Hunger strike Archives

Protest

Prison hunger strikers won limits on solitary confinement; now they are on trial again

Tiny - September 19, 2024

Gang-affiliation case targets leaders of a movement that forced major changes in California prisons.

Immigration

ICE randomly cuts off phone access to lawyers

Cami Dominguez - August 8, 2024

People in detention lose key lifeline as advocates try to fight back.

Opinion

Opinion: Changing the West Portal entrance is a terrible idea

George Wooding - May 28, 2024

As usual, the SFMTA came up with a bad plan, without any meaningful community input.

Movies

Screen Grabs: I better get them cha-cha heels!

Dennis Harvey - December 18, 2023

We won't beat you over the head with Christmas movies. Check out these thriller, sci-fi, and prison dramas instead

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Are Cuban protesters freedom fighters or US pawns?

Reese Erlich - December 18, 2020

Painters, musicians, and other artists are responding to what they call the ‘lack of freedom of speech.’ The government calls them agents of the US.

News + Politics

Bay View newspaper celebrates history — and a new era

Eleni Balakrishnan - November 24, 2020

New editors taking the helm of historic Black community newspaper

News + Politics

COVID is devastating the US economy—while the very rich get very richer

Tim Redmond - July 5, 2020

My poor puppy hates the fireworks. They’re loud and unpredictable. There are many theories, some of them pretty out there, as to why so...

News + Politics

Lawsuit seeks to reduce ICE detention during pandemic

Tim Redmond - April 22, 2020

People in ICE detention are not facing criminal charges. Deportation is a civil matter – and yet, the law allows the government to lock...

News + Politics

KQED says 48 Hills is a story of the decade

Marke B. - December 6, 2019

KQED released a beautifully designed, memory-triggering package yesterday called "Our Turbulent Decade." It's an in-depth, year-by-year look some of the most impactful events and...

Arts + Culture

San Francisco’s doomed! Listen to this mix

Tamara Palmer - October 31, 2019

Tamara Palmer is a writer, DJ (as TeeMoney), and publisher of food zine California Eating. We asked her to make a mix of some...

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