A large chunk of the Bay Area is already experiencing “exceptional drought” conditions, which is the worst of the worst in the U.S. Drought Monitor’s rating system. Most of California — 74.5 percent — is in the “extreme drought” zone, and we haven’t even turned the page into summer. While

What do you get when you mix OGs of East Bay R&B, a gothic rock goddess and a dirty 80s rap legend, and then stir in some new soul, big brass and indie love? Damn good times, that’s what.  Just a sampling of the musical geniuses scheduled to grace the

Today was the first day of something called WWDC, which is an enormous deal to brainwashed Apple fanboi types, but the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference doesn’t mean much to regular everyday people. But something that happened at the conference today could have an enormous impact on your lonely Friday nights

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. Ah, summer in The City! The nudists are out and about in the Haight and the Castro, the parks are full of stripped-down singles peacocking

When the news broke Friday of layoffs at Dandelion Chocolate, affecting an estimated 40% of the company’s employees, you might have thought the high-end chocolatier was trying to bust its workers’ unionization movement. After all, the workers’ vote to unionize has been too close to call for several months, and

One of the oldest living chimpanzees in the world was living right here in San Francisco at the SF Zoo, but passed away Saturday. Cobby, the oldest male chimpanzee in North America, starred in his youth on an early 1960s Australian TV show called Cobby’s Hobbies, but took residence at

Despite it being June, Netflix is a bit light on Pride-related programming.  However, that doesn’t mean Netflix’s new programming will be boring.  Some ot this month’s offerings will take interested viewers to Iceland, Japan, Vietnam, South Africa, or even the Messier 87 galaxy.  Prepare to say goodbye to a beloved