Latest news

Politics

The People’s Answer to ICE: Crowdsourcing Community Defense

People Over Papers' site map offers a glimpse into the informal media people use to warn neighbors when systems of formal confirmation can't match the need.

Simon Brown Oct 15, 2025

Labor

Starbucks Is Trying to Close Half of the Bay’s Unionized Stores. These Antioch Workers Are Fighting Back.

Starbucks management, citing “sinking profits” amid astronomical CEO pay and luxe retreats, is closing 500 stores nationwide. Workers say they smell a rat.

River Orellana Oct 15, 2025

Politics

The People Against Transit Cuts

Bay Area transit is heading off a cliff. Can riders and workers in San Jose slam the brakes?

Cambridge Lutece Oct 8, 2025

In Midstream

We don't cover just things when they start or end, but as they unfold.

Bay Area Current Jul 27, 2025

In Midstream — Feel like we can be cheesy — or rather, on the nose — every once and a while. (Zoe Stahl/Bay Area Current)

Hi All,

At Current, we don't cover just things when they start or end, but as they unfold.

This past week, Current catches things midstream:

Zach Weinstein checks back in on Urban Ore union members after management backtracked on the agreement that ended the strike
Sarah Weaver looks into how riders actually feel about BART's forever war on fare evaders
Sam Peak wades into the Zohran discourse, arguing class politics explain his success more than any social media finesse
Wendy Liu appeared on KQED's Forum to talk those weird tech billboards

In flow (lol),
Bay Area Current

Author

View articles