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5 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Make 2020 Less Awful
Hi everyone! Nivi here, founder of Soapbox Project, a media startup that makes socia impact easy for busy people. It’s so nice to meet you. I’ve been following Broke-Ass Stuart over a year now (though it’s felt more like a decade). For me, living through a pandemic has been a

The BAS 2020 Oakland Voter Guide
Primarily researched and written by Sayre Piotrkowski. State propositions were researched and written by Stephen Torres. Edited by Stuart Schuffman Editors Note: Why is a website, known in part for its coverage of San Francisco politics, doing an Oakland voter guide? Because hella Broke-Ass Stuart readers live in Oakland now! We’ve

SF’s Iconic Electric Coca-Cola Sign Is Being Removed Forever
San Francisco’s 80+ year old Coca-Cola Billboard will be taken down and destroyed, on the orders of Coca-cola themselves.

H&M May be Dumping Clothing Labels in Elephants Nature Reserves
H&M Clothing Company is currently in hot water after a group of volunteer conservationists reported to find thousands of H&M clothing labels covering the jungle floor in the Wetahirakanda Nature Preserve, an “elephant corridor” in Sri Lanka. If you’re unfamiliar with the H&M line, it’s the type of clothing that

A Cartoon About What Fascism Could Look Like in America
Last year a bunch of us got together to come up with a big fun event to do to celebrate the anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street. In short, the Battle of Cable Street happened in London in 1936 where 20,000 Jews, Irish, dockworkers, communists, anarchists, socialists and others

Tommy’s Joynt is Reopening!
Many of you probably remember back in September when I reported that legendary San Francisco hofbrau place, Tommy’s Joynt, might be closing forever. Fortunately, I was mistaken and within an hour I was able to update that they did plan to open up as soon as they could do it

SF Supes Pass ‘Caren Act’ to Make Racially Biased 911 Calls Illegal
The “CAREN Act” (Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies) was introduced in July at a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting by Supervisor Shamann Walton of District 10. The ordinance is one step closer to becoming a law. On Tuesday, the board unanimously passed the act. Next week, the bill has