Gabriel Lopez - Bay Area Current

Strike Threat Wins Concessions From University of California!

AFSCME 3299 open-ended strike averted, union overwhelmingly votes 'yes' on contract with UC system.

Brooke Helena Kirchner May 22, 2026

Politics

Tenants at Home of Broken Balcony and Burnt Walls Offered Measly $200 for One Day Relocation

“The stucco was burning so it smelled like plastic.”

River Orellana May 22, 2026

Culture

Meet the Locals: Tiburon Mariposa Lily

A survivor of a transformed California, and a reminder of how delicate our world is.

Cole Sherlock Hersey May 20, 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.

4 articles

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