Gary Kamiya
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A Bay Area Author Explains Why Our Food System Is More Precarious Than You Think
In his new book, East Bay writer Mark Schapiro delves into the battle over the world’s seeds. → Read More
Gary Kamiya Has the Secret to Happiness
Cancer. Fires. Trump. How our executive editor finds solace through it all. → Read More
'The Answer to Hateful Speech Is More Speech'
The UC Berkeley chancellor on redefining the terms of free speech on campus. → Read More
How Composer John Adams Summoned Gold Rush Tunes in 'Girls of the Golden West'
Turning hackneyed 19th-century melodies into musical gold. → Read More
How Composer John Adams Summoned Gold Rush Tunes in 'Girls of the Golden West'
Turning hackneyed 19th-century melodies into musical gold. → Read More
Dope Sick: What Can a City Like San Francisco Do About Its Injection-Drug Problem?
Dope Sick: What Can a City Like San Francisco Do About Its Injection-Drug Problem? → Read More
A Musical Gold Rush at the San Francisco Opera
John Adams and Peter Sellars explore racism, nativism, avarice, and song. → Read More
Black Death: Why SF's Street Heroin May Soon Become Even More Dangerous
From Mexican black tar heroin to “Colombian mimic”: how a Latin American peace treaty could mean more overdose fatalities. → Read More
How to Get a City off Drugs
The ABCs of fighting San Francisco’s injection drug crisis. → Read More
Can a Splashy Light Show Transform Market Street?
An ambitious new street-art project aims to change our perspective on San Francisco’s main drag. → Read More
New Art Show Takes Wearable Tech to Its Dystopian Extreme
Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats is here to pick up where Google Glass leaves off. → Read More
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Weed
A longtime user ponders the pros and cons of a world in which it’s all right to get high. OK, there aren’t any cons. → Read More
Is San Francisco Really ‘Hiding’ Its Homeless on Division Street for the Super Bowl?
Swirling stories and videos of tent encampments going up—and allegedly being razed—provoke a lot of questions. Here's what we know. → Read More
Remembering Paul Kantner, the Electric Pied Piper
Kantner’s dazzlingly original music provided the perfect soundtrack for a dream city that fired the world's imagination. → Read More
Whose Super Bowl Is It, Anyway?
The all-American circus is coming to town. Should we rejoice—or run? → Read More
The 49-Mile Oddball Crawl
What would San Francisco be without its twisted alleys, surreal buildings, lost beaches, and weird patios? A much duller place. Here, an almanac of enigmatic delights. → Read More
The Unkillable Arts Underground
Against all odds, San Francisco's counterculture is thriving. You just have to know where to find it. → Read More
Why America’s Fallen in Love with the Curry Ladies
Why America’s Fallen in Love with the Curry Ladies → Read More
Thanks for the Mammaries: RIP, Carol Doda
When Carol Doda took off her top, she ignited San Francisco's sexual revolution. → Read More
Will the (Retail) Desert Bloom?
Want a haircut? A beer? A pork chop? If you're in Mission Bay, start walking. → Read More