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The Eagle Has Been Granted Landmark Historical Status
With the Stud closing in 2020 (though currently “alive” in a sort suspended animation) South of Market’s the Eagle becomes the oldest currently operating leather bar in San Francisco. But the Eagle has taken a beating over the last ten years too; the bar announced it would close in 2011,

Bill Signed to End Mandatory Minimum Jail Sentences for Non-Violent Drug Offenses in CA
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a bill authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, that ends mandatory minimum jail sentences for non-violent drug offenses. Wiener said Senate Bill 73 will help end mass incarceration and what he called the state’s war on drugs. “Our prisons and jails are

10 Times Restaurant Employees Should Have Been Fired, But Weren’t
Let’s face it, we’ve all gotten away with things at our jobs that we 100% should have been terminated for. Maybe we weren’t fired because the boss never knew about it, like the time I stole money from the miniature golf course I worked at to pay for my Dairy

Man Arrested for Series of Hate Crimes & Robberies Against Asian Women
By Olivia Wynkoop San Francisco Police officers arrested a man linked to seven robberies and hate crimes against Asian women, police announced Tuesday. Over the course of six months, 20-year-old O’Sean Garcia allegedly targeted Asian women in the city’s Bayview and Ingleside neighborhoods. In the latest incident, reported on September

Hooray! The Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival is Almost Here!
The Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival is in its 6th year, and this is the most ambitious ever with 24 shows in 7 days at 6 venues all over San Francisco. Coming Oct 10th-16th with 75 comics from all over the US, along with the Bay Area’s favorite underground comedians, you won’t want to miss special weekend afternoon outdoor shows all day long at Asiento, Atlas Cafe, El Rio, Milk Bar and The BAR on Dolores, and weeknight indoor performances at Milk Bar in the Haight and OMG! downtown.

Facebook Whistleblower Claims Renew Calls for Section 230 Repeal. But Who Benefits?
Facebook is firmly planted in the hot seat this week, which, of course, means calls to repeal Section 230 are again at a fever pitch. But, there’s a lot of confusion over what and who the policy actually protects, and who stands to gain and lose in its potential reform.

Over 90 Percent of Eligible Residents in Napa County are Now Vaccinated
By Eli Walsh Roughly 90 percent of eligible Napa County residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose as local case and hospitalization data trends down, the county’s public health officer said Tuesday. Unvaccinated residents continue to make up at least half of those being hospitalized due to COVID-19