Published pieces featured in Oakland North, The Oaklandside, The Redwood City Pulse and KQED.

  • Allison Lovejoy sits at a piano with her hands resting on top of it. She's smiling and looking out toward the audience.

    A World-Premiere Oratorio for an Anti-Slavery Abolitionist

    ‘Elijah’s Call’ premieres Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco.

  • All three members of local Bay Area metal band Hemorage sitting outside their studio in San Francisco.

    Metal Band Hemorage Usually Crashes the Party — Now They’re Invited Guests

    Hemorage performs Friday, Oct. 11, on the Soundwave stage at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento’s Discovery Park.

  • Asian Art Museum Opens a Korean Pop-Culture Bonanza for Fans and Newbies Alike

    The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco opens Friday, Sept. 27: Hallyu! The Korean Wave.

  • How Will the Candidates for Mayor Support the Arts in San Francisco?

    Four San Francisco mayoral candidates appeared at an Arts Town Hall Mayoral Forum to present their proposals for supporting the city’s arts ecosystem.

  • SFMOMA’s ‘Unity Through Skateboarding’ Celebrates BIPOC, Queer and Trans Skaters

    ‘Unity Through Skateboarding’ is on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through April 27, 2025.

  • Minna Stess, wearing a black shirt and shorts, sitting in her backyard skatepark with her skateboard across her lap. Her hands are folded on the board deck and she's smiling at the camera.

    For This 18-Year-Old Skater, the Paris Olympics Are Just the Beginning

    Petaluma native Minna Stess is about to make her Olympic debut in Paris.

  • Woodside High alumna Jessika Cowart plays for the Philippines in World Cup debut

    The 23-year-old soccer player is living her childhood dream.

  • San Mateo County Parks Department could receive up to $3M to fund wildfire mitigation

    County to launch new program to reduce trees in dense forests and other wildfire fuel.

  • Redwood City youth program to curb downtown disruptions sees early success in pilot year

    The ACE program, which had an initial cohort of 40 youth, will wrap up in September.

  • Gregory Ammen and Grace Spiridon.

    Wrongful death lawsuit filed in death of San Carlos couple killed in crash

    The Ammen family is seeking a jury trial.

  • Underdog Film Lab is preserving the art of darkroom photography

    The West Oakland business is one of a handful of places left in the East Bay where film enthusiasts can process and develop their film, and print photos.

  • Who will be Oakland’s next mayor? Candidates talk public safety and other issues at forum

    Nine candidates who want to be Oakland’s next mayor answered questions about gun violence, the environment and quality of life before an audience of about 50 voters Thursday at St. Columba Catholic Church​ in northwest Oakland.

  • UPDATE: Tentative agreement reached in week 10 of Kaiser Permanente workers’ strike

    The union representing Kaiser Permanente mental health workers said Tuesday afternoon that the sides have tentatively agreed to a four-year contract, ending the 10-week strike.

  • Update: Kaiser mental health workers reach a tentative agreement

    12:10 p.m.: Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract early Tuesday morning, ending the 10-week strike by mental health therapists in Northern California.

  • ‘This is how you serve your community’: Oakland churches get grant to put housing on their land

    The Bay Area Local Initiatives Support Corp., a community development nonprofit based in Oakland, announced on Tuesday that it has received a $500,000 grant from Wells Fargo to help churches develop affordable housing units on their properties.