Good afternoon! Some quick notes for this (mostly) sunny Friday:
The keepers of the dinosaur bones are in a drive to unionize. After months of underground efforts, 300 employees across divisions and departments of the California Academy of Sciences have announced a campaign to affiliate with SEIU 1021. The workers include those who care for animals, maintain exhibits, teach, sell tickets, raise funds, and conduct research. Greg Rotter, an interactive developer for the popular museum, said, โThe corporate mentality that seems to have a grip on the Academy needs to be addressed, and we are done asking politely for a seat at the table and getting ignored.โ We’ll let you know when Claude, the albino alligator who’s a star of the Swamp exhibit, starts singing “Solidarity Forever.“
It can be hard to keep up with the terminology sometimes, when all you want is a drink with a friend. “‘Natural wine,’ like ‘Artificial Intelligence,'” writes Benjamin Wachs in today’s Distillations, “is a term that conceals more than it explains.” Read his story about Bar Part Time, branding, minimalism, and leaving San Francisco.
Then take another look at our stuff to do, and enjoy the weekend.
More soon,
Sara
The Latest News
California Academy of Sciences museum workers move to unionize
The Asian Art Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the Exploratorium are already affiliated with SEIU 1021.
Distillations: Bar Part Time, where there are only easy choices
With only two beers and eight wines available, Bar Part Time manages to do what a minimalist bar ought to: It gets out of the way.
Stuff to do: Poetry month, greenway gathering, park pop-up
April kicks off with poetry, print workshops, and new classes at the Community Music Center.
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