The majority Chinese-speaking tenants at a downtown Oakland building organized to fix hot water, broken doors, and lack of security. Management’s response: shut down their community room.
The Community College of San Francisco is closing its downtown campus while the Mayor’s Office touts elite university expansion into the neighborhood to boost property values.
Shyan Izadian is a photographer and filmmaker who lives in San Francisco. He is currently working on a photo-documentary about essential workers of the night.
Trump threatened the Bay with an ICE surge in October 2025, and working-class people mobilized in opposition. We spoke with those who turned out — here's what they told us.
