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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Pixlcat Coffee on Clement street serves many different drinks. Matcha— some hot and some iced — appears in four of the menu options. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Matcha-Boom

Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2025

From Harvest to Table   Three weeks before harvest, thousands of forest green leaves stretch beneath fine mesh cloth, each leaf protected from the ultraviolet light. Leaves slip between the fingers...

[Video] No Trump, No Feds, No MAGA; San Francisco says "No Kings!"

[Video] No Trump, No Feds, No MAGA; San Francisco says “No Kings!”

Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2025

With the government shut down, and the Trump administration threatening to send waves of federal agents and National Guardsmen to San Francisco, thousands showed up in San Francisco’s second No Kings...

A car enthusiast laughs with his friends as other cars bump music from their modified stereos, during Oakland’s October First Friday on Oct. 3, 2025. (Josh Miranda / Xpress Magazine)

Cultural Crossroads

Asé Mora, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2025

Bay Area Hyphy culture, a subgenre of hip-hop, erupted into the mainstream in the late ’90s and early ’00s. The culture introduced a new genre of music and fashion to the masses, with it an underground...

Maya Draisin, a breast cancer patient that treated her first encounter of breast cancer with a clinical trial at UCSF. (Bailey Zitko / Xpress Magazine)

Research Pauses, Cancer Doesn’t

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
October 23, 2025

“Do you know what normal boobs look like?” my mom asked, facing me in her closet as I sifted through her clothes. The question didn’t faze me. In our “no questions off limits” household, nothing...

For 25 years, die-hard fans of Emmylou Harris arrive early to the festival grounds for her sound check. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

The Church of Emmylou Harris

Bailey Zitko, Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2025

By the third day of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, the morning fog was still lifting as a small crowd of 60 gathered on the dewy grass. Emmylou Harris — the legendary singer-songwriter and, arguably, the...

Glide's Family Youth and Childcare Center brought children from multiple grades to the event, giving them a rare opportunity to enjoy time outdoors after a long school day. (Hannah Clark-Nixon / Xpress Magazine)

Golden Gate Greenway Ice Cream Social

Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor
October 11, 2025

Tiny humans wearing bright blue oversized T-shirts kicked and chased a soccer ball on artificial grass, charged with a sugar rush. The kids, from GLIDE’s after-school program, teetered between two appropriately-sized...

Openhouse proudly marches in the San Francisco Pride Parade each year, drawing more than 200 community members for the contingent. Walking and riding on a decorated trolley car, this contingent is typically near the front of the parade, symbolizing the way that many of these community elders lead the way for LGBTQ+ liberation. (Photo courtesy of Theresa Arocena)

Aging with Pride

Hannah Clark-Nixon, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2025

When you hear “San Francisco Pride” visions may bubble to the surface: City Hall awash in rainbow light, generations entwined in a shared struggle, the air itself made lighter.  Under the 307-foot...

Mohamed Ali poses for a photo inside his RV on Sept. 25, 2025 in Daly City.  (Jolie Willson / Xpress Magazine)

One Last Stop

Asé Mora, Staff Reporter
October 6, 2025

Lake Merced’s RV community has been fighting the city for the last 13 years according to Carlos Perez, a 56-year-old RV resident and truck driver.  “It touched my heart when I saw families with...

A gulp of cormorants bask in the sun with the Golden Gate Bridge behind them. (Josh Miranda / Xpress Magazine)

Dude… I Know a Spot: Remnants and Ruins at Lands End

Josh Miranda, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2025

“I thought the end of the world had come,” Adolph Sutro, a 19th-century millionaire and eventual mayor of San Francisco, said after a ghost ship filled with 45 tons of explosives detonated near his...

In celebration of their 25th iteration of the production, Joyce Yin and Sharleen Ignacio work on a visual arts timeline of "Stories High" performances from 1999 to 2024. (Angelique Persails / Xpress Magazine)

Bindlestiff Studio: 25th Anniversary of “Stories High”

Angelique Persails, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2025

Bindlestiff Studio is a rare example of an ethnicity-focused community theater in the city that helps many Filipino artists express themselves. Bindlestiff, a volunteer-run performing arts center in San...

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