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Could a Data Center be Coming to the Dogpatch?

Aug 7, 2026

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Could a Data Center be Coming to the Dogpatch?

The future is closer than you think.

Bunny McFadden

Treasures of the Pharaohs is at the de Young

Aug 6, 2026

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Treasures of the Pharaohs is at the de Young

Once upon a time, ancient Egypt had gods and goddesses for the afterlife, the seasons, and the harvest. What then must it have looked like when the Egyptian ruler Akhenaten attempted to reform religion by declaring the solar god Aten to be the principal god of Egypt?

Vita Hewitt

"American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez."

Aug 6, 2026

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"American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez."

El Teatro Campesino (Spanish for "The Farmworker's Theater"). Founded in 1965 by playwright, director, and impresario Luis Valdez, himself the son of a farmworker, the company's improvised skits and scenes brought the Delano grape strike screaming into the American consciousness from 1965 through 1967

Vita Hewitt

Rising Rents in SF Are Pushing Up Housing Costs In Oakland

Aug 5, 2026

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Rising Rents in SF Are Pushing Up Housing Costs In Oakland

As SF home values approach $1.4 million and median rent hits $3,558, the spillover is landing across the bay. Oakland renters are showing up to open houses with recommendation letters in hand.