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What Happens if They Stop all the Ellis Act Evictions and the Hyper-Gentrification of San Francisco?
Look outside. Did you see the bombs drop this morning? Did you hear the bullets sizzle? Did you cover your ears to protect yourself from the screams of chaos and desperation? Did you smell the smoke? San Francisco is at war right now. Literally, no, but I wouldn’t reduce it down

Win $100 Gift Card for American-Made Goods @ Oakland Supply Co.
Oakland Supply Co. is a new retail concept shop from Oaklandish, and is now open in the historic waterfront Jack London Square district. This showroom features quality American-made goods as well as the finest local wares from Oakland, CA. Product selection includes fine leather items such as wallets, bags,

Sex & Dating: How to Negotiate Being in the Friend Zone
The Friend Zone. I have put many men in this category. They are amazing, funny, smart and nice. They’re even fairly good looking. So what’s the hold up??? I don’t want to get naked with them. Why? No idea. The sexytime urge just didn’t happen from the start. You can like someone, have

10 Places to Get Free Food During Happy Hour in NYC
When I die, if there’s such thing as heaven, it’s gonna be appetizer hour all day long. I love getting to eat tons of little bites, that way I don’t have to just settle on one thing. Free food at happy hour is the closest thing we can get to

How to Cut Your Own Side-Swept Bangs
Here’s an easy guide cutting your own side-swept bangs.

The 5 Best Places to Eat in San Francisco for $5
You know you live in an expensive city when your local supermarket is commonly referred to as ‘Whole Pay Check’ (aka Whole Foods). With such exorbitant prices, you wish your food would not only cook itself, but rub your belly after you’ve finished eating. Luckily, there are still a few

BA of the Week: Brian Bergeron from the Band Mr. Kind
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.