The Urban Legend

The Urban Legend’s guide to political action

Anna Chandriani, Editor in Chief, Creative • Mar 13, 2026

Intro. In the past year, San Francisco has faced mass anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests, a week-long San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) teacher strike and debates over...

Opinion: We need to rethink radical hope

Daphne Yeh Gilman, Editor in Chief, Print • Mar 13, 2026

At Urban’s MultiCulti Retreat in August 2025 — a day for student equity and inclusion leaders to gather and plan for the year — students brainstormed a theme to guide them through the school year....

Cultivating community, hope and justice

Lila Kessler, Co-Features Editor and Caboose Editor • Mar 13, 2026

On Nov. 10, 2025, outside a tall gray building on Oakland’s 14th Street, cars zoomed by, neon streetlights blazed and the night sky loomed. Inside a makeshift office, colorful posters plastered the walls,...

‘Say gay’: students speak out on anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Ella Chen, Staff Writer • Apr 26, 2022

Over recent months, countless bills across the United States have been enacted that discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. From Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, deemed the “Don’t Say...

Students reflect on anti-sexual violence social media movement

Zoe Sokatch, Staff Writer • May 10, 2021

On March 3, Sarah Everard, a 33-year old marketing executive, was murdered by a male police officer on her 50-minute walk home to her apartment in London. Following this tragedy, a wave of outrage swept...

Does Biden have what it takes to be strong on climate once in office?

Cooper Makhijani, Staff Writer • Nov 19, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the first major-party nominee to include robust climate policy in his presidential platform, but environmental activists say it’s not enough. While the Vice President’s...

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