James Conrad

How Music Venues Can Protect Their Communities From ICE

May 28, 2026

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How Music Venues Can Protect Their Communities From ICE

For the benefit of protecting venues, stage technicians, performers and audiences alike, Kim Warnick, a program director at the progressive, anti-authoritarian non-profit Western State Center, headed a team to assemble a free guide to enable people connected in any way with the live entertainment industry to understand their rights and protect their communities.

James Conrad

Grocery Prices Keep Rising due to Tariffs, War in Iran

May 27, 2026

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Grocery Prices Keep Rising due to Tariffs, War in Iran

The canyon between minimum wage and cost of living continues to grow.

James Conrad, +1

May 26, 2026

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Homelessness Drops by 20% in Oakland

Oakland's homeless population drops 20%, with nearly 1,000 fewer people in encampments. A major shift in the city's homelessness crisis.

James Conrad

Kaiser Protects DACA Nurse After Union Pushes Back

May 19, 2026

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Kaiser Protects DACA Nurse After Union Pushes Back

Healthcare conglomerate reconsiders termination of nurse whose immigration status hung in the balance.

James Conrad, +1

Trump Cuts UC Berkeley's Scientific Research Budget

May 14, 2026

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Trump Cuts UC Berkeley's Scientific Research Budget

The top-tier research university is facing a budgetary crisis thanks to Donald Trump.

James Conrad, +1

Another Tenderloin Store Caught Selling Drugs and Stolen Merch

May 12, 2026

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Another Tenderloin Store Caught Selling Drugs and Stolen Merch

As if the Tenderloin's drug crisis wasn't bad enough, certain corner stores are aggravating it.

James Conrad, +1

SF Traffic Cameras Reveal Possible Secondary Benefit

May 7, 2026

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SF Traffic Cameras Reveal Possible Secondary Benefit

Could pedestrian safety flourish under San Francisco's watchful speed camera network?

James Conrad, +1

Are Cars Coming Back to San Francisco's Market Street?

May 4, 2026

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Are Cars Coming Back to San Francisco's Market Street?

Cars have been banned on a stretch of Market St. for five years now, but moves from Mayor Lurie might be changing all the progress made.

James Conrad

San Francisco Cable Car Fare May be Hiked to $18

Apr 29, 2026

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San Francisco Cable Car Fare May be Hiked to $18

San Francisco cable car fares rising to $18. What will this historic transit fare hike mean for locals, tourists, and the iconic 1873 system.

James Conrad

New Class of Opioids Cause First San Francisco Fatality

Apr 28, 2026

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New Class of Opioids Cause First San Francisco Fatality

Two milligrams of fentanyl can kill. The lethal dose of this drug is measured in micrograms.

James Conrad, +1

Viral Levels Spike in Bay Area Wastewater

Apr 23, 2026

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Viral Levels Spike in Bay Area Wastewater

Several viruses responsible for serious illness are abundant in local wastewater.

James Conrad, +1

SF Health Giant Accused of Letting Bodies Decompose

Apr 20, 2026

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SF Health Giant Accused of Letting Bodies Decompose

SF health giant Dignity Health accused of losing bodies and letting them decompose, raising serious questions about patient care standards.

James Conrad

Scott Wiener Wants SF to Break-Up with PG&E

Apr 8, 2026

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Scott Wiener Wants SF to Break-Up with PG&E

Scott Wiener pushes SF to abandon PG&E after massive blackout leaves 130,000 without power during substation fire.

James Conrad

Feds Refuse Trump's Wish to Reopen Alcatraz Prison

Apr 6, 2026

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Feds Refuse Trump's Wish to Reopen Alcatraz Prison

Ridiculous proposal tossed out by city, state, and federal officials

James Conrad, +1

Chocolates Recalled Nationwide for Containing Viagra Ingredients

Apr 2, 2026

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4 min read

Chocolates Recalled Nationwide for Containing Viagra Ingredients

An adult novelty company with an office in the greater Sacramento area and a post office box in the Bay Area, would issue a nationwide recall of two chocolate-flavored aphrodisiacs it had been selling

James Conrad

Doctor Discovers Potential Vaccine in Beer

Mar 17, 2026

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Doctor Discovers Potential Vaccine in Beer

By combining his two passions, virology and home brewing, Dr. Christopher Buck may well have brewed the world’s first beer vaccine.

James Conrad, +1

Mar 9, 2026

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5 min read

How A.I. Can Kill

What happens when we put human lives in A.I.'s non-existent hands?

James Conrad, +1

These 10 BART Stations Could Close by 2027

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

These 10 BART Stations Could Close by 2027

A massive budget deficit could force BART to shut stations, cut trains, and raise fares unless Bay Area voters approve a new tax.

James Conrad, +1

Uber and Lyft Drivers Take Step Closer To Unionization

Feb 25, 2026

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Uber and Lyft Drivers Take Step Closer To Unionization

Uber and Lyft drivers move closer to unionization as California advances worker organizing rights and labor protections for gig economy workers.

James Conrad

Mayor's 6th Street Sobering Center To Open In Spring Amid Some Controversy

Feb 19, 2026

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4 min read

Mayor's 6th Street Sobering Center To Open In Spring Amid Some Controversy

Plans to designate a vacant city-owned building at 444 6th Street as a Rapid Enforcement, Support, Evaluation, and Triage (RESET) Center to be overseen by the sheriff’s office and run by a city contractor.

James Conrad

Trump Demands SF Public Housing Residents Prove Citizenship

Feb 12, 2026

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Trump Demands SF Public Housing Residents Prove Citizenship

Trump’s Executive Order 14218, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders,” and that “federal housing assistance will no longer be granted to illegal aliens or sanctuary cities.”

James Conrad

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Stun Gun Threats at Berkeley Protest

Feb 7, 2026

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6 min read

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Stun Gun Threats at Berkeley Protest

Clashing accounts, viral video, and a stun device are at the center of a Berkeley protest trial.

James Conrad

Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

Trump Regime Policies Hurt SF Tourism

In 2025, the United States overall saw a 6% drop in foreign visitors as many foreign travelers understandably decided to avoid the Trump regime’s hostile immigration policies.

James Conrad

Fire Shuts Down Mel's Diner in the Marina

Feb 4, 2026

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Fire Shuts Down Mel's Diner in the Marina

Early morning fire devastates iconic Mel's Drive-In in SF's Marina District, threatening a beloved local landmark.

James Conrad

San Francisco Bakery Raising Money with"F*ck ICE" Cookies

Feb 2, 2026

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San Francisco Bakery Raising Money with"F*ck ICE" Cookies

Devil's Teeth Bakery in San Francisco protests ICE with seditious sweets.

James Conrad