Crosscurrents

Rising stars in the Bay’s culinary scene, Preeti Mistry and Reem Assil joined Hana Baba in studios in a local celebrity smackdown for our membership drive. • A taste of the Bay Area’s long history of chocolate • From bean to bar: The Bay Area’s chocolate revolution • A new era in Bay Area food criticism

Greg Sherrell and Heklina joined Hana Baba in studios in a local celebrity smackdown for our membership drive. • A second line parade brings out the Big Easy in East Oakland • Rewriting the narrative with author and journalist Vanessa Hua

Liam O'Donoghue and Peter Finch joined Hana Baba in studios in an East Bay v. San Francisco smackdown for our membership drive. • Training for construction jobs in San Francisco in the midst of a labor shortage • What does factory-built housing mean for Bay Area trades workers? • Preview: East Bay Yesterday • Preview: The Finch Files

• Inside Oakland’s plan to make electric scooters affordable for all • Calls for change after arrest of man “biking while black” • Rocking the stage in more than “Wonway”

• Free-spirited bluegrass musician remembers days riding the rails before his incarceration • Dance or die: how ballet could save your life in a prison riot • Coming to terms with his trauma, one man reflects on a war-torn childhood • R.O.O.T.S. works to heal intergenerational trauma at San Quentin

• Santa Rosa family fights for daughter’s right to to go to kindergarten with her cannabis meds • CBD—snake oil or panacea?

• Snapshots from the Rise for Climate march • Green for All's new national director on environmental equity • Bay Area Beats: Alia Sharrief

• Bay Area colleges and universities struggle to keep students in secure housing • Actor Don Reed goes back to the 60s for his new one-man show • Neon soapbox: The politics of Oakland's Grand Lake Theater marquee

• Mosque and community center planned in San Martin waiting for green light • Santa Clara Police Department has special Notario fraud unit • Last Labor Day at the Lusty Lady

• Should more Delta water go to fish or farms? • 50 years of psychedelic art with Lee Conklin

• SFUSD fires up Bayview teachers in hopes they will stick around • Bay Area Beats: Tajai Massey

• From bear feeding shows to bear-proof designs • Where do the best learn to fly fish? The Golden Gate Park casting club.

• ICE empties Contra Costa detention center. Now what? • Street Spirit gets new editor-in-chief

• For teens, vaping is a sleek, discreet way to smoke • Is it us or is it the video games? • Where are Asian Americans like me on the big screen? This is a special edition of Crosscurrents, showcasing the work of students in the San Francisco Unified School District.

• The struggle to relocate after a lifetime in San Francisco • The history of a hidden castle in Hunters Point • Discovering my mother’s homeland This is a special edition of Crosscurrents, showcasing the work of students in the San Francisco Unified School District.