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San Francisco’s ‘Guaranteed Income’ Pilot for Artists Starts Today. But Some Arts Groups are Unhappy with the Process So Far
Starting Friday, May 21, 130 artists in San Francisco will receive $1,000 a month for the next 6 months through the city’s Guaranteed Income Pilot Pr…
5 years, 4 months ago
After Nearly A Year, California’s New AG Will Investigate Vallejo Police Killing of Sean Monterrosa
It’s almost been a year since Vallejo police officer Jarrett Tonn shot and killed Sean Monterrosa on June 2, as protests against police violence were…
5 years, 4 months ago
PPP Loans Were Meant to Help Businesses, But Many in Bay Area Communities of Color Didn’t Get Them
On International Boulevard in East Oakland, just 5% of businesses received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from April to August of 2020. Mean…
5 years, 4 months ago
The California Republicans Who Are Still Enabling Trump's Election Lies
Just four months ago, a pro-Trump mob violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in support of the former president's conspiracy theories about the 2020 elec…
5 years, 4 months ago
The PG&E Fire Victim Trust Owes Billions to Survivors — and Most Are Still Waiting
The vast majority of the nearly 70,000 fire survivors are waiting for the compensation they're owed as a result of PG&E's bankruptcy settlement — whi…
5 years, 5 months ago
Are More Hate Crime Charges A Solution to Anti-Asian Violence?
When people see attacks on Asians — including a recent near-fatal stabbing on San Francisco’s Market Street — many refer to them as hate crimes, in o…
5 years, 5 months ago
A New Generation of Filipinx Organizers is Building on the Legacy of Stockton’s Little Manila
In the 1920s and 1930s, Stockton’s Little Manila grew into the largest Filipino community outside of Manila itself. Thousands of Filipinos worked as …
5 years, 5 months ago
As Pandemic Slows in the Bay, Diaspora Turns Attention to India
Indians and Indian Americans in the Bay Area are facing a dual reality when it comes to COVID-19: while businesses start to reopen here, COVID-19 cas…
5 years, 5 months ago
Sea Levels Are Rising in the Bay — and East Palo Alto is on the Front Lines
When it comes to sea level rise, East Palo Alto will be one of the first and hardest-hit areas of the Bay Area. It’s already prone to flooding now, a…
5 years, 5 months ago
What’s Next for Public Transit in the Bay Area?
Bay Area transit agencies lost huge numbers of riders during the pandemic — and with it, enormous amounts of revenue. Federal money has saved them fr…
5 years, 5 months ago