Alex Mak - Managing Editor

05 Aug 2021

The Best Beer Drinking Patios in the East Bay

One of my favorite jobs as a journalist is trying out bars and restaurants in order to write our Beer Passports. This past year nearly every weekend I explored 2-3 new drinkin’ patios in the Bay Area, while asking friends and patrons where their favorite spots to drink were. Oakland

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29 Jul 2021

The Tomorrow War, Today’s Dumbest Summer Movie

The “Expert Film Critic series” is neither a series nor conducted by experts.  It does focus on films that you’ve probably already seen, and simply want to know if “experts” also hated it. *Spoilers ahead. The Tomorrow War, Today’s Dumbest Summer Movie A straight to Amazon streaming alien invasion/time travel film that

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29 Jul 2021

SF is Averaging More COVID Cases this Summer than Last Summer

When we compare the average new cases of COVID 19 in San Francisco this July (2021) versus July last year (2020), we see that new daily cases have increased this summer.

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25 Jul 2021

When the Lights Come Up in the City: Bayview Strong

Broke-Ass Stuart tours three neighborhoods in partnership with heresaymedia and  MEAGHAN MITCHELL to learn how businesses and community leaders pivoted to success during the pandemic. First up: the Bayview. 

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23 Jul 2021

How to get your Digital Vaccine QR Code

With some 500 San Franciscan bars looking to screen for vaccine, it can’t hurt to have your “Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record” on your phone.  Most of you probably have a photo somewhere of your actual vaccine card or still have the physical card itself, but the CA Department of Health

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22 Jul 2021

The Doggle Movement has Hit San Francisco

Every now and again you discover something that is innately good for the world.  I’m not talking about antibiotics, microchip technology or even pizza.  No, I’m talking about ‘doggles’. San Francisco’s favorite pack of wandering photogenic dogs, in costume, were found posing in the Mission on Wednesday.  Their owner is

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22 Jul 2021

SF’s New $20k Trash Cans, Even Garbage is a Rip-off in SF

San Francisco has had filthy streets for as long as I can remember, part of the problem were the poorly designed and easily pilfered green trashcans in our city.  You know the ones, the green monstrosities that are commonly overflowed, or just ripped open, with the oddly designed ‘recycling’ compartments.

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15 Jul 2021

Former 49er Richard Sherman Arrested for Burglary, DUI, Hit & Run

Former Seahawks & 49er cornerback Richard Sherman was arrested Wednesday morning after crashing his black Mercedes sedan and then trying to force entry into his in-laws’ Seattle area residence, according to Washington State Patrol. Sherman, 33, was booked in Seattle County Jail on investigation of domestic-violence burglary at 6:08 a.m.

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