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SF responds to climate crisis (but will anyone mention Uber?)

Tim Redmond - July 21, 2019

The California Department of Housing and Community Development wants to know what you think the most important issues in your community are. And there’s...

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New measure would link jobs and housing in SF

Tim Redmond - July 18, 2019

One of the most important – and desperately needed – land-use measures in years could be on the March, 2020 ballot. The Yerba Buena Neighborhood...

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In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison

James De Julius - July 15, 2019

On Friday, July 12, about 400 protesters gathered on the steps of the Yuba County Jail in Marysville to protest what is believed to...

News + Politics

Kaiser workers on picket lines demand more mental-health staffing

Zachary James - July 10, 2019

Kaiser mental-health workers were on the picket lines today, demanding that the health-care giant, which brags of earning $1 billion a month, hire enough...

Lit

Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Johnny Ray Huston - July 10, 2019

Spanning the month of July, this year’s incarnation of LaborFest, the 26th annual, includes history talks and walks, union gatherings, films (including Sorry to...

News + Politics

Kaiser workers prepare for strike over mental-health staffing

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2019

Mental-health workers at Kaiser’s French Campus on Geary are launching a one-day strike Wednesday/10 to focus attention on the massive health-care operation’s failure to...

News + Politics

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2019

The litany of horror stories at today’s hearing on the gig economy was alarming. One Uber driver said he used to get paid $50...

News + Politics

The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

Tim Redmond - June 23, 2019

The gig economy and its problems are big news all over the country. California is moving to crack down on some huge, profitable companies...

News + Politics

Oakland budget fight focuses on city revenue

Carroll Fife - June 23, 2019

On June 24, Oakland's City Council will be six days away from the June 30 deadline to pass the next two-year budget. A special...

Onstage

Immersive Jazz Age decadence in ‘The Speakeasy: Age of Scofflaws’

Dennis Harvey - June 13, 2019

ONSTAGE One hundred years ago the US Senate bowed to the pressure of temperance activists and passed the National Prohibition Act. It was one...

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SF responds to climate crisis (but will anyone mention Uber?)

New measure would link jobs and housing in SF

In Yuba County, protesting Northern California’s last ICE prison

Kaiser workers on picket lines demand more mental-health staffing

Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Kaiser workers prepare for strike over mental-health staffing

Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing

The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill

Oakland budget fight focuses on city revenue

Immersive Jazz Age decadence in ‘The Speakeasy: Age of Scofflaws’

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