Mike Swire, an environmental activist who lives in Bay Meadows, is known for being the “bike lanes person” at San Mateo city council meetings. “Every night I go to a meeting or two, and they’re like ‘Oh, here’s Mike again,’ and they’re a bit sick of me,” Swire said. The grumbles...
Part I: Great Expectations A day in the life of a Bay Area teenager in 2025: Since you were eight, it has been your dream to go to school on the East Coast and attend an Ivy League university. You are aware that many of your friends share these dreams....
When I walked in, I was immediately hit with the home-y, fermented smell of fresh dosas and aroma of a variety of chilled chutneys. It looked like more of a hole-in-the-wall before entering, but instead I found a vast space decorated with exquisite Indian...
This summer, I went to New York for a journalism camp during the week of primary elections. I was surrounded by “I Voted!” stickers and...
As soon as the Christmas craze ends, the aisles of cards explode in scarlet and rosy pinks. Flowers and various heart shaped objects fill every...