We're doing a TMK live show in San Francisco next week with the wonderful folks at @bayareacurrent.bsky.social and @dsasf.org. Come join us for a night of left-wing tech criticism!
Registration is free, encouraged, but not required: www.eventbrite.com/e/decoding-t...
“It’s a matter of life and death that we organize.”
Three elderly and disabled Noe Valley tenants recently settled with their landlord in court after a a three-year eviction battle. But organizers say that the fight may be far from over.
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New in our SF Strike Newsletter:
—We hear from pro-strike parents, murmurs about negotiation details
—The NY Post's sad attempted strike take-down
—SFUSD bosses post a $300K/Yr admin job w/ job description that reads: "bring your whole selves to work"
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On day two of their first strike in nearly 50 years, SF Educators are steeled for a long fight. bayareacurrent.com/striking-sf-...
Meet SF's Billionaire Simps. We wanted to hear directly from the elite-lovers at their “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco — here’s just a few of the "interesting" things we heard.
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The SF teacher strike follows almost a full year of negotiations and a last-ditch prevention effort by the city’s mayor, Daniel Lurie. We hear from teachers, students, and supporters from across the city about the strike's importance.
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Introducing AFTER SCHOOL, a short-run daily newsletter all about the SF Teachers strike. We'll cover scenes from the picket lines, link to articles about strike updates, and cover all the maladjusted haters and losers who are against the strike. Enjoy!
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A little under a year ago, workers at Highwire Coffee formed their union—since then, they’ve been battling for a fair contract, facing stalling from management and an infamous anti-union law firm. Read about the latest in the Bay’s barista class war:
bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...
Protests against ICE have spread to the Bay. We wanted to hear directly from Bay Area residents who turned out in East Oakland to support the surging movement in Minneapolis. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-mar...
Language has always been political. Bay Area Chinese leftists are acting on it. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-chi...
What would it take for the bus to come on time? We talked to struggling AC Transit drivers about the current cracks in services.
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...
SF Teachers are on strike for the first time in 47 years — and that's a good thing. This strike is not only about saving public education. It is about fighting back against billionaire domination.
This, and more, from an SF teacher on strike.
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We hit the SF Teachers picket lines on Strike Day 1, and we learned something new: fulfilling quality special education is at the heart of the strike.
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SF Teachers are on strike for the first time in 47 years — and that's a good thing. This strike is not only about saving public education. It is about fighting back against billionaire domination.
This, and more, from an SF teacher on strike.
bayareacurrent.com/sf-public-sc...
What would it take for the bus to come on time? We talked to struggling AC Transit drivers about the current cracks in services.
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...
Language has always been political. Bay Area Chinese leftists are acting on it. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-chi...
Protests against ICE have spread to the Bay. We wanted to hear directly from Bay Area residents who turned out in East Oakland to support the surging movement in Minneapolis. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-mar...
A little under a year ago, workers at Highwire Coffee formed their union—since then, they’ve been battling for a fair contract, facing stalling from management and an infamous anti-union law firm. Read about the latest in the Bay’s barista class war:
bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...
This Notorious Women’s Prison — FCI Dublin — Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility.
After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.
bayareacurrent.com/this-notorio...
AC Transit's "realign plan" has repackaged austerity as "equity" measures. We spoke with riders, who are fed up with the transit cutbacks.
bayareacurrent.com/ac-transit-r...
This Notorious Women’s Prison — FCI Dublin — Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility.
After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.
bayareacurrent.com/this-notorio...
for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social, i wrote about repeatedly bumping into some of the worst right-wing people in the tech publishing scene
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
A tech publication scene, with politics ranging from left-liberal to far-right, has flourished in the Bay Area — @counteroptimize.bsky.social dives into an intellectual world whose social and political boundary lines have become increasingly blurred.
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
Vital new scene reporting from Jimmy Wu at Bay Area Current: on the rise of the EA, rationalist, and right-leaning journo/writer scene in the Bay Area. I unwittingly attended one of these happy hours ("writer and publisher meetup!") and met Curtis Yarvin's ex. bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
Our holiday gift guide is now live! You'll find some Bay Area gems alongside evergreen gift ideas for that special somebody, your pal who is afraid of microplastics, or even your tech-hating buddy. There's something for everyone:
bayareacurrent.com/our-cheap-un...
Our first annual holiday party is TONIGHT! Celebrate the holiday spirit with drinks, food, friends. Raise a glass to 6 months of Bay Area Current. Drink to a movement that will take back the Bay from the tech elite. Pour one out for everyone we've lost and make a friend in the process. See you soon!
