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15 Jun 2022

John Vanderslice on Drugs, Dreams, & Legendary Analog Recording Studio

“I simply had a loopy plan that I executed with maniacal energy over 24 years, and I kind of pulled it off.” So says prolific singer-songwriter and record producer John Vanderslice in the final chapter of TrueAnon Presents: “Keep the Dream Alive,” a five-episode podcast series on the history of his legendary analog recording

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Smoke and ash from distant wildfires fill the air in downtown San Francisco.
15 Jun 2022

The Potential Volcanic Threat to San Francisco

In 1997, James Bond and Sarah Connor teamed up against the tallest and most powerful adversary of the nineties disaster-film revival: a volcano. The plot of Dante’s Peak is simple: a quiet town at the foot of a sleeping giant ignores its reawakening to attract more tourists and property investors.

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14 Jun 2022

Who Wants FREE Tickets to Ben Folds’ In Actual Person Live For Real Tour???

Alright music nerds, this giveaway is for YOU! Ben Folds, widely regarded as one of the major music influences of our generation, will be stopping by the Golden Gate Theatre during his In Actual Person Live For Real Tour on June 18th – and we want to send YOU to

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14 Jun 2022

What The Recall Of Chesa Boudin Reveals About San Francisco

If one word in the English language could succinctly describe San Francisco, what would it be? For me, the word that most accurately describes San Francisco is contradiction. We want to have it all. San Francisco outwardly wants to be a city that is a safe haven for the disenfranchised,

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14 Jun 2022

Why Angry Young Men Are As Big A Threat As Guns

Written By Habibi Bridges: The rise in active shooting incidents in recent years, only to be magnified by last month’s Uvalde and Buffalo shootings, have once again brought the gun control debate to a head. The Uvalde shooting in particular, portrayed a common “school shooter” trope – a young, friendless,

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13 Jun 2022

The Secret Garden Showcases the Next Generation of Circus Stars

Unlike most of us who read it as kids in school, director Felicity Hesed read The Secret Garden for the first time during the pandemic, and instantly started seeing connections. In her new circus theater adaptation, Mary Lennox’s parents, who died of cholera in the book, are victims of Covid-19.

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13 Jun 2022

Golden Gate Park’s Gems on a Bike

From Market St. to Ocean Beach, the San Francisco ‘Wiggle’ is a wonderful bike route that avoids all the hills and passes through some of the city’s most beautiful spots.

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