Tech Billboard Decoder: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palintir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.
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“We Kept on Doing it and Kept on Doing it”: Indigenous Elder Deni Leonard Shares Stories From A Life Of Struggle
From resisting the war in Vietnam to tenant organizing and solidarity with Palestine
Data Shows The Vibes Are Bad
In the Bay, data and vibes compete to define our lives. But what if they’re not as different as they seem?
Meet The Locals: Black-Crowned Night Herons
Bay Area Current’s guide to your local native species and why they matter.
Pleasant Hill Health Workers Strike to “Save the Heart and Soul of this Hospice”
Hospice East Bay management praises their work in public. But in private, workers say they’re trying to cut back on the quality of end-of-life care.
The Bay’s Fastest Growing Language You’ve Probably Never Heard of
Mam, an endangered Mayan language nearly 2,600 years old, is blossoming in Oakland’s working-class communities.
New Wood Street Doc Tells Inside Story of Oakland’s Self-Organized Encampment
Documentary filmmaker Caron Creighton and former Wood Street resident John Janosko talk about the documentary, the struggle, and what’s to come.
Oakland Cops Somehow Want $2 Million for Assault Rifles, Drones and Armored Vehicles
The military ambitions of OPD can’t be stopped, not even by a budget crisis and lower crime rates.
Touchstone Climbing Gym Workers in the Bay Area Enter the Fight
The effort to build power on the gym floor expands as workers at Dogpatch Boulders, The Studio, Mission Cliffs, and Diablo Rock Gym join the union drive.
What Everyone is Getting Wrong About Zohran Mamdani's Primary Win for Mayor
It's not the slogans or reels — the militant focus on class issues is what put Cuomo to sleep.
BART’s Forever War on Fare Evaders
BART fixates on fare evasion while the real issues — pricey commutes, train delays, broken elevators, and no real help in the face of fellow riders’ mental health crises — ride free.
No Bosses, No Landlords
Supposedly, we live in a democracy. In reality, our bosses and our landlords chose how much we're paid and how much those very wages go towards rent.