By Joanie Juster – On September 25, the president issued a “National Security Presidential Memorandum on Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” And on September 30, the president and…
By Catherine Stefani – As Washington retreats from environmental justice, California has a chance to show what real clean energy leadership looks like. Offshore wind is a powerful tool in…
By Rowena Brown – In Oakland, the work of building stronger communities happens everywhere—in City Hall chambers, in classrooms, and just as often across a café table in our neighborhoods.…
By Jewelle Gomez – When Sheridan Le Fanu first published his classic novella Carmilla in 1872, I don’t imagine he thought he was producing a lesbian vampire story that would…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet – My pal Olive Corya-Pace, who works at AF&Co, smartly identified a new trend in restaurants that she calls “maxxing.” As she explained to…
By Stella Singer – The Castro Farmers’ Market is nearing its seasonal closure on November 19, 2025. The summer season at the market brims with stone fruit, tomatoes, and melons,…
By Gordon Edgar – When you have worked as a monger for a long time, you can see a long trajectory in certain cheeses. At first, no one knows their name…
By Dina Novarr – Here we go again. As of this writing, the federal government has shut down. Lawmakers have dug into partisan trenches and essential services have ground to…
By David Landis, with generous help from Jaime Salas, the Head of Cuervo Legacy & Advocacy at Próximo Spirits – Margaritas and tequila shots are a popular way to imbibe…
By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis – After seven months of writing dissents from the Supreme Court’s Republican-nominated supermajority’s decisions upholding seemingly anything that the Trump administration does, Justice Ketanji…
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