Bay Area Current
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Bay Area Current covers working-class life and culture across the Bay Area. Support working-class journalism: https://bayareacurrent.com/about/#/portal/signup
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Bay Area Current covers working-class life and culture across the Bay Area.
We’re straight up about our politics–we write from a leftist perspective and we cover stories often ignored in the mainstre...
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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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—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"
bayareacurrent.com/after-school...
AFTER SCHOOL: Lines in the Sand
READ OUR DAY 3 STRIKE COVERAGE HERE!
bayareacurrent.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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"
bayareacurrent.com/after-school...
—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"
bayareacurrent.com/after-school...
On day two of their first strike in nearly 50 years, SF Educators are steeled for a long fight. bayareacurrent.com/striking-sf-...
Striking SF Educators Steeled for Long Fight
On the second day of historic strike, SF teachers say they’re determined to win on wages, healthcare and special ed funding.
bayareacurrent.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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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bayareacurrent.com/meet-sfs-bil...
Meet SF's Billionaire Simps
We wanted to hear directly from the elite-lovers at their “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco — here’s what they said.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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.
bayareacurrent.com/meet-sfs-bil...
bayareacurrent.com/meet-sfs-bil...
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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Scene Report: San Francisco Unified On Strike!
The 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.
bayareacurrent.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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.
bayareacurrent.com/scene-report...
bayareacurrent.com/scene-report...
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!
bayareacurrent.com/welcome-to-a...
bayareacurrent.com/welcome-to-a...
WELCOME TO AFTER SCHOOL
Our daily report on the San Francisco teachers strike
bayareacurrent.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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!
bayareacurrent.com/welcome-to-a...
bayareacurrent.com/welcome-to-a...
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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...
bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...
Highwire Coffee Roasters’ Union Says Management Stalling On First Contract
Management has also hired an infamous anti-union law firm
bayareacurrent.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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...
bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...
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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...
SCENE REPORT: Bay Area Marches in Solidarity with Minneapolis
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
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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...
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Language has always been political. Bay Area Chinese leftists are acting on it. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-chi...
Bay Area Chinese Leftists Are Making Language Political
We were in a very Chinese time in our lives. We decided to do something about it.
bayareacurrent.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Language has always been political. Bay Area Chinese leftists are acting on it. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-chi...
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Reposted by Bay Area Current
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-...
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...
Bus Drivers Are Struggling. The Cracks Are Starting To Show.
Current takes a look at two key issues for bus drivers, and maybe explains why the bus is often late…
bayareacurrent.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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-...
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...
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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...
This, and more, from an SF teacher on strike.
bayareacurrent.com/sf-public-sc...
SF Public School Educators Are Striking for the First Time in 47 Years — And That's a Good Thing.
The strike isn't just about saving public education. It's part of the fight against billionaire domination.
bayareacurrent.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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...
This, and more, from an SF teacher on strike.
bayareacurrent.com/sf-public-sc...
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.
bayareacurrent.com/we-are-out-h...
bayareacurrent.com/we-are-out-h...
“We Are Out Here Fighting For What We Need”
San Francisco special education teachers tell us why they’re striking.
bayareacurrent.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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.
bayareacurrent.com/we-are-out-h...
bayareacurrent.com/we-are-out-h...
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...
This, and more, from an SF teacher on strike.
bayareacurrent.com/sf-public-sc...
SF Public School Educators Are Striking for the First Time in 47 Years — And That's a Good Thing.
The strike isn't just about saving public education. It's part of the fight against billionaire domination.
bayareacurrent.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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...
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-...
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...
Bus Drivers Are Struggling. The Cracks Are Starting To Show.
Current takes a look at two key issues for bus drivers, and maybe explains why the bus is often late…
bayareacurrent.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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-...
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...
Language has always been political. Bay Area Chinese leftists are acting on it. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-chi...
Bay Area Chinese Leftists Are Making Language Political
We were in a very Chinese time in our lives. We decided to do something about it.
bayareacurrent.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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...
SCENE REPORT: Bay Area Marches in Solidarity with Minneapolis
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
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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...
bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...
Highwire Coffee Roasters’ Union Says Management Stalling On First Contract
Management has also hired an infamous anti-union law firm
bayareacurrent.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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...
bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...
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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...
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...
This Notorious Women’s Prison 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
January 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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...
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...
bayareacurrent.com/ac-transit-r...
AC Transit Realign Plan Leaves Riders Playing Catch-Up
Realignment for who?
bayareacurrent.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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...
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...
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...
This Notorious Women’s Prison 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
January 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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...
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...
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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...
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
bayareacurrent.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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...
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
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There is a hell… and it’s in the Bay Area.
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
bayareacurrent.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is a hell… and it’s in the Bay Area.
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...
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
bayareacurrent.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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...
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...