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Bay Area Current covers working-class life and culture across the Bay Area.
We’re straight up about our politics–we write from a leftist perspective and we cover stories often ignored in the mainstre...
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This Notorious Women’s Prison — FCI Dublin — Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility.
After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.
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After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.
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This Notorious Women’s Prison Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility
After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This Notorious Women’s Prison — FCI Dublin — Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility.
After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.
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After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.
bayareacurrent.com/this-notorio...
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for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social, i wrote about repeatedly bumping into some of the worst right-wing people in the tech publishing scene
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Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social, i wrote about repeatedly bumping into some of the worst right-wing people in the tech publishing scene
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
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There is a hell… and it’s in the Bay Area.
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There is a hell… and it’s in the Bay Area.
A tech publication scene, with politics ranging from left-liberal to far-right, has flourished in the Bay Area — @counteroptimize.bsky.social dives into an intellectual world whose social and political boundary lines have become increasingly blurred.
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Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
bayareacurrent.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A tech publication scene, with politics ranging from left-liberal to far-right, has flourished in the Bay Area — @counteroptimize.bsky.social dives into an intellectual world whose social and political boundary lines have become increasingly blurred.
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
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Vital new scene reporting from Jimmy Wu at Bay Area Current: on the rise of the EA, rationalist, and right-leaning journo/writer scene in the Bay Area. I unwittingly attended one of these happy hours ("writer and publisher meetup!") and met Curtis Yarvin's ex. bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
bayareacurrent.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Vital new scene reporting from Jimmy Wu at Bay Area Current: on the rise of the EA, rationalist, and right-leaning journo/writer scene in the Bay Area. I unwittingly attended one of these happy hours ("writer and publisher meetup!") and met Curtis Yarvin's ex. bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...
Our holiday gift guide is now live! You'll find some Bay Area gems alongside evergreen gift ideas for that special somebody, your pal who is afraid of microplastics, or even your tech-hating buddy. There's something for everyone:
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Our Cheap & Union-Made Gift Guide of 2025
There is ethical consumption under capitalism — well, sort of.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Our holiday gift guide is now live! You'll find some Bay Area gems alongside evergreen gift ideas for that special somebody, your pal who is afraid of microplastics, or even your tech-hating buddy. There's something for everyone:
bayareacurrent.com/our-cheap-un...
bayareacurrent.com/our-cheap-un...
Our first annual holiday party is TONIGHT! Celebrate the holiday spirit with drinks, food, friends. Raise a glass to 6 months of Bay Area Current. Drink to a movement that will take back the Bay from the tech elite. Pour one out for everyone we've lost and make a friend in the process. See you soon!
December 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our first annual holiday party is TONIGHT! Celebrate the holiday spirit with drinks, food, friends. Raise a glass to 6 months of Bay Area Current. Drink to a movement that will take back the Bay from the tech elite. Pour one out for everyone we've lost and make a friend in the process. See you soon!
Over a Thousand Teachers Strike in Richmond for Themselves and Their Students.
And, as it turns out, strikes work. The union, United Teachers of Richmond, has secured a tentative agreement featuring an 8% raise and 100% health insurance coverage.
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And, as it turns out, strikes work. The union, United Teachers of Richmond, has secured a tentative agreement featuring an 8% raise and 100% health insurance coverage.
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Over a Thousand Teachers Strike in Richmond for Themselves and Their Students
Community says: ‘Stay on the picket line as long as you need to, we totally support you.’
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December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Over a Thousand Teachers Strike in Richmond for Themselves and Their Students.
And, as it turns out, strikes work. The union, United Teachers of Richmond, has secured a tentative agreement featuring an 8% raise and 100% health insurance coverage.
bayareacurrent.com/over-a-thous...
And, as it turns out, strikes work. The union, United Teachers of Richmond, has secured a tentative agreement featuring an 8% raise and 100% health insurance coverage.
bayareacurrent.com/over-a-thous...
Moderate Rule, Maximum Harm: A Year of SF’s Surrender to Oligarchy. @deanpreston.bsky.social argues that SF must choose: Democratic Socialism or playground for the rich.
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Moderate Rule, Maximum Harm: A Year of SF’s Surrender to Oligarchy
SF must choose: Democratic Socialism or playground for the rich
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December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Moderate Rule, Maximum Harm: A Year of SF’s Surrender to Oligarchy. @deanpreston.bsky.social argues that SF must choose: Democratic Socialism or playground for the rich.
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Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palintir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along. Welcome to the Great Tech Vibe Shift, our most recent Tech Billboard Decoder column by @dellsystem.bsky.social www.bayareacurrent.com/tech-billboa...
