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How the SAVE America Act could complicate voting for women
As President Trump pushes to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and photo identification to cast a ballot, many fear...
French film noir gems sparkle in Berkeley
A few highlights from “French Noir: From the Shadows into the Light,” a rewarding ongoing retrospective series that runs through Aug. 28 at the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA):
Director Jacques Becker’s hard-as-nails 1960 prison picture,...
Social Eyes: Week of Aug. 6-12
This week's calendar picks include Jill Scott, Orquesta Akokán, 'Orpheus Descending,' Seija Oda, The Hellas, Jason Joshua, 2morrows June, Glen Pearson, Sparta, and Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Green Girl Bakeshop inspires loyalty and national distribution
This aging body doesn’t absorb sugar the way it used to. The heady days of rushes and highs are behind me. Whether it’s disguised in pastries, swimming in scoops of ice cream or layered in cake, sugar...
Gen Z adults redefine family relationships
In the past year, a rising number of Gen Z adults decided to go “no contact” with their families. Their decisions were due to their mental health, favoritism and control, abusive and harsh parenting, differences in values...
‘Comrade Sisters’ elevates the women of the Black Panther Party
More than 65% of the members of the Black Panther Party were women. Women of all ages, many of them young—teenagers, even. They taught at community schools, registering voters, handing out free food and running free medical...













