Activism

Kathleen Hanna’s Rebel Girl, My life as a Feminist Punk
Kathleen Hanna, the frontwoman of Bikini Kill, Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin was in San Francisco last week to chat with Brontez Purnell about her new book, “Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk,” at City Arts & Lectures. I was looking forward to the event and listened to

Guess Which SF Institution is NOT Shutting Down!
Too many of our favorite Bay Area institutions have closed down in recent years. The good news is that BrokeAssStuart.com plans on always being here for you. But we need your help to do so. Most people don’t realize that it costs over $10,000 a month to run Broke-Ass Stuart.

Mayor London Breed to Pose Devastating Budget Cuts
Facing eviction, certain people will soil and vandalize the property they occupied as a last word to their landlord. They rip copper pipes from walls, scratch and pit the floor, break windows and toilets. We’ve all heard stories of vengeful tenants smearing feces on walls. It’s a rotten thing to

San Francisco Symphony In Trouble on a Major Scale
With it’s new conductor resigning, and the mass cancellation of programming, the musicians are standing up to fight and save our symphony.

Chris Gazaleh’s Art Is Not Antisemitic
I remember the first time I met Chris at his art studio in Hunters Point back in 2022. I was hanging out with the artist behind Ricky Rat and decided to ride along with him as he was picking up art supplies in San Francisco. Our first stop was Mothbelly

Artists Install ‘Know Justice Know Peace’ In Oakland City Hall
For this summer, every time the Mayor of Oakland goes to her office or other elected officials go to council, they cannot help but pass the glowing words “Know Justice Know Peace”.

Hackers Target Plasma Donation Center
BY JAMES CONRAD In a place and time where most people are short of money, especially in the Bay Area during the post-Reagan epoch, selling plasma can make the periods between paydays easier to navigate. The company I do business with is Octapharma. Founded in Switzerland in 1983, they operate

Rep. Haney’s Bill to Help Convert Historical SF Offices to Housing
A new bill from Assemblymember Matt Haney, appears to have brought both YIMBYs and NIMBYs together for fast-tracking conversion of downtown buildings into housing.