as wedding headdresses, vintage instruments, and other items they brought with them from their homeland, now proudly displayed behind the main bar. “It’s just incredible how proud everyone is,” Iglesias says. “Jaji is a town in Afghanistan, and it’s also her grandparents’ last name, their tribal name. And there’s so much there that is important and so special because we’re invoking their culture and history and who they are. Not only is Jaji Afghan, but it’s also California because that’s where she’s from and who they are.”

Jaji (422 24th Street, Oakland) debuts on Thursday, January 30, and is open 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

For many in Oakland, when you'd ask who their favorite player to watch growing up was, if they were of a certain age, the answer was always Rickey Henderson. It was almost more helpful to ask who their favorite player was after Rickey.

With his birthday coming up on Christmas (of course), let's take a look at some of the incredible stats that one of the greatest of all time put up.

Born in 1958 in Chicago, Rickey made his way to Oakland Tech High School, where he ended up being selected by the A's in the fourth round of the 1976 MLB Draft. Not only was he a fourth round pick, but he was also the last selection of that round. Only six of the 24 (fitting) players taken ahead of him in that round even made it to the big leagues. He was also the first of the A's picks that year to make it to The Show.

If you follow baseball at all, you're probably aware that Henderson is a Hall of Famer, and that he holds the all-time steals record, swiping a total of 1,406 bases in his career. He led the league in steals in 12 different seasons, including three years with 100+, and in his age 39 campaign when he stole 66 bases in 1998 with the A's.

He also holds the record for most times caught stealing with 335, and the most runs scored in the history of the game with 2,295. He won the MVP award just once, in 1990, after his lone World Series title with the A's in 1989. He also hoisted a trophy with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993.

Over the course of his career, he accumulated an astonishing 106.3 fWAR (111.1 bWAR), which ranks him No. 17 all time, right behind Mike Schmidt, and directly in front of Frank Robinson. Of the players of the last three decades, only two are above Rickey, and they are Barry Bonds (164.4) and Alex Rodríguez 113.6).

Over the course of a 25-year career, Henderson only put up one negative fWAR season, and it wasn't at age 44 right before he retired. It was his first season in the big leagues as a 20-year-old. He had just three seasons below league average at the plate. One of them was that first year, in 1979, and the other two came two decades later in 2000 and 2003, when he was 41 and 44.

Rickey was just remarkable.

There are so many fun facts about his career, but one of the most fun revolves around his trade from and back to the A's. In 1984, Oakland decided to trade Henderson to the New York Yankees for a package that included Jay Howell, Stan Javier, and Eric Plunk.

Plunk was also part of the package that landed Rickey back in Oakland in 1989.

Another amazing feat, which I was actually in attendance for, was back in 1993 when Rickey, widely considered the best leadoff man of all time, hit a home run in the bottom of the first inning in both games of a doubleheader against Cleveland. He was just the second player in history do ever do that at the time.

Rickey is one of the greatest baseball players to ever put on the uniform, and he grew up and played where so many fans in Oakland also fell in love with the game.