Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Move over, Mill Valley. See you later, Corte Madera. Full of restaurants and near a ferry terminal and train, Marin Country Mart is bumping.

In addition to the pandemic, California is dealing with the same issues it has long grappled with, including housing and climate change. 

“I think the objective is to push us out,” said one Rapid Rehousing program participant. “I didn’t want to move to Antioch.” 

Cities and states around the country are watching San Francisco as it begins the process of addressing generations of harm to Black residents.

Meet chef Carlos Altamirano, who operates four restaurants in the city, including a new eponymous NoPa spot.