The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

The School Newspaper of Urban School of San Francisco

The Urban Legend

Illustration of signs by protestors in the Oakland teacher strikes, by Loki Olin, Features Editor

Agreement reached after Oakland teacher strike, but is it enough?

Sydney Riemer, Staff Writer May 7, 2019

On Feb. 22, 2018, West Virginia teachers began a strike that would last 14 days and inspire a nationwide wave of teacher strikes in Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, North Carolina and California that would...

Midterm Madness V: Whats Next?

Midterm Madness V: What’s Next?

Kian Nassre, Web Editor December 20, 2018

What 2018 tells us about the Democrats’ 2020 strategy The conversation about the Democrats’ strategy to take on Trump in 2020 is centered on two types of swing states: the rust belt and the sun...

Polygonal art of various states

LGBT rights may depend on your zip code

Kian Nassre February 6, 2018

Urban students are constantly encouraged to have difficult conversations and to practice listening and sharing to all perspectives. This month, students are invited to participate in Urban’s annual Month...

Infographic showing some of the strange state laws in the US, made by Kian Nassre, Head of Infographics.

What happens if you Google crazy state laws

Kian Nassre, Staff Writer April 25, 2017

It all began when I heard something bizarre on an old episode of Bones: apparently premarital sex is illegal in Virginia. My first thought was no way. There is no way that in the 21st century, the state...

Sarah Palin deletes Twitter posts in light of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shooting

Cody Siler, staff writer February 6, 2011

Sarah Palin has come under fire for her political rhetoric following the Jan. 8 shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who was targeted in an infographic that appeared on Palin’s website in 2010. A...

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