New children’s book explores multi-cultural family moving to new home
Bay Area authors Stephanie Wildman and Adam Ryan Chang bring us a new children's book, illustrated by Dream Chen. It's about moving, change, and the collective comforts of home.
View ArticleAlmanac - Tuesday November 12, 2024
On this day in 1936 – the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
View ArticlePreston concedes District 5 ‘Supes’ race to Mahmood
San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston on Sunday conceded to challenger Bilal Mahmood in the race to keep his District 5 seat in last week's election.
View ArticleOakland Diocese submits 'plan’ for sex abuse survivors
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, which filed for bankruptcy last year in the wake of hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits, said Sunday that it will create a survivors' trust to compensate victims...
View ArticleOver 75M Americans voted for the most sexist campaign in US history
In addition to making sexist comments about women, Donald Trump has been publicly accused of assault by two dozen women and was found liable of sexual abuse last May.
View ArticleIncumbent Chan claims victory in ‘Supes’ District 1 race
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan on Monday declared victory in her close contest with challenger Marjan Philhour from last week's election for the race for the city's Richmond District.
View ArticleRichmond’s Measure J leads in latest election results
A measure to change Richmond’s municipal elections to a primary system is leading, according to the latest results from the Contra Costa County Registrar of Voters.
View ArticleIncumbent Fife appears headed to victory in Oakland
Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife appears poised to keep her District 3 seat, according to election numbers released by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters on Monday afternoon.
View Article'Ambient Bird:' The parrot is not a sound effect
A musical performance designed to be interrupted.
View ArticleAmbient Bird / Book It: Cancel Culture Panic
Today, we’ll hear about some interspecies sonic landscapes in the form of music that's designed to be interrupted. Then, is ‘cancel culture’ a kind of modern moral panic? It’s a new episode of Book It.
View ArticleBook It: Cancel culture panic
What is “cancel culture”? Is there really such a thing? Or does the phenomenon equate to a new kind of moral panic? It's a new episode of Book It!
View ArticleA Moment Savored
Due to illness Sandip is forced to consider the world in his own backyard.
View ArticleOver 75M Americans voted for Trump's mass deportation plan
During his racist, xenophobic campaign, Donald Trump ran on a promise to forcibly deport millions of undocumented immigrants. How are communities preparing?
View ArticleJudge sides with San Francisco over Oakland airport name change
A federal judge yesterday sided with San Francisco over Oakland in a legal dispute over a name change to Oakland's airport.
View ArticleSF's Contemporary Jewish Museum to close next month
Downtown San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum will shut its doors December 15th, for at least a year, citing lagging attendance.
View ArticleIs “Cancel Culture” Real?
What is cancel culture, anyway? Back up a step: is there a “cancel culture?” Stanford Humanities Professor Adrian Daub has written The Cancel Culture Panic: How An American Obsession Went Global. He...
View ArticleElection Wrap-Up: Epilogue
Much as we did four years ago, we’ve looked at elections viewing from perspecives ranging from allegations of interference from foreign nations or violations of campaign laws, to the effect divisions...
View ArticleThe future of the Democratic Party & working class policies
Bernie Sanders says the Harris campaign failed because the Democratic Party has abandoned the working class. Top Democrats disagree. What's the path forward?
View ArticleART IS AWESOME: Chloe Sherman and Amrita Singhal
This week, we are showcasing Art Is Awesome, the podcast about Bay Area artists and what drives them to create.
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