Bay Area workers cry foul as Staples, US Postal Service team up
By Emilia Rosales, Bay News Rising staff reporter — A quiet deal between the federal government and a chain discount store threatens to end a venerable public service, squash one of … Continue reading
Funding a mayor’s campaign is hard without a billion bucks of backing
Commentary by Michaela Payne, Bay News Rising staff reporter — Incumbent Mayor Ed Lee has some competitors in the upcoming Nov. 3 elections, but not much competition. Lee is running for … Continue reading
Housing prices drive up commute time, but shrink family, social time for a far flung workforce
By Patrick Cochran, Bay News Rising staff reporter — Ask commuters rushing to catch a Pittsburg-bound BART train at the end of a busy work day to describe their twice-a-day trek … Continue reading
When no place to park means no place to live: S.F. car dwellers “hammered by cops”
By Erasmo Martinez, Bay News Rising staff reporter — Melodie has lived in an RV since 2008, but this day, the 57-year-old looks distraught as she gazes down the road: A … Continue reading
Indie bookstores increasing, drawing customers with an appeal Amazon can’t match: community
By Elisabetta Silvestro, Bay New Rising staff reporter — The demise of independent bookstores has been predicted many times. They not only survived, they are regaining ground: The number of independent bookstores … Continue reading
New profit-sharing coffee spot to open in October, offering ‘jobs with dignity’
By Michaela Payne, Bay News Rising staff reporter — At an Uptown construction site, the din of trucks will soon be replaced by the low roar of coffee grinders. Baristas will … Continue reading
Parade Day in the Bay as Warriors Win it All
By Patrick Cochran, Bay News Rising staff reporter — Fans on both sides of the Bay may feud over their Giants or their A’s, but when it comes to the Golden … Continue reading
Union cabbies give mayors an earful at Uber soiree: ‘We pay high fees, they pay zero’
By Erasmo Martinez, Bay News Rising staff reporter — As mayors from across the country quietly filed into Uber’s Market Street headquarters, protestors outside roared their dissatisfaction with the tech giant’s hotly debated business practices. Uber ferried its distinguished visitors, in town … Continue reading
Surviving poverty in San Francisco: one journalist’s struggle to overcome financial stereotypes
First Person Profile by Danielle Parenteau My mom and I live in a 100-square-foot single-room occupancy hotel in downtown San Francisco. We get by on about $14,000 per year. There … Continue reading
‘Survival mode’ kicks in for many artists on both sides of SF Bay in spite of rising costs
by Frank Ladra The slowly evolving and potentially declining state of San Francisco’s art community is hardly a new topic of discussion around the … Continue reading
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