Tech Billboard Decoder: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palintir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palintir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along. Welcome to the Great Tech Vibe Shift, our most recent Tech Billboard Decoder column by @dellsystem.bsky.social www.bayareacurrent.com/tech-billboa...
Why the Largest Unorganized Bay Area Nursing Facility Is Unionizing.
Workers, building power in their union @seiu2015.bsky.social, are pushing for respect for patients and workers.
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Workers, building power in their union @seiu2015.bsky.social, are pushing for respect for patients and workers.
bayareacurrent.com/why-the-larg...
Why the Largest Unorganized Bay Area Nursing Facility Is Unionizing
Workers at billionaire-owned Alameda Healthcare & Wellness Center say they want better wages and benefits so patients can get the dignified care they deserve. And in a rare move, a major union opened ...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why the Largest Unorganized Bay Area Nursing Facility Is Unionizing.
Workers, building power in their union @seiu2015.bsky.social, are pushing for respect for patients and workers.
bayareacurrent.com/why-the-larg...
Workers, building power in their union @seiu2015.bsky.social, are pushing for respect for patients and workers.
bayareacurrent.com/why-the-larg...
Our monthly questionnaire, which tries to get to the bottom of things, asks Bay Area legend Brontez Purnell about his hottest take, and more.
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Confessions & Obsessions with Brontez Purnell
A monthly questionnaire that tries to get to the bottom of things.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Our monthly questionnaire, which tries to get to the bottom of things, asks Bay Area legend Brontez Purnell about his hottest take, and more.
bayareacurrent.com/confessions-...
bayareacurrent.com/confessions-...
The most recent in the Bay Area's Barista Rebellion: Blue Bottle workers @bbiunion.bsky.social walk off the job. Blue Bottle — artisanal coffee chain owned by @Nestlé — has pushed workers to the brink. Now they’re fighting back, and demanding a first contract.
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Barista Rebellion: Blue Bottle Workers Walk Off the Job
Blue Bottle—the artisanal coffee chain owned by Nestlé—has pushed workers to the brink. Now they’re fighting back.
bayareacurrent.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The most recent in the Bay Area's Barista Rebellion: Blue Bottle workers @bbiunion.bsky.social walk off the job. Blue Bottle — artisanal coffee chain owned by @Nestlé — has pushed workers to the brink. Now they’re fighting back, and demanding a first contract.
bayareacurrent.com/barista-rebe...
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The Democrats’ Biggest Kink is Losing. Powerlessness has become an unconscious strategy for centrist Democrats — apparently, they relish in the loss. Read on:
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The Democrats’ Biggest Kink is Losing
How powerlessness became an unconscious strategy for Democrats.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Democrats’ Biggest Kink is Losing. Powerlessness has become an unconscious strategy for centrist Democrats — apparently, they relish in the loss. Read on:
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"Blue Bottle Independent Union launched its first strike ... 100 workers in the #EastBay & #Boston jointly withheld their labor to pressure Nestlé-owned #BlueBottleCoffee to the bargaining table to negotiate a first union contract." @bayareacurrent.bsky.social
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Barista Rebellion: Blue Bottle Workers Walk Off the Job
Blue Bottle—the artisanal coffee chain owned by Nestlé—has pushed workers to the brink. Now they’re fighting back.
bayareacurrent.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
"Blue Bottle Independent Union launched its first strike ... 100 workers in the #EastBay & #Boston jointly withheld their labor to pressure Nestlé-owned #BlueBottleCoffee to the bargaining table to negotiate a first union contract." @bayareacurrent.bsky.social
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Come watch Mississippi Masala w/ Current! It’s FREE! December 5th, 6:30pm @ Shapeshifters Cinema. LIMITED spots available, save your seat! See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/free-scree...
FREE Screening of Mississippi Masala
FREE screening of Mississippi Masala, directed by Mira Nair (Zohran Mamdani's mother)
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November 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Come watch Mississippi Masala w/ Current! It’s FREE! December 5th, 6:30pm @ Shapeshifters Cinema. LIMITED spots available, save your seat! See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/free-scree...
Fuck Waymo—Long Live Kit Kat!
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. Kit Kat's murder fits into the long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground — at our expense. But the Bay has had enough.
Read @alexhanna.bsky.social's searing take: bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. Kit Kat's murder fits into the long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground — at our expense. But the Bay has had enough.
Read @alexhanna.bsky.social's searing take: bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
Fuck Waymo, Long Live KitKat
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
bayareacurrent.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fuck Waymo—Long Live Kit Kat!
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. Kit Kat's murder fits into the long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground — at our expense. But the Bay has had enough.
Read @alexhanna.bsky.social's searing take: bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. Kit Kat's murder fits into the long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground — at our expense. But the Bay has had enough.
