It was a busy weekend on the West Coast with rallies and counter-protests dominating local news and local resources in Portland, Oregon and Berkeley, California. Police are drawing scrutiny for their actions in both events, with some accusing authorities of targeting those on the left and protecting right-wing attendees. The

New York City has become a hot bed of activism. From the Mayor calling NYC a sanctuary city, to the Democratic socialist Alexandra Ocasia Cortez winning the congressional primary for the 14th district, New Yorkers are in a fighting mood. Hometown boy Tr*mp has enacted immigration policies that are very

There was nothing ordinary about Monday in Oakland, where anger and sadness, unity and violence converged. It was the senseless death of a young black woman. It was a community feeling threatened. It was different renditions of the same tired story the city is forced to tell, over and over

Guest Post by Lia Russell In response to the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy of separating families from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border, thousands across the nation have mobilized to “occupy” their nearest ICE facilities and in response to the mass roundups and detentions that have become the norm under

Welcome to your week in Bay Area news. We’ll hit on some key stories that matter here and give you some ideas as to what to do to decompress after a week of crazy. Here goes… Ghost Ship defendants take minimized plea deal Max Harris and Derick Almena entered no

Guest Post by Nevin Long Between 1,500 and 2,000 demonstrators amassed outside the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California, Saturday as part of a national day of resistance against the Trump administration’s immigration policy. Their message was clear: families belong together. The rally capped off two weeks of intense

They say the city of Concord is “Where Families Come First”. This past week put that commitment to the test. It was June 22 when Time published a story that rocked the city and surrounding Bay Area with news that the U.S. Department of the Navy was considering a detainment

Tomorrow (Saturday) 6/30 there will be a nationwide march against the cruel and inhumane ways that the Tr*mp administration is treating immigrants. Details about the SF march are below and you can find info about marches in your town right here. Immigrant rights are human rights, and human rights are