Californians Can Now Track Covid-19 Exposure on Their Phones
With help from Apple and Google, the state’s new app strikes a balance between privacy and public health safety...
Sorry, Dad, the Governor Says I Can’t Go Home for the Holidays
For the first time in years, I’m going to spend the holidays exactly how I want to...
Reflecting on the Year of the Covid Beard
How I stopped shaving and learned to love my whiskers...
Oakland Parents Put Pressure on School District to Plan for Reopening
The group argues the district should ‘follow the science’...
How 42 Hours Locked on a Carnival Cruise Changed Me
A story of chaos, censorship, and cigarette rationing...
Microsoft Ugly Christmas Sweaters Let You Pretend It’s 1995
Something you didn’t know you needed, and you probably don’t...
Announcing the Nominees for The Bold Italic’s 2020 Awards
Voting is open! Make sure to choose your favorites by Monday, December 14....
Am I Staying in My Relationship Because I’m Scared to Be Alone in a Pandemic?
My 2020 New Year’s Eve date turned into a pandemic boyfriend. And I’m not so sure it was the right call....
Despite Fires and Covid, the Tenderloin Farmers Market Endures
Farmers have suffered financially but still show up for a neighborhood in need...
America’s First Suicide Hotline Was a Single Phone in San Francisco
Bernard Mayes’ legacy has saved countless lives...
Millennials Can’t Afford Homes or Babies, But They Own All the Pets
With few other luxuries within reach, my peers and I are finding comfort in our fur children...
Shop Small at These Bay Area Bookstores
Close your Amazon tab and help these local businesses...