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Rolling Stone Magazine and the Bay Area
Mar 23 2026
Author Peter Richardson presents the early history of "Rolling Stone" magazine in 1960s and 70s San Francisco.
"A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area" authors lead a first-ever, book-based tour
Mar 17 2026
Authors Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr celebrate the 2026 AAG Annual Meeting leading a first-ever “mini-tour" based on their book, a collective history of resistance and survival in the face of ongoing oppression.
Environmental Justice in San Francisco
Mar 20 2025
Lindsey Dillon, author of "Toxic City," writes about environmental activism in the Bay Area
Why Airports Are Places We Should All be More Interested In
Dec 19 2022
By Eric Porter, author of A People's History of SFO: The Making of the Bay Area and an AirportFor many people, airports may seem like alienating “nonplaces”—as anthropologist Marc Augé put it—where we rush to make connections and spend long, monotonous hours waiting for delayed flights. But I’ve
What NYC Taught Me About Oakland’s Urban Landscape
Feb 23 2022
By Mitchell Schwarzer, author of Hella Town: Oakland's History of Development and DisruptionIt was the spring of 1964 and the sea air caressed my face as my father drove us along the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. He pulled off to a rest stop. We got out of the car and raced to the shoreline. “You s