Justine Armen - Bay Area Current

Meet The Locals: Yarrow

Bay Area Current’s guide to your local native species and why they matter.

Cole Sherlock Hersey Jan 14, 2026

Politics

This Notorious Women’s Prison Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility

After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.

Marcus Gabbert Jan 12, 2026

Culture

Zoe Dubno’s 'Happiness and Love' Made Me Very Unhappy and Full of Hate

Yet another piece of literary fiction that reduces politics to an aesthetic.

Padmini Raghunath Jan 7, 2026

Justine Rose Armen is Bay Area Current’s culture editor. She is a writer, documentary film professional and nonprofit arts administrator based in Oakland.

3 articles

Culture

Confessions & Obsessions with Brontez Purnell

A monthly questionnaire that tries to get to the bottom of things.

Justine Armen Dec 1, 2025

Culture

Confessions & Obsessions with Anh Phoong

A monthly questionnaire that tries to get to the bottom of things.

Justine Armen Oct 6, 2025

Politics

Scenes From the Streets: Three Days in LA

In the first of a new Bay Area Current series, an Iranian photographer in Los Angeles describes taking part in anti-deportation protests

Decca Muldowney, Justine Armen Jun 22, 2025