Our Sunday Read: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
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Our Cheap & Union-Made Gift Guide of 2025
There is ethical consumption under capitalism — well, sort of.
Confessions & Obsessions with Brontez Purnell
A monthly questionnaire that tries to get to the bottom of things.
Meet The Locals: Humpback Whales
Bay Area Current’s guide to your local native species and why they matter.
Organizing Through the Heartbreak: Director Brett Story on Filmmaking, Amazon and Unions
Bay Area Current sat down with the director of Union (2024) to talk about labor narratives, Amazon and the role of left media.
Loo Review: The Bay Area’s Best Public Restrooms
A guide to the best, worst, and possibly scariest bathrooms in the Bay Area — the parks edition
Confessions & Obsessions with Anh Phoong
A monthly questionnaire that tries to get to the bottom of things.
Meet The Locals: Sea Otters
Bay Area Current’s guide to your local native species and why they matter.
In Santa Cruz, an Unlikely Venue Unites Punks and Veterans
For more than 40 years, the Veterans Hall has modeled what a shared public space can look like for those cast off by society. Can it withstand increased privatization?
All Rise: the Free Key Choir Do It Themselves
What happens when a DIY community choir becomes the next big thing?
What It Means to Make Palestinian Documentaries Amid Genocide
Three documentary films appear as part of a struggle for freedom and dignity.
Meet The Locals: Black-Crowned Night Herons
Bay Area Current’s guide to your local native species and why they matter.