Manufacturing Archives

Transportation

How do we save BART and regional transit?

Tim Redmond - October 29, 2024

There's a fair, functional alternative for raising the revenue the region needs. But nobody is talking about it.

Campaign Trail

The VP debate, the horrifying Trump attacks on transgender people …

Tim Redmond - October 3, 2024

And why the Democrats need an answer on globalization and Nafta.

Culture

Puff: With ‘official’ 420 fest stubbed out, Weed Week lights up

Dan Karkoska - April 8, 2024

No need to nix your high, a new weeklong celebration of local strains, growers, and dispensaries is coming.

Business + Tech

Wiener wants to regulate AI—but not help people whose jobs are destroyed

Tim Redmond - April 3, 2024

Half a million people in this state make a living as drivers; if robots replace them, how will they survive? That's not on the Wiener agenda.

Music

Remember Me: How ‘California Soul’ legend Marlena Shaw took on a changing world

John-Paul Shiver - January 30, 2024

The late singer expanded jazz with feminism and funk, then embraced sampling as her voice defined hits through generations

Movies

Screen Grabs: Our 40 personal favorite films of 2023

Dennis Harvey - December 27, 2023

From 'Astrakhan' to 'Zone of Interest.' Plus: Tarkovsky's Timeless Echoes, '21 Positions' of OnlyFans, reliving the Y2K panic, more movies

The Agenda

A new, stealthy Amazon delivery center on the edge of the Bayview?

Tim Redmond - September 3, 2023

More trucks in an area with serious air-quality issues. Plus: Evictions in supportive housing. That's The Agenda for Sept. 3-10

Environment

The Hunters Point Shipyard: Art survives amid toxic waste

Tom Molanphy - March 5, 2023

Part II: As artists move into the former base, the level of contamination reaches the point where 'if it can't be cleaned, stay the hell out.'

Music

Zelma Stone goes deep in advance of new EP’s live debut at The Chapel

Alex Arabian - August 31, 2021

'The Best' climbs a metaphysical mountain of grief: Bandleader Chloe Zelma Studebaker shares its dimensions.

Art

The world’s drowning in plastic. Does ‘In Balance’ offer a liferaft?

Peter-Astrid Kane - August 26, 2021

Heron Arts group show beckons to a path beyond post-apocalyptic art.

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