Case delayed on Nia Wilson murder
By Alli Weseman,
February 14, 2019
Filed under Features
It has been five months since Nia Wilson was fatally stabbed at the MacArthur BART Station in Oakland, Calif. by transient John Lee Cowell. Wilson and her sister got off at MacArthur BART station to transfer trains on their way home. Wilson was standing on the platform when Cowell fatally stabbed he...
Trump implements transgender military ban
By Ethan Alonzo,
February 14, 2019
Filed under Features
President Trump placed a ban on transgender men and women from entering the military. Last October, the Health and Human Services Department acted to remove the right for transgender men and women to identify by whichever gender they choose, forcing them to associate themselves with the gender th...
The double standard in the media’s portrayal of mass shooters
By Nyla Roberts,
February 7, 2019
Filed under Features
It has been seven years since the nation wept over 20 first grade school children and six adults being gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. After the massacre of the children, the discourse of gun control in this country was renewed. Since the incident there have been hu...
Supervisor Ronen Proposes forcing SFO to change Harvey Milk Signage Plan
By Daniel Montes,
February 7, 2019
Filed under Features
Almost a year after San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation to rename the San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 1 after slain Supervisor Harvey Milk, Supervisor Hillary Ronen said she's still fighting over the name change. On Tuesday, Ronen's office announced she will...
Historic 2020 election features four female candidates
By Alli Weseman,
January 31, 2019
Filed under Features
The 2020 Presidential election has brought forward multiple female congresswomen as potential candidates in the race. The candidates include: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) – Gabbard is an Army...
Government temporarily reopened after shutdown
By Jessica Irrera,
January 31, 2019
Filed under Features
The longest running government shutdown in American history has come to a close after a grueling 35 days. President Trump has temporarily reopened the government for 21 days until his administration and Congress can develop mutually agreed upon legislation and funding for security at the nation’s ...
Novato, San Mateo mayors place bet on hometown QB’s in Super Bowl
By Dan McMenamin,
January 30, 2019
Filed under Features
With both quarterbacks in Sunday’s Super Bowl hailing from hometowns in the Bay Area, the mayors of the two cities -- San Mateo and Novato -- are making a wager on the result of the big game. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady went to Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo and at 41 is makin...
Hopes for a misunderstood dog breed
By Marisol Martinez Garcia,
January 25, 2019
Filed under Features
Coming in contact with dogs can be scary for people with cynophobia, a fear of dogs, especially if the dog is of the pitbull breed. “The pitbull terrier originally bred to ‘bait bulls,’ the breed evolved into all-around farm dogs, and later moved into the house to become ‘nanny dogs’ because th...
Kamala Harris makes it official: She’s running for president
By Melanie Mason,
January 25, 2019
Filed under Features
Kamala Harris, a first-term Democratic senator from California who captured national attention for her prosecutorial grilling of Trump administration officials, entered the 2020 presidential fray on Monday, casting her candidacy as a campaign to preserve American ideals. Stressing her experience as ...
Climate change and wildfires
By Andrew Cooper,
December 13, 2018
Filed under Features
It is evident that wildfires are becoming a statewide epidemic in California. Residents have either experienced the natural disaster remotely or through the smokey ramifications of the fire. The average temperature on Earth has increased by an unhealthy 1.8 degree Celsius since the late 19th century,...
‘Better Futures’ home gives East Bay women hope
By Peter Hegarty,
December 13, 2018
Filed under Features
Moms struggling with addiction or living on the streets now have somewhere to stay as they look to get reunited with their kids and put their lives on track. The Time for Change Foundation, a San Bernardino-based nonprofit, officially opened the doors of a house on Townsend Avenue last week that eve...
Transgender rights in danger
By Ethan Alonzo,
December 12, 2018
Filed under Features
Nov. 27 marked the 40th anniversary of Harvey Milk’s death, California’s first openly gay elected official who served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In the 40 years since Milk’s death, the LGBTQIA community has flourished and fought for equal rights. However, the community continue...
