Field Notes: All Aboard the Mushroom Train, Mutual Aid Swap, and Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/15/field-notes-all-aboard-the-mushroom-train-mutual-aid-swap-and-faith-no-mores-roddy-bottum/This week: Arab Film Festival in Oakland; street cuts in the Tenderloin; and mutual aid in Berkeley. Plus, Mendocino’s Mushroom Train, Visitacion Valley library, musician Roddy Bottum’s memoir, a redwood tree net structure, and an artist's playful take on local landmarks. The unbordered reel The Arab Film Festival is back for its 29th year, holding steady after a year of budget stress and community rescue. What started as a scramble for support turned into a surprisingly full program, with films arriving from across the Arab world. In theaters from San Jose to Oakland, the lineup includes five Oscar submissions, three of them Palesti