The Urban Legend

Planes, Boats and Concealed Vehicles: The reality of drug trafficking at the border

Lily Daniel, Editor-in-Chief • February 26, 2019

Amidst the recent government shutdown and the trials of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán for smuggling drugs into the U.S., President Trump’s petition for building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border has...

Lack of diversity in the Bay Area cannabis business

Tallula Ricciardi, Arts & Culture Editor • December 19, 2018

Since the legalization of recreational marijuana in January of 2018, the Bay Area community and economy have faced drastic changes in the cannabis industry. As more legal dispensaries open in San Francisco...

Fake IDs

Cole Palmer, Staff Writer • June 3, 2017

*The names of sources have been changed to protect their anonymity ** The release of this story was delayed by one year to protect anonymous sources As he stepped into the gleaming, fluorescent...

2016 Election Results

Kian Nassre, Staff Writer • February 2, 2017

An abbreviated introduction to 2016 propositions

Cole Palmer, Opinions Editor • October 25, 2016

"it is essential not to grow apathetic toward civic engagement"

Health, biology, and literature offer teachable moments on weed

Sabrina Werby, Staff Writer • November 2, 2010

California’s marijuana debate is smoking hot. But while politicians, law enforcement, and voters struggle to decide the future of marijuana, students at Urban address the same issues in their classrooms.