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Should Tipping Your Server Be Eliminated?
Every customer who goes into a restaurant and chooses to not leave a tip for their server has a reason for doing so. Maybe the service didn’t live up to their expectations. Maybe the food wasn’t to their liking. Or maybe they feel that a server’s income should be the

Derick Almena Escapes Prison Time in Ghost Ship Trial Sentencing
Editor’s Note: This article originally forgot to includeDerick Almena’s time already served in jail counts towards his sentencing as well. Monday marked the end of a long road in the case of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire where 36 people died on the night of Dec. 2, 2016. Defendant Derick Almena,

Piedmont Piano Keeps Live Music Alive and Artists Fed
I had about 20 minutes to spare before I was supposed to give Jim Callahan a call — they were in the middle of a concert session at Oakland’s Piedmont Piano, so I tuned in to the livestream and stumbled on a few minutes of pure joy. The scene was

Planned Parenthood Opens New Flagship Facility in San Francisco
A new 12,000-square-foot flagship Planned Parenthood facility opened its doors in San Francisco Tuesday, and all made possible by donation funding. The new location at 1522 Bush Street is expected to serve upwards of 13,000 patients each year for a wide range of care with its four surgical suites, eight

You Can Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Now — If You Work One Volunteer Shift
The state of California just announced a new and completely legal way to jump the line for the COVID-19 vaccine. Regardless of your eligibility, the state will let you get the vaccine if you work a volunteer shift at one of the vaccination sites. You can sign up for a

One Of The Palace Of Fine Arts Swans Has Died
Terrible news for San Francisco bird lovers, and anyone who visits the Palace of Fine Arts. According to an announcement from the SF Rec and Parks Department last week, Blue Boy, one of the two swans who lived at the Palace of Fine Arts, has died from apparent zinc and

The Boycott Amazon Movement Is Underway This Week, To Support The Amazon Union
Some Amazon workers are trying to unionize right now, and as such, their union organizing effort is asking us to boycott Amazon for the week of March 7-13. That means no buying stuff on Amazon, plus they’re also asking you don’t stream anything on Amazon Prime, don’t order from Amazon