Erin Copp

An abandoned industrial site in Bayview is part of a massive parks project. The completion of India Basin Waterfront Park will provide sweeping views of the bay and connect open space in the city’s southeast corner.

The Rebel Kings of Oakland have taken over the stage at the White Horse bar for over a decade. This group of drag kings, que-ings (performers with drag king and drag queen personas), things, and monsters have been incubating new drag performers since 2010. Performers play with all things gender and beyond. As a drag king group, masculine of center performances and acts that play with masculine tropes are heavily featured. The familial structures within this drag community create a strong support network for gender exploration and play, both on and off the stage.

A partnership between BART and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will add four new BART stations through downtown San Jose. The plan will connect downtown San Jose with the rest of the Bay Area and will include a transfer station to Amtrak and Caltrain at Diridon.

The California State Legislature is in the final weeks of considering a bill that would drastically change fast food business in the state. If the bill passes, it would make California the first state in the nation to allow workers to hold fast food corporations accountable for labor law violations.

Local "Jeopardy!" champ Amy Schneider hosts the Bay Area Book Festival's first ever literature-themed trivia night.

The San Francisco chapter of the NAACP is calling for the resignation of school board member Ann Hsu after comments she made about African American and Latino students and families last week.

By January 1st, 2023, all University of California and California State University campuses will have abortion pills available to students who need them.

BART hosted a record number of Sunday riders since March 2020. Pride-goers flooded the trains, bringing numbers back to pre-pandemic times.

As we wait for the Supreme Court to likely overturn Roe V. Wade, California has been preparing to expand abortion care throughout the state. The Future of Abortion Council has been guiding state lawmakers in filling equity gaps in reproductive health care.

Thousands of people marched throughout the Bay Area last weekend demanding protection of abortion rights. Protestors at the “Bans-Off-Our-Bodies” march gathered Saturday in San Jose.