Gabriel Lopez - Bay Area Current

Bay Area Workers Fight Bosses For First Union Contracts

Hundreds of workers have unionized—but will they be able to secure wins for the long-term?

Daniel Tutt Apr 2, 2026

Labor

Kaiser Wants to Hire ‘The Mental Health Equivalent of an Uber Driver’

The company’s Integrated Behavioral Health Services workers hold one-day strike against AI.

Emma Murphree Mar 31, 2026

Culture

'The Fever' at Clio's Books Transforms a Familiar Hang into an Immersive Moral Reckoning

Wallace Shawn’s ironic polemic against class society takes audiences on a psychic and physical journey after dark.

Muffy Koster, Bahaar Tadjbakhsh Mar 30, 2026

Gabriel Lopez is the host of Vinelands on KEXP, Garment on Lower Grand Radio, and works in labor. He is usually wrangling his dog and extending deadlines.

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Culture

My Hips Shake at the End of the World

On soundtracks to movement

Gabriel Lopez Feb 19, 2026

Culture

Mis Caderas se Sacuden al Fin del Mundo

Sobre bandas sonoras al movimiento

Gabriel Lopez Feb 19, 2026

Culture

Sound Ward: Favorite Bay Area Albums of 2025

The sounds of the bay in 2025 through the ears of Gabriel Lopez.

Gabriel Lopez Dec 23, 2025

Culture

Sound Ward: NO BIAS Is All Caps, No Capture

DJs in the Bay want us to know they are workers, too.

Gabriel Lopez Nov 10, 2025