Alex Mak - Managing Editor

25 Jan 2024

The Circus is Back in Town, So Bring Out the Clowns!

We strolled onto the damp, January asphalt a block or so from Warriors Stadium, and were immediately contacted by a clown. “Bonne soirée,” I said.  He feigned to be impressed by my French, made an elaborate bow as onlookers laughed, and gave me a clown nose for my efforts. Right

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18 Jan 2024

Cool Art Exhibits, Parties, & Performances in SF

Sometimes there’s a dark, rainy period in life, (let’s call it January) when you’re pretty sure you’ve forgotten what the sun looks like, or that the sky was once blue, and not just different shades of damp grey.  (I always use the preferred British spelling of ‘grey’ when talking about

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11 Jan 2024

‘The Upside’ Mission Art Collective Offers Exhibit Space to Artists

Many local artists over the years have laser-cut, welded, painted, sawed, electrified, sculpted, and even papier-mâchéd pieces of art at The Upside.

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11 Jan 2024

SF Residents Living with HIV: PRC Can Help!

If you or someone you know is a San Francisco Resident living with HIV who is having difficulty accessing healthcare in the city, please know that help is available. PRC’s team of local, trained professionals are standing by to assist with your healthcare enrollment, coverage, and access issues.

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11 Jan 2024

Pea Soup Andersen’s Closed after 100 Years of Service

The iconic, kitschy, HWY 101 tribute to Danish soup and Americana tourism has closed its doors after 100 years of roadside service in Buellton, California.

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04 Jan 2024

Calls For Artists in San Francisco! Muralists, Sculptors & Glass Artists!

Just the latest calls for artists in the city via the San Francisco Arts Commission, a lot of very interesting artwork needs doing in the Mission, Hayes Valley, Treasure Island and on walls all over the city! 3 projects have application deadlines in January and one in March, if you

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04 Jan 2024

The People Lost ‘People’s Park’ in Police Night Sweep

Last night, hundreds of police officers in riot gear accompanied by University of California at Berkeley officials and a demolition crew, descended on People’s Park after midnight to clear it out and fence it off.

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21 Dec 2023

A Pagan, Artist Filled, Night Parade in San Francisco

We marched through the entire Mission District last year in a ‘Night Parade’ that was full of costumed pagans, punks, artists, families, and other friendly San Franciscans. The New Orleans Style Brass Band, Mission Delirium, kept the entire procession dancing and gyrating through the night. While a group of well-versed

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