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Jun 24, 2025
Homelessness is top of mind for many Californians. Why does the proposed budget eliminate...
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State leaders have been talking a lot lately about cleaning up California’s homeless encampments and moving people indoors. But the tentative budget they’ve drawn up for...
Jul 8, 2025
Mala Greña plays sound as resistance
When I asked Michael Rodriguez why they decided to name their band Mala Greña, they chuckled over the phone. “Apparently, it translates more accurately to ‘messy hair’ in Spanish,” they said. When I initially searched the term,...
Jul 8, 2025
Women’s Audio Mission amplifies women in music production
Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) is an organization dedicated to magnifying the voices of women and gender-expansive people in all aspects of the music business. Founded in San Francisco by Terri Winston in 2003, WAM expanded to Oakland...
Jul 8, 2025
Where is Julie McCoy—Love Boat cruise director extraordinaire—when we need her? Last week my plan was to eat dinner at Lucuma, a new Peruvian restaurant in...
I lived in between the Dimond and Laurel districts for well over a decade. Whenever I was in the mood for Mexican food, I left the...