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24 hours of what exactly needs permitting process lagging behind but you heard the mayor, she wants restaurants to reopen and says they will not be citations if they reopen without full permits at this point, whether or not that happens remains to be seen this weekend. In the last couple of hours we got word that Alameda County plans to allow Outdoor Dining next friday, it was the lone holdout, the new health order will also alindoor retail, religious services with limitations, and Outdoor Fitne...

A unique way to welcome under-represented students on campus is being created at one South Coast college.

Assan Jethmal and Rozz Nash do the often thankless behind-the-scenes work of ensuring artists have places to thrive.

Art has long been used as a form of protest, and nowhere is this truer today, perhaps, than in downtown Oakland, where breathtaking murals cover nearly every storefront on Broadway.Local artists—both professionals and members of the community—are painting messages of justice. Last week, an epic yell...

An upcoming art exhibition in Chicago aims to provide a new framework to view the citys struggles with housing, past and present. Hosted by the Weinberg/Newton Gallery on North Milwaukee Street, the "Key Change" exhibition envisions the housing crisis through painting, collage, sculpture, video and large-scale installations. Nabiha-Khan Giordano, co-director of the gallery, said the idea is to highlight alternative solutions to the housing crisis. ...

"Worlds Imagined" is the theme of this years campaign for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - which is March. Iowans with disabilities and their advocates hope the public pays more attention to their creative work. The campaign is about promoting the everyday contributions of those with disabilities, they say, and how communities can be inclusive in helping them achieve goals. ...

Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety.

S.F., Oakland remember George Floyd with paint and political pressure Most Popular FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Andre Jonesof Bay Area Mural Program helps with repainting of “Black Lives Matter” on Fulton Street.Jana Asenbrennerova/Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of8 On anniversary of George Floyd’s death, activists gather at a San Francisco mural of the murder victim by Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith.Jana Asenbrennerova/Special to The Chronicl...

Bay Area museums reach beneath the surface for Black History Month By Feb 02, 2021 If youve taken a stroll down Fulton Street anytime since this past June, odds are youve seen the bold yellow letters reading "Black Lives Matter." A collaborative effort between the African American Art and Culture Complex and the Bay Area Mural Program, the community-made street art spans several blocks—you cant miss it. The slogan for the Black Liberation Movement is everywhere lately. From T-s...