Traffic consistently bad in Bay Area
Jamie Lee DaSilva,
Contributor
October 2, 2017
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you have become accustomed to traffic jams. The morning commute, chock-full of bumper-to-bumper interactions, starts around 5 a.m. and lasts until 10 a.m., sometimes longer. The afternoon and evening commute begins generally around 3 p.m. and lasts until abo...
The ripple effect of gentrification
Janice Sobrepena Domingo,
Contributor
August 30, 2017
Filed under Opinion
In the wake of new, high-end apartments being proposed in San Lorenzo, the word “gentrification” has been thrown around frequently in the East Bay. However, not many people have a firm grasp on what exactly it means. The term itself was coined in 1964 by British Sociologist Ruth Glass ...
Protests scheduled for Berkeley, San Francisco cancelled over the weekend
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2017
After some pushback from local officials and citizens, two organizations cancelled right-wing rallies on Friday. The first rally was supposed to be at Crissy Field in San Francisco on Saturday, and it was organized by a conservative group from Portland, Oregon called Patriot Prayer. Their founder, Joey...
Right-wing ‘Freedom Rally’ planned for Saturday in San Francisco
Justin Mutch,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Patriot Prayer, a Portland-based political and self-professed free speech organization has received approval from the National Park Service to hold a “Freedom Rally” at Chrissy Park in San Francisco on Saturday, Aug. 26. Oath Keepers, a Las Vegas-based militia that the Southern Poverty Law Cente...
Ronca’s Kitchen gains following in Oakland
Jamie DaSilva,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
On a sunny afternoon at Lake Merritt in Oakland, you will find people jogging, walking, relaxing, and enjoying the day off. However, you will see Julia Ibarra, sitting on a bench, writing her weekly pop-up restaurant menu. Ibarra, 32, is often at Lake Merritt. With her brown curly hair thr...
Hamilton’s final curtain call in the Bay Area
Maximino Cisneros,
Contributor
August 23, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Opinion
On August 5, the Bay Area said farewell to their production of Hamilton, a Broadway play about the life of US founding father Alexander Hamilton, which enjoyed a five month Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. On July 22, I decided to attend a showing of the musical. A ticket cost $200, which ...
Colin Kaepernick: Remain yourself
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
August 16, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
Another day has passed, totaling 165 since quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been an NFL free agent. On top of that, the Baltimore Ravens just signed former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Thad Lewis, whose last football impression was being placed on the 49ers’ injured reserved list at the end...
Protests erupt in SF over proposed transgender military ban
Daniel McGuire,
Contributor
July 31, 2017
Filed under Metro, Politics, Showcase
On July 26, 2017, hours after President Donald Trump tweeted his plan to ban transgender people to serve in any military, a protest was organized by members of the LGBTQI community in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. At the protest’s scheduled 6 p.m. start time, there were about 200 people in ...
Bay Area baseball in trouble at halfway break
Victoria Groenewold,
Contributor
July 12, 2017
Halfway into the regular season, the Oakland Athletics are struggling to play .500 ball. Individually, however, players are having phenomenal years. The San Francisco Giants, on the other hand, could only hope to be so fortunate. San Francisco Giants This season, the Giants lack a dominant presence in...
Somewhere over this rainbow
Casey Peuser,
Online and Social Media Editor
July 5, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Opinion, Showcase
At the risk of fulfilling the stereotype, lately I’ve found myself identifying with the great Judy Garland in wishing that I, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, was somewhere over the rainbow. By ‘rainbow,’ I’m referring to LGBTQ Pride. And by ‘over,’ I mean discouraged by the lack of...
Bay Area residents make move to Pacific Northwest
Justin Mutch,
Contributor
June 28, 2017
Admit it, you’ve thought about moving out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Chances are if you live here, you have. There’s no shame in that. Many of us even have our minds set on leaving this seemingly forsaken metropolis. In fact, a recent survey by the Bay Area Council revealed that 4...
Bay Area professional baseball in full swing
Daniel Larios,
Contributor
June 7, 2017
Filed under Media, Photo Galleries, Showcase, Sports
