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(L-R) D.J. Milan Hawthorne “BeatsMe” spins a mix of music while guests Gabby Petrocelli and Taylor Deluca enjoy the night at The Riptide bar in Sunset District, San Francisco on Thursday, July 23, 2015. (Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong/Bay News Rising)

For some, 40 hours a week is not enough to pay city’s soaring housing costs

By Ekevara Kitpowsong, Bay News Rising Staff Reporter — Except for those with sponsors or the status of a Keith Haring, it’s a given that artists need another source of … Continue reading →

August 26, 2015 · Leave a comment
Melodie, a homeless City College student, keeps her belongings attached to her at all times. (Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong/ Bay News Rising)

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 →

July 28, 2015 · 2 Comments
Posters promoting live jazz and an in-house gallery festoon the front window of Bird & Beckett Books and Records in Glen Park. (Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong/ Bay News Rising)

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 →

July 28, 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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