Alex Mak - Managing Editor

Oh Great! ‘Hoverboards’ Are Going to be Made Legal on CA Streets
Sorry Brah, but your ‘hoverboard’ is the fucking worst. Your mother thought it was ‘pretty neat’, but that girl in your office who you have a crush on, uses your hoverboard as a punchline in the ladies room. ‘Hoverboards’, don’t actually hover, they are the Segways for guys who…like Segways. They are

All Over Coffee By Paul Madonna
THE EVICTION SERIES
CHAPTER 13
I woke up to darkness and a headache. I could hear a man and a woman having a heated conversation and the air smelled heavily of incense and Patchouli.

All Over Coffee By Paul Madonna
The Eviction Series
Chapter 12
It was my birthday and I went to North Beach. I just wanted to forget that that the city was changing faster than I could keep up. To draw something nice and take myself out to a dinner of spaghetti and wine.

German Strings & Burlesque Themes : SF SoundBox
The venue feels like the big city. The massive 50ft walls are covered with precise lighting and calculated blackness. It’s industrial yet inviting, and absolutely possessed by artists. Standing in line at the bar I notice there are load bearing cables on the walls, weights and measures, elaborate schemes for lighting

Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC) Gets Evicted in San Francisco
The non-profit advocating evicted tenants in San Francisco…is evicted. And replaced by a 10 billion dollar startup. No one is surprised

A Ballerina in San Francisco
The ‘Performer you should know series’ is about celebrating artists on stage. Meet SF Ballet soloist Sasha De Sola, a performer you should
All Over Coffee By Paul Madonna
The Eviction Series
Chapter 11
the curly-haired girl whose parents were footing the bill for her six thousand dollar a month studio apartment, who casually fondled the top button of her blouse as she went over her ten page lease, line by line, asking questions like, “And so, when it says I have to pay a security deposit, what assurance do I get that the landlord is secure?”

How To Renovate Your Home While Keeping Your Piggy Bank Full
In 2012, there was an estimated 284 billion dollars spent on renovations in the United States alone. One thing that is having a big impact on the home improvement market is consumer demand for products that are environmentally friendly and leave less of a carbon footprint.
However, home upgrades and repairs can be expensive. The average cost of even a minor kitchen remodel is around $19,226, but a kitchen remodel is one of the top areas that will pay you back when selling a home.