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An Uphill Battle to Unionize at One of the Bay’s Oldest Nonprofits
Workers at nonprofits like the Felton Institute are on the front lines of our region’s biggest problems, like poverty, homelessness, and addiction. E…
3 years, 4 months ago
California’s COVID Emergency Ends Feb. 28
For many members of the public, COVID-19 is in the rearview mirror. People are tired. Governments have dropped things like mask and vaccine mandates.…
3 years, 4 months ago
Tracing Hip Hop’s Beginnings in the Bay With Davey D
Originally from The Bronx, New York, Dave “Davey D” Cook was there when this thing we call hip-hop was in its nascent form, before it even had a name…
3 years, 4 months ago
In Deep Blue California, Anti-Abortion Centers Outnumber Abortion Clinics
Crisis pregnancy centers, or anti-abortion centers, are designed to look like community health clinics. But the vast majority of them don’t have a me…
3 years, 4 months ago
Brooke Jenkins Plans to Drop Charges Against SFPD Officer Who Killed Keita O’Neil
In November 2020, then-San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin filed criminal charges against former SFPD officer Christopher Samayoa. In 2017, …
3 years, 4 months ago
Did Chevron Fire Workers in Richmond for Going on Strike?
Last spring, workers at Chevron’s Richmond refinery went on strike for 10 weeks, demanding higher pay, better health benefits, and safer working cond…
3 years, 4 months ago
After 6 Years, South Berkeley's Here/There Encampment Closes
The Here/There homeless encampment was familiar to anybody who drove between Oakland and Berkeley. The camp had its roots in the Bay Area’s Occupy mo…
3 years, 4 months ago
Oakland’s Police Chief and the Long Road to Police Reform
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong was placed on administrative leave last month, after an external investigation into the handling of two police…
3 years, 4 months ago
Her Murder Conviction Was Overturned. ICE Still Wants to Deport Her.
Sandra Castañeda was convicted for a murder she didn’t commit and was sentenced to 40 years to life. She thought she was going to spend the rest of h…
3 years, 4 months ago
‘Under the Radar’: Half Moon Bay and the Vulnerability of Farmworkers
The mass shooting last Monday in Half Moon Bay that left 7 farmworkers dead has brought renewed attention to the living conditions of California farm…
3 years, 5 months ago