Yuzhuan Hong - Bay Area Current

We Have Theories About What Makes For a Good Event

Current Events newsletter admin reveal, plus events for Oct 27-Nov 2.

Mia Halsey Oct 27, 2026

AI data centers have arrived in the Bay — and the fight to block them is just getting started.

Tamara Kneese Oct 26, 2026

A report from Current’s foreign correspondents in Paris and Marseille.

Yuzhuan Hong (红与专) is a public school teacher and union member. They live in Oakland.

2 articles

Politics

We were in a very Chinese time in our lives. We decided to do something about it.

Tim Tia, Yuzhuan Hong Jan 29, 2026

Labor

Blue Bottle—the artisanal coffee chain owned by Nestlé—has pushed workers to the brink. Now they’re fighting back.

Yuzhuan Hong Dec 3, 2025