How to Explain Trump in One Ugly Sentence
As a politics writer, I often get texts from friends asking me to explain this or that political or social issue....
Keith A. SpencerAuthor of 59 Articles
What Does It Mean to Be a Journalist in the Age of Trump?
You’ve probably read more than a few introspective op-eds from the media industry during the past year — in part because of our political situation and in part because of the way that digital journalism is constantly remaking the industry....
This Week in the Resistance
Updates from the Rebel Alliance...
The Trump Administration Bingo Card
Turn the Trump Administration’s foibles into a sick game, like he did with democracy...
The Painful Irony of the GOP Repeal of Obamacare
If you love the Affordable Care Act, thank a conservative — they invented it....
About that Muni Fare Hike…
Fares are going up again. An illustrated look at what riders are actually getting for the money....
Why 2017 Might Actually Be Worse Than 2016
Droughts, aging heroes, gentrification and the horror show that is American politics means 2017 may surpass 2016 in terms of terribleness....
“The Speakeasy” Gives You the Chance to Time-Travel to 1920s San Francisco — Then Choose Your Own Adventure
Boxcar Theatre’s revamped immersive show lets patrons wander through a Jazz-age bar and cabaret...
The Going-Home-for-Thanksgiving Bingo Card
If you get five in a row, you probably grew up in a red state....
Why Are Wild Turkeys So Prevalent in the Bay Area?
And are we allowed to eat them?...
Not-So-High Times: What It’s like Being a Weed Trimmer in the Underground Cannabis Economy
Every fall, thousands of young people from the Bay Area — many of them recent college graduates or underemployed folks looking for spare cash — hitch a ride north on 101 to work as trimmers for the marijuana farmers in the Emerald Triangle....
How Bay Area Theaters Are Reacting to the Election
‘Tis the season for pumpkin spice, rainy days and — as if you needed reminding — the 2016 election....