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New citizenship test challenges immigrants preparing for naturalization
On Sept. 17, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a Federal Register notice announcing the implementation of the 2025 naturalization civics test. The new test, made effective Oct. 10, now contains double the number of...
Jack London Square adds hopscotch murals that turn sidewalks into public art
A woman talks on the phone as she walks along Jack London Square’s Third Street. Suddenly she looks down, then up again, then down. She starts hopping. One foot, then two, then one and two, until she...
It’s still about all that jazz
In its 42-year history, the organization now known as Living Jazz has had only three executive directors: co-founder Stacey Hoffman, who served from 1984 until 2023; Lyz Luke, who left in 2025 to become the cultural affairs...
Free Will Astrology: Week of June 24
Welcome to Cancer season! Now is an auspicious time to declare a sweeping amnesty and observe a personal season of pardon...
Umami Mart bottles a taste of Japan
Umami Mart started as a blog and then materialized IRL as a pop-up in Oakland before expanding into its current incarnation as a specialty market and...
Sightglass Coffee comes to Berkeley
Shortly after Sightglass Coffee opened on Seventh Street in 2011, a friend of mine walked me through SoMa to the San Francisco cafe and roastery. The...
