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California Storms Continue Causing Trouble
Back-to-back storms have characterized this winter in ways unseen since the nineties. Flash flooding in low-lying areas on surface streets, freeways, busy city intersections and residential zones. Landslides on forested and urbanized slopes closing coastal highways and threatening homes. Washouts that swallow portions of piers and historic promenades have been

Flood, Mudslide Threats Prompt Evacuations Along California Coast
The latest in a string of Pacific storms blamed for at least 12 deaths soaked California on Monday, prompting evacuations of some 25,000 people, including the entire town of Montecito and nearby areas of the Santa Barbara coast, due to heightened flood and mudslide risks. The Montecito evacuation zone was

An Open Letter to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff
Hey Marc! Broke-Ass Stuart here. I’ve been trying to connect with you for a little while by emailing your team and tweeting at you, but I’ve had no luck so far. I don’t take it personally though. After all, I am the guy who wrote a viral article naming your

How Monkeybrains Tried to Give SF a Giant Check…and Failed
What’s not talked about enough is how much good Monkeybrains does for the community. And that brings us to the time they tried to give a giant check to the City and County of San Francisco, and nobody showed up.

The Little Known Queer History of San Francisco’s Uptown
We began a tradition of bowing to each other. Back when I started working Monday comedy nights at the Rite Spot, it became a regular habit to stop off at the Uptown on my way via the train from Oakland. Like many long time bartenders, my morning is primarily spent
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Massive Layoffs Pummle Tech Companies As The Storm Rages
This past week was an absolute bonkers way to enter into the new year. The wackadoodle vote to find a leader for The House of Representatives could have been enough craziness in the news but we were graced with added bonuses. Additional layoffs were announced by tech giants with close