California Archives - Page 27 of 192

Housing

New laws seek to end private developer risk, burdening public instead

Zelda Bronstein - November 6, 2023

Why should cities and counties guarantee profits for builders and push the costs of growth onto the local taxpayers?

Art

Arleene Correa Valencia’s luminous art reflects family strains of Mexican migration

Emily Wilson - October 30, 2023

'Naces Así, Naces Prieto. No Naces Blanco' at Catharine Clark includes cross-border, father-daughter letters of love

Stage Review

A dreamlike tale of anxious immigrant experiences in ‘Citizen’

Charles Lewis III - October 30, 2023

Word for Word stages Greg Sarris' story of a young Mexican-Native American man grappling with a unique identity

Movies

Screen Grabs: American Indian Film Fest 48 brings superheroes and reckonings

Dennis Harvey - October 30, 2023

The longest-running showcase of its kind kicks off with 'Bones of Crows,' about the devastation wrought by state residential schools

News + Politics

Cops use force on Black people 21 times as often as on white people

Tim Redmond - October 29, 2023

Police Commission to discuss the issue. Plus: Corporate rentals and the mayor's power over Muni fares. That's The Agenda for Oct. 29-Nov. 5

Music

Return of the radio star: DJ hero Aaron Axelsen is back on resurrected Live 105

John-Paul Shiver - October 20, 2023

The Popscene founder and veteran Bay Area alt rock presenter talks about what's currently on his dials.

Culture

Puff: Catching up on cannabis—and a distressing lack of doob tubes—in the Big Apple

Dan Karkoska - October 18, 2023

In which our columnist goes to New York City and finds its 420 market in a seedling state

Healthcare

Singing the insanity of the US healthcare system

Bruce Mirken - October 17, 2023

Big Pharma spends a fortune on ads— but hardly anyone can figure out how much the medications really cost (and fewer can afford them).

Environment

Wells Fargo CEO ‘arrested’ for climate crimes in Extinction Rebellion action

Joel Schechter - October 17, 2023

Yes, it's political theater—but people who profit from the destruction of the planet should at some point be held accountable.

Music

Under The Stars: 30 years of Cypress Hill’s iconic hip-hop album ‘Black Sunday’

John-Paul Shiver - October 17, 2023

Plus: DJ Yuka Yu plays for Claude at Academy of Sciences, Margo Cilker, Ana Frango Elétrico, Ohio Players, Seba & Paradox

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