Alex Mak - Managing Editor

Amazing Art Structures Being Built at Burning Man 2023
While most people arrive on the Playa after everything is already built, most of the artists have been hauling, digging, hammering, strapping, sawing, and polishing in the dust (and rain) for weeks now, moving thousands of pounds of steel, glass, timber, (and elbow grease) onto a prehistoric lake bed in

Amazingly Bad Pet Portraits Offered by Oakland Animal Services
Every now and again something amazing happens in the world of bad, pet art. And when that happens, rest assured www.brokeassstuart.com is on the case! Oakland Animal Services announced the kickoff of its 4th annual Bad Art Fundraiser! Meaning you can donate to help sheltered animals in the Bay Area

Artists: SF is Holding “I Voted!” Sticker Design Contest
For you artists, doodlers, sketchers, painters, cartoonists, and democratic enthusiasts out there, you’ve got the opportunity to have every voter in San Francisco walk around with your work on their chests during the 2024 Presidential Primary and General Elections, The top three winners will receive a cash prize of $1,000

SF’s Increased Juror Pay Program Increased Diversity on Juries
This first-of-its-kind pilot program in San Francisco increases the daily juror stipend from $15 per day to $100 per day for low- to moderate-income San Franciscans who are summoned to serve on juries but cannot serve because they would face financial hardship.

Dozens of SF Cops Making $200K-$300K just in ‘Overtime Pay’
There is a police officer in SF who made $356,000 dollars last year just in “overtime pay”, and he’s not the Chief of Police, he’s a Sergeant in the Richmond District. He made a total of $587,000 in the 2022/23 fiscal year, and he’s not much of an anomaly, there

How To Lose at Bocce Ball (but really win)
On a sunny day at the Joe DiMaggio Bocce Ball courts in North Beach, Stuart and I decided to try our hand at the classic Italian game known as Bocce Volo.

The Best Beer Drinkin’ Patios in the East Bay
Only the best, locally-owned patios in Oakland and more.