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Produced by the 2009 student staff of the Bay Area Multicultural Media Academy
Linnaea Weld - [X]Press 2.0
A protester at a rally on the Golden Gate Bridge on June 26th, 2009.
School teaches kids about all kinds of families
By Patty Chen
Alameda school district latest to train tolerance
MULTIMEDIA: The place to teach tolerance.

Teens struggle in recession
By Taj Simmons
Teenagers battle stereotypes to get jobs in recession
MULTIMEDIA: Struggling to find a job.

Year Up gives youth a leg up for job market
By Renee Antipuesto
Program teaches students to be professionals
MULTIMEDIA: Year Up gives a leg up.

Meet the BAMMA Class of 2009
Meet the hard-working teens whose reporting, writing and multimedia make up [X]Press 2.0.

Linnaea Weld - [X]Press 2.0
Members of La Plebe (left to right): Mark Harris, Antonio Cuellar, Alberto Cuellar, Lupe Bravo and Adam Paganini.

Workers by day, punkers by night
By Linnaea Weld
La Plebe makes brassy punk for people, by people.
MULTIMEDIA: Working class punk.

Protesters, Uncensored
By Natasha Marston
Electronic messages bring real-world action.
MULTIMEDIA: Demonstrators support Iranian struggle.

Motherhood comes early for some
By Luz Elena Hernandez
Teen moms have to balance life with responsibility
MULTIMEDIA: The story of a teen mom.

The other side of ollie
By Jabari Jones
New park brings skateboarding to West Oakland.
MULTIMEDIA: A skateboarding how-to.

The Majors can wait
By Jorge Iniguez
USF catcher declines A's offer to finish college
MULTIMEDIA: Lipkin works out at USF.

Fearing pollution, Bayview fights construction
By Tiffany Ng
Organizers hope to stop builders by stopping traffic
MULTIMEDIA: Bayview residents fight the battle.

SFUSD food fight finds facebook
By Jacalyn Ho
Facebook used to spearhead campaign to bring better food to schools.
MULTIMEDIA: Walking down the aisle.

Pet care prevails in hard times
By Jessica Sanchez
Pet owners prove their love is recession-proof.
MULTIMEDIA: Recyclers react to new law.

Program shows at-risk youth a new way
By Alberto Azurdia
Mentoring Center helps youth reevaluate their lives
MULTIMEDIA: The Mentoring Center.