latest

That Time An SF Cop Embezzled $16,000 From Pride Alliance
As SF Pride returns, almost every city that has a Pride celebration is once again wrestling with the question of whether cops should be at Pride. Here in San Francisco, that argument has a rather amusing historical footnote — there was one time when an officer in the SFPD Pride

How To Make Sure You’re Entered In The $116 Million California Vaccine Lottery
California is awarding $1.5 million apiece to 10 lucky Californians who’ve gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. The cash drawings start this Friday, June 4, where 15 vaccinated Californians will win $50,000 apiece. Then next Friday, June 11, shit gets real real when another 10 Californians win $1.5 million each, as the

Thank You To the Restaurant Workers Who ARE Working Right Now
It isn’t news to hear that restaurants are severely understaffed. Restaurant owners and managers have been quite vocal about the difficulties they have had hiring people and what a strain it is for those who are punching in for their restaurant shifts. Ronn, a server at a celebrity chef-owned

The Tulsa Race Massacre Matters 100 Years Later
It was a safe space for Black soldiers to make a home and build families after they returned from fighting in the Civil War and later in World War I. In that time, the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma had risen from dirt plots to a thriving Black community, a

Happy Pride Month! The Pink Torch Makes Its Journey to Twin Peaks
Pride Month is officially here! The city will be lit up with the iconic Twin Peaks Pink Triangle Tuesday night, marking the first day of Pride Month. The symbolic torch is making its way from Oakland to San Francisco with a meandering series of celebrations and the torch-bearing procession that

Costco Restarts Free Sample Carts for Hungry Shoppers
Let the sample grazing begin. Shoppers will soon be able to snack their way through the wholesale warehouse maze that is Costco. For many, that one simple free treat thing feels like a return to normalcy. Over the course of the next few weeks, Costco will phase back their pre-pandemic

This Week’s Fun Stuff: Mostly Movie Magic, With Plenty of Pride on the Side!
Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to makes sure you never miss a thing. It’s the first day of Pride month, the sun is shining on our sequins and glitter, and The City is gearing up for a summer full of