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"A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area" looks beyond the mythologized image of San Francisco to the places where collective struggle has built the region. Countering romanticized narratives about the Bay Area, this innovative guide asks who had--and who has--the power to shape one of the most watched regions in the world. Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr highlight cultural and economic landscapes as well as rich political legacies in the area--including indigenous resistance to colonial rule, interracial and cross-class organizing against housing discrimination and police violence, young people demanding economically and ecologically sustainable futures, and the often-unrecognized labor of farmworkers and everyday people--demonstrating critical ways of reading the landscape for clues to these histories. This book is a useful companion for travelers, educators, or longtime residents, linking multicultural streets and lush hills to suburban cul-de-sacs and wetlands, stretching from the North Bay to the South Bay, from the East Bay to San Francisco. Listing over 100 sites to visit and learn from, the book includes original maps and thematic tours that serve as starting points for creating individual routes through the region.