tariffs

Will Chinatown Survive Trump’s Tariffs?
When the mainstream talks about the Trump Administration’s looming tariffs, they typically focus on the geopolitical ramifications and the stock market, but behind all the news reports and sensationalist headlines, real people are affected. To see the effect, look no further than the Bay Area’s Chinatowns. Business owners in both

How Trump’s Tariffs Can Harm San Francisco
President Trump’s tariffs have caused financial difficulties for small businesses in San Francisco’s Chinatown district, which relies heavily on tourism and imports from China, and has issued a travel advisory to its citizens advising them to reconsider visiting the US.

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

This Week’s News: Losing Immigrants, Allies, and an Accident in Oakland
We’re digging into some stories that popped up over the week, stories that touch you here in the Bay or beyond, make you laugh or piss you off. We try to mix it up for full sensory indulgence, so here goes. We voted! Well, some of us voted anyway. We’re