The Urban Legend

California implements Real ID after 13 years

Lena Bianchi, Design Editor • October 25, 2018

As of October 1st, 2020, all adults over the age of 18 must have a state-issued Real ID if they wish to board an airplane, enter a federal facility, or access a military base. Like current driver’s licenses,...

New students…Who dis?

Sally Cobb, Staff Writer • October 24, 2018

Urban has over a hundred new students wandering around its halls, so to acquaint the community with a few of these unfamiliar faces, some new students shared interesting facts about themselves and how...

How The Urban School and California manage vaccination exemptions

Sophia Vahanvaty and Katherine Weltzien • June 7, 2018

California continues to be at the forefront of the national debate on vaccines, as those who argue for individual rights have repeatedly come to a head with those who advocate for individuals’ communal...

Inside the minds of Uber drivers

Kian Nassre, Editor in Chief, Visuals • June 6, 2018

Alex* arrived at Page and Masonic at 2:50 pm, the perfume of the old woman he had just dropped off at Whole Foods lingering in his black Toyota Camry, to pick up his next client: me. Instead of commencing...

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...

Trump is out, but The Urban School joins the Paris Agreement

Kian Nassre, Editor in Chief of Visuals • November 16, 2017

The Urban School will become the first high school in the United States to join the “We Are Still In” declaration. When Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on June 1, 2017,...