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There’s no place like Dome
Some artists prefer to work in complete solitude, isolated with their materials and their creative visions. Others, however, thrive in the hive of an artistic community, supporting and sometimes mentoring each other, collaborating, and arguing about intent...
When it rains, it pollutes
It’s rained a lot in Contra Costa County in 2026. According to Contra Costa County Flood Control District stats, by mid-May parts of the county had received 18–39 inches of rainfall. Of course the rain is welcome—but...
AI music tools challenge Bay Area musicians
High-quality artificial intelligence has spared no industry. In a creative space like music, these days generating a song only takes typing in a prompt.
But this magic and power comes with controversy. Using AI in music has created...
California voters voice concerns about American democracy
American democracy is facing some serious challenges, according to California registered voters in a recent poll. A UC Berkeley Institute of Government Studies (IGS) poll of 5,962 registered voters revealed that 68% feel American democracy is under...
Bay Area workers juggle survival and opportunity
Small talk doesn’t have to be tedious for those who are curious about how people make a living in the Bay Area. There seem to be endless ways to make money here—and if someone asks someone what...
Jasmine Ross documents Black identity through ‘Beauty Plus’
At age 22, Oakland-based artist Jasmine Ross is the youngest award recipient ever in the Museum of the African Diaspora’s annual Emerging Artists Program. Honored in MoAD’s 10th cohort, Ross, along with Demetri Broxton, Dorian Reid and...
Tony Gemignani and the rise of world-class pizza in the Bay Area
For years, California suffered from a reputation as a pizza desert. Having grown up in an East Coast family with roots in Naples, I was keenly aware of the deficit when my parents moved us West.
“It was...
