Remembering the Dead: A Visit to San Jose’s Hacienda Cemetery
With Halloween and Día 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.
 
 
With Halloween and Día 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.
Turns out, there are a lot of things that freak us out. Today, we'll share even more.
Times are tough. ‘Freestyle Mania’ bent them into the shape of a balloon animal for one glorious afternoon.
 
Let the bellows hit the floor.
An Oakland venue owner is fed up with AI-generated show flyers. What's the big deal?
Ten years after his debut, the Vallejo spitter is perhaps the most underrated Bay Area rapper of his generation.
 
"Ever since I came out of the womb, I was this rambunctious child who was obsessed with art.”
The vibes around Ballhalla are immaculate — yet the league is still mired in misogyny and inequality. What’s a fan to do?
 
A scrappy group of Oaklanders have built a “sanctuary” for the sculptures that the A’s left behind.
 
Billionaires shouldn't own the news. Support independent local media.
 
Alternative newsweeklies launched careers, called out corruption, and made journalism fun. Can we bring that energy back?
 
Margo St. James’s sex worker advocacy group first coined COYOTE, which stood for Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics.