Bunny McFadden

Using Mushrooms to Clean Hunters Point?
Bayview-Hunters Point were targets of radioactive pollution and the US Navy still hasn’t cleaned their mess up. Could mushrooms and fungi help? Why It’s STILL Toxic Bayview-Hunters Point is, first and foremost, a strong community built brick by brick by people who are often overlooked or mischaracterized. Some of the

The Issues with Reopening Alcatraz from an Abolitionist Perspective
The Trump administration’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison is a reminder of the need to rethink incarceration and instead focus on anti-racist and queer-focused organizing, as well as addressing local issues such as police overtime and the city’s budget.

Eat, Game, & Sing in San Francisco This Spring!
It’s Springtime in San Francisco, which means it’s time to put your phone on silent for a while and step out into our fair city to sing, eat, and play with the wonderful people and programming on offer. Whether in the flesh or on a live stream, the journalists and

Riding Muni is an Adventure. Here’s How to Make it More Fun.
We checked in with experts and consulted the research on what can make riding public transit more fun. Over the last few months as the clay of the transit budget crisis takes form we’ve shared solutions and critiques. Although there’s still a lot of advocacy work ahead, we’re pulling back

Police Overtime Abuse Contributes to Budget Crisis
The City’s budget is in crisis, but the Mayor is asking for more money for policing. Is it justified? Watching Mayor Lurie put together his first big boy budget is like watching a car crash in slow motion. The budget always feels like a car crash at the end, but

Limitless: The Power of Art & Advocacy
Creative Growth, Creativity Explored, and Nurturing Independence through Artistic Development (NIAD) were all founded by a husband-and-wife duo several decades ago. According to critics, “the Katzes viewed art-making as a pathway not only to personal fulfillment for disabled people, but also to their integration into a society that valued their

Will Cuts to Muni Stop SF from Hitting Climate Goals?
San Francisco is relaunching a climate action plan. It’s setting the stage for a major showdown between an administration that promises to make SF a leader in California values and transit advocates who are being left out in the elements. Wednesday, April 16th, 2025: Within the minty walls of the

You May Die of Alzheimer’s Because of Elon Musk
The current political climate has caused a significant decrease in funding for Alzheimer’s research, resulting in the termination of grants and the potential closure of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers, which will have a negative impact on the health and safety of Americans.

Affordable, accessible, and built by a woman: The Kelsey Civic Center
Genevieve Morton, a project engineer for a general contractor in San Francisco, is working on the Kelsey Civic Center Project, a 8-story, 100% affordable, fully ADA-accessible housing complex that will open this fall.