Alex Mak - Managing Editor

23 Jan 2018

Harry Potter Written in a Scottish Brogue is Fantastic

Somethings in life are objectively delightful.  “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stane (Scots Language Edition)” is one of those things.  Writer and poet Mathew Fitt has ‘Traslatit” the book “intae Scots” as he puts it, and if you’ve ever heard a Scottish brogue in your life, reading some of Harry

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18 Jan 2018

SF General Hospital Has New Sirron Murals

The Pediatric Emergency Department at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital got some new murals by an SF muralist and local favorite Sirron Norris.  Norri’s style is unmistakable, just ask anyone who lives in the mission or NOPA sabout ‘those murals with the blue bears or bunnies.” As described by the

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18 Jan 2018

The Women’s Marches Happening Around the Bay

There are Women’s Marches happening all over the country (and the world) January 20-21, 2018!  Below is a list of the marches happening in the general Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Sonoma, Napa Valley, Pacifica, Santa Cruz & San Jose.  These marches promise to further unify, organize, and empower

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12 Jan 2018

Police ID Bubbles’s Suspected Killer!

San Francisco police have identified and are looking for the guy suspected of shooting and killing Bubbles! Anthony “Bubbles” Torres was an activist, artist, performer, and SF nightlife staple, and until now there hasn’t been a clear suspect in his murder.   Read all about Bubbles and what he meant to

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11 Jan 2018

All the Dope Art Parties and Creative Expos in SF

There are a bunch of fun, artsy extravaganzas happening all over San Francisco this January. The next couple weeks have world class expos, afterpartys, truely creative performances and of course music, dancing & libations all over the place.  It’s time to get out there and mix it up with thousands of other beautiful

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09 Jan 2018

Hiking the ‘South San Francisco Industrial City’ Sign

When I first thought about exploring the South San Francisco The Industrial City sign I was gazing up at it while driving north on HW 101. Like most people, I said aloud to myself, “I wonder if there’s a way to sneak up there and poke around a bit”?   And,

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04 Jan 2018

Sessions Opens Door to Prosecute Pot Growers and Sellers in California

  Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions removed Obama era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states California and Colorado.  Sessions withdrew federal guidelines that effectively limited prosecutions of businesses and individuals who sold pot in a legal manner under state law, even though the

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04 Jan 2018

Artists Turn Toxic Factory Into Massive Art Project

The artist collective that brought us the naked Trump statues across America, and dozens of other viral, guerilla art projects have now transformed an entire toxic gold-processing mill into a massive art project. The non-profit, art collective called INDICLINE used plasma cutters, angle grinders and various other power tools to

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