Alex Mak - Managing Editor

The New Arts, Journalism & Media HQs on Top of The Warfield
On a Thursday afternoon on Mid-Market, The Good Time Collective spins hip-hop under the Warfield Theatre’s marquee, while San Franciscans sway to beats and sip wine and beer on the sunlit streets. Unstaged is having its last street party of the year in San Francisco’s newest ‘Entertainment Zone’, while a

6 Lies ICE Uses to Gain Access to Private Homes
ICE was barred this week from impersonating local police & using certain ‘ruses’ (commonly known as lies) to conduct home arrests in Southern California. In cases where ICE does not have a warrant to enter or search private homes, they have frequently used deceptive tactics to trick residents into granting

Some Summer Grants for SF & Bay Area Artists
I realize it ain’t currently grant writin’ season, but there are still plenty of hungry artists out there, so we thought y’all should know about funding opportunities available in August! If you’re not an artist yourself, go ahead and send this to a local artist you know! The Art Bae

U.S. Billionaires Wealth Growing so Fast, They Can’t Keep Pace with ‘Giving Pledges’
Zuckerberg and Chan have seen their wealth increase by more than 4,000 percent since 2010. Their cash machines runneth over, especially when the cash you pledge to give away sits in a tax-exempt ‘donor-advised fund’ (DAF).

Bay Area Immigrant and Ally Resource Guide for Dealing with ICE
From January 2025 to June 2025, ICE has made at least 2,527 arrests in the state of California. That is a 122% increase from the same period in 2024. Below is a quick resource guide for data on state, local, and federal ICE arrests, as well as legal information for

Awesome ‘Very SF’ Summer Events!
Just a few events and venues we love and go to all the time…

The Day SF Artists Drove A Car Through The Mainstream Media
On July 4th, 1975, a Bay Area art and architecture collective drove a customized 1959 Cadillac Eldorado through a pyramid of burning TV sets for a crowd of news broadcasters and media cameras. The collective was Ant Farm, and they promoted their spectacle as the “Ultimate Media Event”, complete with

Local’s Guide to Alcatraz: Hidden Trails, Stunning Views, & Forgotten Stories
A veteran tour guide gives us the hidden trails, different seasons, and forgotten secrets on the Rock.