Good afternoon!
Psst: You’ve still got time to head over to Manny’s tonight for a 7:30 discussion with Joe Eskenazi about local recall elections, and what they mean for city politics.
Somehow, Rainbow Grocery has managed to stay afloatโand growโfor 50 years, even as other worker-owned cooperatives were squeezed out by corporate giants. Read Daniela Xitlaly Sandoval on the iconic S.F. store’s history and upcoming celebration.
Check out Allie Skalnik‘s story about another idealistic project over in the Bayview, where young “eco-apprentices” are building shoreline resilience at Heron’s Head and Candlestick parks.
Ruth Asawa’s granddaughter Lilli Lanier is showing portraits made with tens of thousands of folded paper squares at Cafe Alma in Hunters Point. “Grandma Ruth taught me the origami fold when I was a kid,โย the artist told Jay A. Martin.
For back story, see Teresa Moore‘s review of Ruth Asawa’s “astonishing” art. And see the show, too, before it leaves SFMoma September 2.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
Rainbow Grocery: 50 years as S.F’s iconic worker-owned store
โI love that I donโt have a boss and that everyone is equal.”
Shoring up Bayviewโs coastline, and making jobs
“Damn, if I had this when I was their age, Iโd have been a different person.”
Ruth Asawaโs grandaughter shows portraits in paper
“The end result is a design inspired by everyday life.โ
Back Story
Ruth Asawaโs astonishing art at SFMOMA
โHow one sees, one does; how one does, one is.”
SNAP
La medusa
By Michael Santiago
Events
Tomorrow: Los Yesterdays at The Chapel, August 6, 8PM
