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Speak Truth to Power With City College’s Journalism Classes, Now Enrolling Students
Editor’s note: Enrollment is now open for the Spring 2022 semester, which starts January 18. Classes are remote and free for SF residents through Free City. You can see some of CCSF Journalism students’ work from the Spring 2021 semester published across 48hills, KQED, The Guardsman, and San Francisco Bay

The Untold Story of Filipina Women’s Contributions to SF’s Housing Rights Movement
One of San Francisco’s first major fights for housing rights took place just 40 years ago, which culminated on the night of August 4, 1977, when 3,000 activists and students from SFSU and UC Berkeley formed a chain-linked human barricade to protect the I-Hotel residents who were being evicted to

The Chase Center is Asking Fans to Vote for The Best Food in the Arena
Up until Saturday night I had never been to a professional basketball game. I mean, I had seen the Harlem Globetrotters when I was a kid, but I’m not sure that exactly counts. Just ask Krusty the Clown. So it was with absolute glee that the fine folks at the

Friday News Roundup: Omicron Touches Down in SF & Outer Sunset Starship House ‘Under Attack’
Hey there, San Francisco. Happy Friday. This week the first omicron case in the United States was identified right here in San Francisco. And, we received news that the Outer Sunset Starship House was “under attack.” Lots to dig into. If you want to receive these news roundups every weekday,

What Happens When A Liberal Family Moves to Tennessee
This is part of our Blue Woman in a Red State column “You don’t talk about politics here, you just keep them close to you,” a woman explains to me. My house is still a mess, and we are unpacking in this strange, new land dubbed “The South”. We just

All The Cool Stuff Coming To Hulu In December
Interesting programming (read: anything not holiday-related) on Hulu in December is on the light side. Then again, those with a yen for food art will want to see a reality series about building an all-candy house. Treats for the rest of us this month include cult character actor Udo Kier

The Best Christmas Slasher Movies
I don’t know if it’s the childlike innocence, the great mood lighting, or the long dark nights, but something about the “most wonderful time of the year” makes horror a little more titillating. When it comes to holiday horror there are supernatural standbys like Gremlins & Krampus, but the genre