An Oakland Photographer Surveils the Surveillance State
Cara Esten Hurtle’s drone-based art project shows the difference between being seen and being spotted.
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Remembering the Dead: A Visit to San Jose’s Hacienda Cemetery
With Halloween and DÃa de los Muertos upon us, we dispatched a local writer to document her favorite cemetery in the Bay — which features a one-arm burial site.
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COYOTE Calendar: October 30–November 5
For your Hallo-weekend (and beyond), we've got spooky bites at a high-end rooftop restaurant, a band of local librarians, and more.
First Aid Kit: These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
A Home for Misfits: Why Roller Derby Might Be Your New Favorite Sport
With several Halloween bouts coming up, now is the perfect time to get into this inclusive, high-intensity sport.
COYOTE Calendar: October 23-29
This week we've got explosions, astronauts, murder mysteries, roller derby, and more.
Space Cats, Anchovies, and the Punk of Pizza: A Q&A with Berkeley’s State Flour Pizza
A conversation with the owner of an East Bay pizza shop and his design artist about the dangers of mediocre pizza, the group ethics of sharing, and why corn pizza is the restaurant’s sleeper hit.
COYOTE Calendar: October 16-22
Traditional tattooing, ecosexuals, free suits for trans folks, comics, and more.
Portland Is a ‘War Zone’? OK, Sure. So How’s the Food?
COYOTE’s war correspondent grabs brunch.
COYOTE Calendar: October 9-October 15
Poetry about death, anarchist book fairs, deadpan art, meditation, and more.
Bay Area Co-ops: ‘A Bunch of Weirdos’ Run a Grocery Store
Staff at San Francisco’s Rainbow Grocery reflect on collectivity, retail personhood, and an aesthetic disagreement that ended in a fistfight.
Good Signs and Bad Signs in the Bay Area
The most infamous bad signs in the Bay are the billboards entering SF. But good and bad signs are everywhere — if you know where to look.
