gentrification Archives

Dance

The Town blooms in Misty Copeland and Leyla Fayyaz’s dance film ‘Flower’

Emily Wilson - September 20, 2023

Produced by Nelson George, the short feature celebrates organized resistance in the face of community displacement.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Dance Film Fest leaps onto screen—and out of prison yards

Dennis Harvey - September 18, 2023

Plus: Carlos Santana's story, Cambodian cinema showcase, 'North by Northwest' in 35mm, and campy hell on wheels

Housing

Tenants, community rally against Breed’s developer-friendly housing bill

Tim Redmond - September 16, 2023

Evictions, demolition, displacement—and no affordable housing. That's The Agenda for Sept. 17-24

Arts + Culture

A revitalized Mission mural—and some lessons from the history of BART

Tim Redmond - September 10, 2023

Michael Rios art event reminds us of the displacement and gentrification that the train system caused in the neighborhood.

Movies

Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema celebrates 20 years of awe beneath the stars

Joshua Rotter - September 5, 2023

Hyperlocal film festival 'builds vibrant community and connects us to our shared humanity,' say cofounders

Opinion

The Oakland school bomb threat is a dire warning about our current politics

Cat Brooks - August 30, 2023

Right-wing activism is happening at both the national and the local level.

Music

Jazz legend John Santos teaches ‘Rhythms of Resistance’ to defeat gentrification

Joshua Rotter - August 25, 2023

New course on Cuban and Puerto Rican music at MoAD highlights their role in the struggle for social justice

Art

Feeling out ‘What’s that about’ with curator Saif Azzuz

Emily Wilson - August 7, 2023

From Coyote tales to AstroTurf, show at Anthony Meier aims to build community rather than impose meaning

Onstage

Donna Sachet and a pizza with everything: ‘Sunday’s a Drag’ returns, fabulously

Joshua Rotter - August 3, 2023

With a new venue (Club Fugazi), new food, and a slate of seasoned performers, the musical drag brunch hits the spot

Housing

Et Tu, Mother Jones?

Michael Barnes - June 21, 2023

Once a storied left-wing publication, the magazine is now fallen into the neoliberal Yimby camp—and the editor refuses to talk to us about it.

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