Media – The Pioneer

Farmers market maintains steady home in downtown Hayward

Shoppers sift through fruits and vegetables at the farmers market in downtown Hayward on Saturday near City Hall. The market has been an institution in the city for more than 20 years and is open year round, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, rain or shine. The market features more than 35 farmers, food purveyors, and artisans selling locally grown organic produce, seafood, pastured eggs, cheese, nuts, honey breads, baked goods, plants, fresh-cut flowers, pre-packed cold and hot foods, artisanal crafts and jewelry.

Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor

July 5, 2017

Tags: City Hall, downtown, farmers market, fruits, Hayward, vegetables, vendor, vendors

Fiji Festival takes over East Bay campus

Traditional Indian-Fijian dancers perform for the crowd at the 15th annual Fiji Festival at the Cal State East Bay Hayward campus on Saturday. The event featured food, music, dance conpetitions, flag football, rugby, soccer, kava, face painting, a DJ and much more.

Kedar Dutt,
Photo Editor

July 5, 2017

Tags: campus, CSUEB, East Bay, fiji festival, Hayward

Oakland and graffiti art go hand in hand

Danny Hanson-Hackett,
Contributor

June 7, 2017

Tags: Art, Bay Area, East Bay, Graffiti, kiss my black arts, mural, murals, Oakland, photo essay, photography, photojournalism, street art

Bay Area professional baseball in full swing

Daniel Larios,
Contributor

June 7, 2017

Tags: at&t park, Baseball, Bay Area, cincinnati, giants, MLB, photo essay, photography, photojournalism, reds, San Francisco

Tattoo culture never fades away

“I run a $33 million stockroom and having tattoos has never affected the skills that I have,” says Tomas Ledesma.

Allison Weseman,
Contributor

June 7, 2017

Tags: artist, Bay Area, body art, body modification, culture, Filipino, ink, inked, tats, tattoo, tattooing, tattoos

Anthropology students dig deep for projects

Grad student and squad lead Ashley Schmutzler, left, sits back and cracks jokes with her team Vanessa Armenta, center, and Michael Pacma, right, during a short rest after digging at their sites.

Paz Sandoval,
Contributor

June 7, 2017

Tags: anthropology, artifacts, class, CSUEB, dig, East Bay, Oakland, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, photo essay, photography, photojournalism, student, Students

The battle for Berkeley: Rally results in violent outbursts in East Bay

Mathew Weber,
Contributor

April 19, 2017

Downtown Berkeley erupted in chaos last Saturday at MLK Jr. Civic Center Park, less than half a mile from the UC Berkeley campus where students once fought to defend free speech in the 1960’s. The Liberty Revival Alliance organized a “Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally” on Saturday that was to feature ...

Tags: anti-fascist, antifa, Battle for Berkeley, Berkeley, conservative, democrat, Donald Trump, fascism, fire, free speech, liberal, mace, MAGA, make america great again, MLK Civic Center Park, Patriots Day Free Speech Rally, politics, progressive, Protest, Protests, Republican, riot, Trump, Violence

Diabetes changes father’s life permanently

Clinton Louie,
Contributor

January 10, 2017

These photos are an inside look as to how life currently is for my father, who has had trouble adjusting to life without his right leg. The loss has affected him mentally, emotionally and physically. My father, a senior citizen is 73 and lost his leg last year due to gangrene, a byproduct of his diabetes....

Tags: assisted living, diabetes, gangrene, photography, photos, senior citizen, stroke

Stockton feels like the Bay Area

Jaime Garcia,
Contributor

January 10, 2017

Stockton is a city in the Bay Area with a population of approximately 315,592, as of 2016. It is the 13th largest city in California and the 64th largest city in the United States. Stockton’s seaport was built during the Gold Rush and allowed for trade and transportation to southern gold mines. Over...

Tags: asparagus festival, Bay Area, California, gold rush, photos, Stockton