By Beth Schnitzer – As the summer fades and the fall sports season takes hold, the Bay Area is at the intersection of local pride and global spectacle. Laver Cup…
By Rowena Brown– (Editor’s Note: Rowena Brown, who was sworn in as the At-Large Oakland City Councilmember in January of this year, is already one of the most effective and…
By Joanie Juster – During the 1980s, this country faced two simultaneous and devastating public health crises: the AIDS pandemic, and the underwhelming response to it from our government. The…
By Rafael Mandelman– Rafael Mandelman, President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, with Mayor Daniel Lurie, other officials, and public transportation advocates, participated in a rally on September 4,…
By Jewel Gomez – Women and men are raised to be natural enemies by parents, teachers, mainstream media, religions, corporations, and just about any cultural influencer there is. In very…
By Gordon Edgar – This article is a little risky. I am breaking my rule to never talk about cheese until it’s actually here; physically in our cooler. But we are…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– There were big shoes to fill when the San Francisco Chronicle hired a new restaurant critic in 2024. But what a breath of fresh…
California turned 175 on September 9, which means it’s time to celebrate the only way the Golden State knows how: with alcohol that costs more than rent and tastes like…
At the root of many of our greatest pleasures—music, films, online diversions, and more—is storytelling. Oakland nurseryman Arthur Navlet (1893–1981), like many of us back in the day, grew up…
By Christina Klingenberger-Valdez, With Photography by Lindsey Shea https://www.lindsey-shea.com/ My wife and I have deep roots in the Bay Area. I grew up here, it’s where I met my wife…
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