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Finding Community in the Oakland Pickleball Scene
Designated “the fastest-growing sport in America” by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association in the last three years, pickleball is blowing up he…
2 years, 7 months ago
One Neighborhood’s Strategy For Curbing Homelessness? Turn Off the Library Wi-Fi
So much of life is online these days, but barriers to internet access remain, especially for folks who are unhoused. Resources at public libraries, l…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Ethics of Photographing Addiction in the Tenderloin
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood has been at the forefront of the opioid epidemic, amassing a reputation as a place of open air drug dealing, …
2 years, 7 months ago
Caste Has Hit a Nerve in South Asian Communities
Caste is a hierarchical system, based on birth, that affects South Asians on the subcontinent and around the world.
Many hesitate to discuss it out i…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Headache of Catalytic Converter Thefts
San Francisco is re-upping a program to make catalytic converters more traceable, in hopes of slowing down the theft of the highly sought-out car par…
2 years, 7 months ago
San Francisco Prepares to Roll Out CARE Court
Gov. Gavin Newsom has been talking a big game about CARE (Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment) Court, the state’s new plan for treating pe…
2 years, 7 months ago
Rightnowish: Protecting Sacred Land in the South Bay
In Santa Clara County, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band is fighting for one of their most sacred sites, known as Juristac. Beginning In the late 1700s, Sp…
2 years, 7 months ago
The A’s Are One Step Closer to Leaving Oakland
It’s a bad time to be an Oakland Athletics fan.
First off, they're just having an awful season. But the A's are also the latest pro sports team to ann…
2 years, 7 months ago
Workers Accuse an East Oakland Popeye’s of Child Labor Violations
Two 17-year old girls working at a Popeye’s in East Oakland have filed labor complaints, alleging harassment and potential violations of child labor …
2 years, 7 months ago
East San Jose is Ready to ‘Welcome the Stranger’
With the end of a pandemic-era immigration policy known as Title 42, Bay Area cities and nonprofits in Santa Clara County have been preparing for the…
2 years, 7 months ago