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Marke B.’s ULTIMATE PRIDE GUIDE 2022

Marke B. - June 20, 2022

Films, parties, shows, parties, art, parties, and more—don't forget to thank your elders for paving the way, and stay safe out there.

Culture

At American Steel, a trailblazing artist community is displaced for redevelopment

Steven T. Jones - April 26, 2022

Tight-knit Burning Man clan reckons with moving—but may have itself paved the way for West Oakland industrial hub's gentrification

Development

The Treasure Island toll is regressive, pointless—and still somehow alive

Tim Redmond - March 13, 2022

The developers got a sweet deal, and now want to make low-income residents pay for the ferry service they need to sell high-end condos.

Labor

Occupy San Francisco was a game-changer

Tim Paulson - September 19, 2021

Ten years later, remembering the movement that gave us "We are the 99 percent" and put economic inequality on the national agenda.

Lit

In ‘Plexiglass,’ a poet illuminates voices of the incarcerated

Margo Perin - August 27, 2021

A new volume offers a critique of the criminal justice system through the lens of prison writing workshops

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: No big parade, but Pride season’s already busting out the wigs and rainbows

Marke B. - May 27, 2021

Giant pink triangle, Oaklash, gay ballet, drag dance, Queer Women of Color Film Fest, more add abundant sparkle

News + Politics

Exposing the toxic crisis at Treasure Island

Tim Redmond - February 7, 2021

Plus: Will the Police Commission finally pass reforms -- and will it matter? That's The Agenda for Feb. 8-14

COVID

Protest caravan demands Newsom release vulnerable prisoners

Garrett Leahy - January 31, 2021

More than half the state's prison population is positive for COVID -- and they don't need to die.

New Music: Chroma’s ‘Source of Nurture’ comp features East Bay faves

John-Paul Shiver - June 26, 2020

When Chroma—the NYC collective and creative agency that advocates for centering the work and experience of womxn of color—reached out to DJ-producers Lara Sarkissian and 8ULENTINA, along with...

Culture

This year, the giant Pink Triangle bursts into 2700 twinkling lights

Joshua Rotter - June 12, 2020

Other cities have their Pride parades, rainbow flags, and disco ball balloons. Only San Francisco has the Pink Triangle. Over the past 25 years, San...

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