A San Francisco sanctuary for artists
If you’ve ever been to Ghirardelli Square, then you’ve probably seen the mermaid fountain that’s right in the middle. Would you have guessed it was created by a female artist? Well it was – by sculptor...
View ArticleWaiting around with Brett Amory
In local artist Brett Amory’s “Waiting” series of paintings, isolated figures inhabit washed out, spare landscapes—solitary people waiting at bus stops and crosswalks, on BART platforms or at the...
View ArticleWitness to History: Richmond’s boxcar village
The Bay Area has historically been a population magnet, but few have arrived here to find that their new homes would be train boxcars – still on the tracks – in Richmond, California. Yet this happened...
View ArticleA day in the life of Occupy Oakland
The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to develop in cities around the country and here all around the Bay. Early this morning, San Jose police arrested four protesters outside City Hall, and cited...
View ArticleFinding artistic inspiration in your fellow commuter
For many of us, the time we spend riding BART or Muni can be one of the least inspiring parts of the day. It’s a time out of time, spent mostly waiting to be somewhere else. Commuters with headphones...
View ArticleThe scene at Occupy Oakland
Occupy Oakland has been making international headlines. Early yesterday morning police shut down the tent city that stood in front of Frank Ogawa Plaza for nearly two weeks. KALW’s criminal justice...
View ArticleNumber of homeless families in San Francisco hits record high
Until 2002, Adrian Allen was working a good paying job in construction. “I went to school for construction,” she says. “Graduated at the top of my class. I was the only female on an all-men’s crew.”...
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