SF Bay Area

Cable Cars In Danger Amid Budget Crisis
The proposed budget cut to SFMTA could save $33 million a year by suspending service on the last of the city’s cable car lines, which would save $63 million by reducing service frequency on busy bus and train lines, and $14 million by suspending cable car and historic streetcar service.

Treasure Island’s ‘Doves/Bombs’ Art Show Tackles Conflict and Community
Doves/Bombs, a multimedia exhibition curated by Chad Abbley, Matt Gonzalez, and Shrey Purohit, will open on November 16th at Pelota Gallery on Treasure Island, exploring the tension between peace and conflict in a powerful message about conflicting ideals.

CJM to Close for One Year Citing Financial Difficulties
“The CJM’s sabbatical will allow for innovative ideation and experimentation, as well as exploration of new ways to reach wider audiences. This temporary closure will enable The Museum to thoroughly evaluate its financial framework and engage in intense planning and organizational assessment, with the clear goal of emerging as a more resilient organization.”

My Daniel Lurie Wishlist
Daniel Lurie, the Mayor-elect of San Francisco, has a lot of problems to solve, including reversing the Tenderloin policy, rolling back policies that punish city residents, and making city streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Musically Haunting: “Ghost Quartet” Gives us Life at Oakland Theater Project
If you could be any kind of dead person, what kind would you be? Spoiler: you want to be a ghost, the kind that goes “hoo hoo hoo all night long.” So says the lyrics in “Any Kind of Dead Person”, one of the many catchy tunes in Oakland Theater

I Didn’t Cry in the Bar When Trump Won This Time
Despite the disappointment of Trump’s victory, the we must continue to fight for the rights of working class people and push back against their exploitation by corporations and billionaires, as the GOP has already taken the White House and the Senate and is planning to take the House of Representatives.

Why California’s Election Results May Take Weeks to Finalize
California’s statewide elections often take several weeks to be finalized, with the 2024 primary results not being called until two weeks after the election, and the 2022 general election not being called until December 2.

California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It
California’s Industrial Relations Department has stated that it does not have jurisdiction to handle Prop. 22-related wage claims, leaving the state attorney general to enforce the law, which mandates better wages and benefits for gig workers.