Culture

How Filipina American DJ Umami brings Bay Area ‘flavor’ to SF Giants games at Oracle Park

Oracle Park, like any ballpark, features its share of old-school sonic sensibilities. There’s “Bye-Bye Baby” after home runs, “Take Me Out to The Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch and Steve Hogan on the organ during day games. They’re traditional. They’re familiar. They’re nostalgic. But when Ieanna Cruz gets behind the turntables, tradition takes a […]

Culture

Educators call Gov. Gavin Newsom’s slash to school funding ‘unconstitutional’

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised state budget last week with details of how he planned to close a $27.6 billion deficit. Now, outraged educational leaders across California are calling the cuts to school funding “unconstitutional” and has the potential for litigation. Some of those cuts involve Proposition 98, a 1988 voter-approved, constitutional mandate that […]