Read @alexhanna.bsky.social's searing take: bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
Introducing: Sound Ward — Bay Area Current's new column on bottom-up, underground & DIY music scenes across the Bay. This week: DJ's associated with NO BIAS discuss their role as cultural workers — and call for government grants for music makers.
Read on: bayareacurrent.com/sound-ward-n...
Read on: bayareacurrent.com/sound-ward-n...
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Introducing: Sound Ward — Bay Area Current's new column on bottom-up, underground & DIY music scenes across the Bay. This week: DJ's associated with NO BIAS discuss their role as cultural workers — and call for government grants for music makers.
Read on: bayareacurrent.com/sound-ward-n...
Read on: bayareacurrent.com/sound-ward-n...
Bring NYC’s socialist insurgency to the Bay!
Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
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Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
bayareacurrent.com/no-nation-bu...
No Nation But Zohran Nation
Against all odds, socialist Zohran Mamdani vanquished nepo-baby Andrew Cuomo to become Mayor of New York City. If they can do it, so can we.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Bring NYC’s socialist insurgency to the Bay!
Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
bayareacurrent.com/no-nation-bu...
Same problems: The majority of people across the Bay Area face the same cost-of-living issues as New Yorkers. Same enemies: centrist Democrats who cozy up to local billionaires.
No Nation But Zohran Nation:
bayareacurrent.com/no-nation-bu...
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My first for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social -- A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
Fuck Waymo, Long Live KitKat
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
bayareacurrent.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My first for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social -- A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
bayareacurrent.com/fuck-waymo-l...
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Subscribe to the @bayareacurrent.bsky.social -- get ON IT. This week's events calendar is the best one yet.
1) texting templates to get your friends out the door for parties +
2) KATE BUSH COVER BAND in El Cerrito on Halloween?!
Be still my Wuthering Heart.
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1) texting templates to get your friends out the door for parties +
2) KATE BUSH COVER BAND in El Cerrito on Halloween?!
Be still my Wuthering Heart.
bayareacurrent.com/email/fdc690...
CURRENT EVENTS LISTING ☻ OCT 29 - NOV 04
We've generated a list this Halloween week, as we always do. But a holiday like Halloween is built for going out on a limb. That could mean dressing up even though you are not a dresser-upper. But in ...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Subscribe to the @bayareacurrent.bsky.social -- get ON IT. This week's events calendar is the best one yet.
1) texting templates to get your friends out the door for parties +
2) KATE BUSH COVER BAND in El Cerrito on Halloween?!
Be still my Wuthering Heart.
bayareacurrent.com/email/fdc690...
1) texting templates to get your friends out the door for parties +
2) KATE BUSH COVER BAND in El Cerrito on Halloween?!
Be still my Wuthering Heart.
bayareacurrent.com/email/fdc690...
The People’s Answer to ICE: Crowdsourcing Community Defense. People Over Papers' site map offers a glimpse into the informal media people use to warn neighbors when systems of formal confirmation can't match the need: bayareacurrent.com/the-peoples-...
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The People’s Answer to ICE: Crowdsourcing Community Defense. People Over Papers' site map offers a glimpse into the informal media people use to warn neighbors when systems of formal confirmation can't match the need: bayareacurrent.com/the-peoples-...
Loo Review: The Bay Area’s Best Public Restrooms
A guide to the best, worst, and possibly scariest bathrooms in the Bay Area — the parks edition. Because working people deserve great public restrooms.
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A guide to the best, worst, and possibly scariest bathrooms in the Bay Area — the parks edition. Because working people deserve great public restrooms.
bayareacurrent.com/loo-review-p...
Loo Review: The Bay Area’s Best Public Restrooms
A guide to the best, worst, and possibly scariest bathrooms in the Bay Area — the parks edition
bayareacurrent.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Loo Review: The Bay Area’s Best Public Restrooms
A guide to the best, worst, and possibly scariest bathrooms in the Bay Area — the parks edition. Because working people deserve great public restrooms.
bayareacurrent.com/loo-review-p...
A guide to the best, worst, and possibly scariest bathrooms in the Bay Area — the parks edition. Because working people deserve great public restrooms.
bayareacurrent.com/loo-review-p...
Bay Area Current sat down with the director of Union — @unionthefilm.bsky.social — (2024) to talk about labor narratives, Amazon and the role of left media.
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Organizing Through the Heartbreak: Director Brett Story on Filmmaking, Amazon and Unions
Bay Area Current sat down with the director of Union (2024) to talk about labor narratives, Amazon and the role of left media.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Bay Area Current sat down with the director of Union — @unionthefilm.bsky.social — (2024) to talk about labor narratives, Amazon and the role of left media.
bayareacurrent.com/brett-story-...
bayareacurrent.com/brett-story-...