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Sejal Choksi-Chugh is the executive director of San Francisco Baykeeper, which is based in Oakland. “Sand mining is happening right near San Francisco and Treasure Island, but it doesn’t look alarming,” she said. “Most people assume the...

Amy Goodman travels to places many of us are afraid to venture. She walked the chemical-dust-clouded streets of Lower Manhattan during the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, searching for survivors and examining the damage. She also visited...

The nation’s oldest farmworker union announced Tuesday that it has canceled all events celebrating labor organizer César Chávez after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted several women and girls. “As a women-led organization that exists to empower communities,...

Public service runs deep in Sonia Bustamante’s family. Her father, Cruz Bustamante, is a former speaker of the California Assembly, as well as a former lieutenant governor. “My family is very politically active in the Central Valley,”...

After its military incursion into Venezuela, the Trump administration called American oil company executives to the White House. The administration demanded these companies invest billions to extract Venezuelan “dirty” oil—defined as extra-heavy, highly acidic crude, comparable to...

This is the second of a three-part series on ongoing issues with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as it reaches into our areas. -–Editor Part 2: True designs of the administration Let me be emphatic; all undocumented immigrants have...

A beloved East Bay hat store is hanging up its last cap after 50 years in business. The Berkeley Hat Company will close its 2510 Telegraph Ave. storefront on Jan. 31, 2026. The shop, located just four blocks...