Bay News Rising

Professional and college reporters training collaboratively for the future of Bay Area journalism. Bay News Rising is a project of the Pacific Media Workers Guild made possible by the labor and contributions of its members.

Dawud Dirbas has seen changes in his 25 years in the Bayview. (Photo by Khaled Sayed/Bay News Rising)

Bayview population in flux, spurring fears, hopes among residents

By Alex Lamp, Bay News Rising staff reporter — Dawud Dirbas, 44, has worked at Kennedy’s Market on the corner of McKinnon Avenue and Third Street in San Francisco’s Bayview district … Continue reading →

August 13, 2015 · Leave a comment
Alameda resident and a warehouse manager-in-training Celeste Freeman, 47, pours roasted coffee beans into bags to be weighed at Red Bay Coffee's roasting lab in Oakland. (Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong/ Bay News Rising)

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 →

July 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

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