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News + Politics

Labor unions join call to defund the police

Garrett Leahy - June 18, 2020

A group of about 150 demonstrators representing several Bay Area labor unions gathered outside the Oakland Police Officers Association headquarters on Wednesday, endorsing calls...

Arts + Culture

A renowned shop says ‘no’ to reopening just yet

Marke B. - June 15, 2020

Despite a surge of cases in the Bay Area, San Francisco seems full steam ahead on reopening its businesses and services. This weekend bars...

New Music: Five revitalizing mixes to fortify your spirit

John-Paul Shiver - June 11, 2020

With so much in the world to process these days, let's just listen. Fight The Power, People. https://soundcloud.com/crackmagazine/sunday-mix-emma-jean-thackray EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY, "CRACK MAGAZINE SUNDAY MIX" Emma-Jean Thackray wears many...

Business + Tech

The plutonium of Artificial Intelligence could be coming to a city near you

Tim Kingston - June 10, 2020

Of all the tools of mass surveillance deployed by law enforcement, private industry and the federal government, Facial Recognition Technology poses by far the...

Nightlife

SF bars push to reopen in July, alongside restaurants

Marke B. - June 10, 2020

The Newsom administration continues to announce and refine guidelines for business re-openings in California. Much of it depends on on counties hitting certain thresholds...

Culture

We’re Still Here: Queer orgs and icons put on online pre-Pride shebang

Marke B. - June 9, 2020

Thanks to COVID, Pride has been scooped up online this year, boooo. But while that may mean you'll be proudly dancing alone in your...

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Black history and protest films to stream now

Dennis Harvey - June 7, 2020

As public outrage towards police violence against the Black community (like the gun control movement) has too often seemed to wane in the Trump...

Business + Tech

Planners to hear proposal for massive new UCSF development in Parnassus Heights

Tim Redmond - June 3, 2020

The Planning Commission will hear Thursday/4 a presentation on a massive new development plan for the University of California’s Parnassus Heights campus. In essence, the...

News + Politics

Before the looting, a peaceful march

Garrett Leahy - May 31, 2020

On Saturday, before the incidents of looting that have made the biggest headlines, several hundred protestors peacefully marched in San Francisco to protest the...

Asian American women artists on creativity, activism—and COVID racism

Emily Wilson - May 25, 2020

While the Asian Art Museum, like other arts institutions, is closed during the COVID crisis, the staff is stepping up its museuming from home,...

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