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By Appointing Brooke Jenkins, Mayor Breed is the Real Winner of the Boudin Recall
By Ian Firstenberg In a year, Mayor London Breed has effectively insulated herself and consolidated her political power through a series of influential appointments, most recently appointing Brooke Jenkins to succeed the recently recalled Chesa Boudin. Jenkins, the face of the Boudin recall, was sworn in as San Francisco’s new

70,000 Truckers in Legal Limbo: Protest Planned
On Monday July 18th, local truckers plan to protest a recent Supreme Court decision that impacts over 70,000 truckers who operate within California. Last month, on June 30th, The Supreme Court denied The California Trucking Association’s petition for a hearing over the state’s Assembly Bill 5 (commonly known as AB5).

This Oakland Chef is Rewriting What American Food is
Editor’s note January 24th, 2024: Since writing this original interview, Chef Davis has been nominated by The James Beard Foundation as Best Chef in California as well as opened his restaurant in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland. His food is comforting, delicious and full of nostalgia while still being elevated.

Feminist punks raged against the Supreme Court at Oakland’s Mosswood Meltdown
By: Lydia Sviatoslavsky, Lisa Hix Oakland’s Mosswood Meltdown returned to Mosswood Park with a shiver this year, cloaked in a bizarre July chill. Given the gloom, the ongoing pandemic, gun violence and political turmoil, the collective gathering on Saturday and Sunday for the sake of punk and its subversive thrust felt a

STRANGELY STRANGE: The Mr. Chi Pig Story
Kendall “Mr. Chi Pig” Chinn was a hell of a dude. Punk Rocker, skate boarder, visual artist, singer/songwriter, and most of all, greatly loved around the world. Something about the power that he brought to the stage, the crazy antics, if you saw Chi at a show, you knew there was going to be a story to bring home.

4 Things That Will Straight Up Piss Your Server Off
There are a few ways that you may inadvertently upset your server without even knowing it, so try not to do these four things.

San Francisco’s ‘Obama’ French Dip Sandwich
LITTLE FRENCH PIGGY SANDWICH REVIEWS: At least once a week I take a walk or ride my bike to a different San Francisco eatery for lunch. I’ve been doing this on and off for about 15 years now. The only rules are that the place must be locally owned AND must feed a full-sized, french piggy for under $20.