Author Archive


A Big Day for Berkeley’s NPO

Archive Entry Date: 5/8/1978

Five years after its passage, the NPO won big: the City Council endorsed neighborhood review of development

Application for Admittance into the Stanford Dysphoria Program

Archive Entry Date: 1968-1980

Even though trans care existed, it wasn't easy to get

Steve Dain Trial Outcome

Archive Entry Date: 1978

The disappointing outcome of Steve Dain's lawsuit against the Emeryville school district

Not Suitable for Livestock

Archive Entry Date: 3/10/1978

Finding safe hormones could be a huge challenge

Sex Work Ads 1978

Archive Entry Date: 1/20-26/1978

Trans people turn to sex work due to workplace exclusion

Arobateau Autobiography: Communism, Police, and Trans People

Archive Entry Date: 12/31/1977

Red Jordan Arobateau's ex questioned over communist ties

The Talking Heads First National Tour Hit the Keystone Berkeley

Archive Entry Date: 12/7/77

First time The Talking Heads play Berkeley

Black Studies Loss Criticized at Berkeley High School

Archive Entry Date: 9/28/77

The head of Berkeley High's Af-Am program defended the integrity and openness of his program

School Desegregation in Berkeley

Archive Entry Date: 8/1977

From the US Commission on Civil Rights, an account and positive appraisal of Berkeley's desegregation efforts

April ’77

Archive Entry Date: 4/1/77

Soul, Blues, Country, Rock, Punk- The Keystone Berkeley had you covered in April 1977

January 1977

Archive Entry Date: 1/1/77

Herrara used this calendar to advertise the new Keystone in Palo Alto

Photograph

Archive Entry Date: n.d

need a good caption

A Showcase for Garcia’s Styles

Archive Entry Date: 12/23/76

Freedom of musical expression and style was possible for musicians at the Keystone Berkeley

Jerry Garcia Band at the Keystone Berkeley (AUDIO)

Archive Entry Date: 12/22/76

Musical experimentation and appreciation goin' down in 1976

Transsexuals Plan Wedding

Archive Entry Date: 12/17-23/1976

Angela Douglas gets married

Educational R&D and Berkeley’s Experimental Schools (Vol. 2)

Archive Entry Date: 11/30/1976

Part two of an in-depth history of the 23 new schools created during Berkeley's experimental period

Educational R&D and Berkeley’s Experimental Schools (Vol. 1)

Archive Entry Date: 11/30/1976

What happened with Berkeley's 23 alternative schools? A 580-page study gives a fine-grained answer

A Prisoner of Sex Escapes Into Society’s Cage

Archive Entry Date: November 5-11, 1976

A profile of Steve Dain, a transgender man who was barred from teaching at Emery High following transition

History of Casa de la Raza

Archive Entry Date: 11/1976

The short life of an experiment in Chicano-centered education

History of Black House

Archive Entry Date: 11/1976

The vision of Black House, and how it collapsed under pressure

November 1976

Archive Entry Date: 11/1/76

The busy fall season at the Keystone

Lou Sullivan’s Second Visit to Pacific Center

Archive Entry Date: 10/12/1976

Lou opened up at his second visit to a trans support group — and appreciated it more

October 1976

Archive Entry Date: 10/1/76

Susan Brook's spooky artwork for Halloween was the centerpiece for this local band filled calendar

Berkeley Fights Back: J.D. v Lackner

Archive Entry Date: September 24-30, 1976

Court case J.D. v Lackner threatens Medi-Cal coverage of trans healthcare and Berkeley fights back

Schools Win Praise While Losing Ground

Archive Entry Date: 9/10/1976

Activists disputed the Civil Rights Commission's initial positive take on the Berkeley schools

A Letter From Steve to Lou

Archive Entry Date: 8/18/1976

Steve Dain sure is a sweetie

Lou Sullivan’s First Visit to Pacific Center

Archive Entry Date: 7/27/76

Lou was disappointed to discover that a trans support group was "like a hippie crash pad scene"

Jazz Festival After-Party

Archive Entry Date: 6/22/76

Music from midnight until breakfast, courtesy of the Rainbow Sign's afterparty

June 1976

Archive Entry Date: 6/1/76

Slower summer month with jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Larry Coryell

Berkeley and Busing—Still Short of Aims

Archive Entry Date: 5/20/1976

Eight years after the buses rolled, a LA Times reporter suggested the project of school desegregation had become ever more complicated