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Taco Bell is Bringing Back the Mexican Pizza
Taco Bell is apparently bringing back its ‘Mexican Pizza’, perhaps the most confusing and mislabeled food item since ‘French toast’ was also invented by Americans. If the rumors and leaks are true the item will be back on the menu in Spring/Summer 2022, with a bacon/ranch option. Many of the

SFPD Solves Cold Case 43 Years After the Murder of 15 Year-Old Marissa Harvey
“Marissa was a very special, very different, little girl,” said Marissa’s adoptive mother, Marguerite Schultz, in the wake of Marissa’s murder. Marissa Rolf Harvey was 15 years old when she was found murdered in Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco in 1978. She had been sexually assaulted, strangled, and left in

Local Writers Honor the Life of SF Chronicle Cartoonist Don Asmussen
If you’ve cracked a copy of the San Francisco Chronicle in the last 20 years, you’ve probably been graced by the sharp wit of Don Asmussen. Asmussen’s comics were featured in Time and The New Yorker before he was hired by the San Francisco Examiner editor Phil Bronstein in 1995.

Bill Callahan’s Three Night Residency at The Chapel
I got here last night and walked around. SF is a remarkably evocative and unchanging city. I’m sure if you live here it has changed a lot, but from my cursory grasp it feels just like when I lived here.

Why the Insane Clown Posse is Actually Great!
For much of their career, the Insane Clown Posse has been reduced to nothing more than a music industry punching bag, but there is a lot more to ICP than what their reputation would lead you to believe. For me, the Insane Clown Posse was my introduction to class consciousness. For

Fix Inequality or Get Robbed? The Connection Between Crime and Poverty
The ‘90s are back, and I don’t mean that in a good way. While every one of us is somewhat guilty of being nostalgic for the days when Green Day made good music or when Chumbwamba was getting knocked down only to triumphantly get back up again, I guarantee we

Dear Reader, Where Are The Early 20-Something Year Olds in SF?
(Mhm, I’m listening to SZA right now.) Selfishly, I would love to know where the early 20-somethings in SF are — I know there are new grads who have moved here for work, or people who go to school here, so I am imagining pockets around SOMA/Fidi/Mission where tech offices