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.

The art gallery curator Kevin Dickson stands in front of 2 Cool 4 School Gallery on Geary Street in San Francisco. (Photo by Emilia Rosales/Bay News Rising)

Star graffiti artists say form is losing its edge, co-opted by ‘insta-graf generation’

By Alex Lamp, Bay News Rising staff reporter — Graffiti is going mainstream. Don’t believe it?  Come on down to the 1AM art gallery on Howard Street and watch techies from … Continue reading →

August 13, 2015 · Leave a comment
Yellow police tape surrounding the recently burnt LGBT mural Por Vida by Manuel Paul on Bryant St (Photo by Khaled Sayed/Bay News Rising)

‘Por Vida’ mural vandalism is only latest attack on Latino LGBT community

By Khaled Sayed, Bay News Rising staff reporter — Yellow police tape surrounds a crime scene. This time there is no lifeless body lying on the ground, but a mural, celebrating … Continue reading →

August 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

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