Alex Mak - Managing Editor

Dope Outdoor Art Walks & Eats in San Francisco
I know that the air is unhealthy, the pandemic is deadly, and the only thing we’re missing seems to be the streets turning to lava. But it’s fall in San Francisco goddammit, that’s OUR summertime, that’s outdoor beer and wine, that’s renegade parties in the park, that’s making several Halloween

Artist Captures the Emptiness of 2020 in San Francisco
The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights Bay Area artists before they exhibit their work somewhere awesome, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. Hiroshi Sato was born in Japan and spent his childhood in Tanzania, he got his BFA and an

Ikea is Filling Mid-Market’s Haunted Mall Space
You know that very strange mall they tried to build directly next to the other mall we already had on Market street? The big glassy building with escalators that made an ‘X’ in between the 6 stroies of retail space. The mall that called itself ‘6X6 San Francisco’, and billed

Gov. Workers Use Gyms and Politicians Can Get Haircuts Indoors, Why Can’t We?
Due to shelter in place orders, indoor use of gyms as well as hair salons and barbershops have been banned since March for the public, but not for government employees. This week we saw a very vocal ‘shelter in place’ advocate on the national political stage, caught getting her haircut

How They Name Fires in CA, What CZU, SCU, LNU Lighting Complex Mean
Firefighter explains how fires are named in California, and what the acronyms, and the ‘complexes’ are about.

SF’s First Outdoor Barber Shop
Considering about 100% of San Franciscans could use a haircut right now, SF’s first COVID-compatible, outdoor barber shop is a welcome relief! Barbers from SF Barbershop and Kam the Barbarian have teamed up to form ‘The Barber Collective‘ and will begin cuttin’ hair Wednesday September 2nd, at 428 11th Street,

Pinterest Paid $90M to Break Lease in SOMA, Other Tech Giants May Follow
Now that everyone is working from home in the tech industry, massively expensive office space in one of the most expensive cities in the world, has officially become a liability. When companies like Pinterest are willing to pay $9o million dollars to get out of their lease in San Francisco,

A Map of SF’s New Parklets
There are new parklets springing up all over the city this summer. Small businesses from restaurants to art galleries are putting up seating areas outside in order to more safely serve the public. For general information about how to erect a parklet safely, and who to contact ect, check out