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An Eviction Horror Story Starring an Evil Bay Area Judge
This article is written anonymously because the author fears reprisal from the courts. Someone, Help Us It isn’t just landlords raising rent that kills tenants. It’s the court. In the last two weeks, I have seen more horrific, gut wrenching things in a courtroom in the Bay Area than I

How Ayahuasca Changed My Life
I participated in 12 Ayahuasca ceremonies with close to two-dozen other guests hailing from all parts of the globe, each there in search of some form of unique healing

All The Dope Summer Festivals in Detroit
By: Curtis Schabath Detroit Rock City, Motown and the birthplace of techno are all musical monikers for The D. Needless to say, just about everything you listen to has some sort of influence from the Motor City. Whether it’s your favorite music to which you shake dat azz, or the

Where are San Francisco’s Homeless People Supposed to Go?
Guest post by Kelley Cutler Human Rights Organizer with the Coalition on Homelessness I woke up that morning to a call from a woman who was living in a tent on the street. Through her tears I could hear the muffled voices of San Francisco police coming through the phone, telling

Will Brexit Trigger Scottish Independence?
Brexit vote is causing turmoil in the greater UK. Scottish voting results show a clear majority wish to stay in the EU, a new pole suggests that a two thirds majority of Scots now want to leave the UK instead…

On Moving Away from San Francisco
Guest post by Marina Javor San Francisco was different when I moved here as a college freshman in the fall of 1999. San Francisco, as I first experienced it, is bigger and brighter in my mind’s eye than when I look at it now. I remember the first time I

5 Essential San Francisco Chinatown Bars
Somebody told me to go see Mama the bartender at the Bow Bow in Chinatown, which were the most enticing words I had heard all week. That Friday I was downing shots of Patron with Mama amongst a sea of pistachio shells as beautifully terrible karaoke blared in the background.

I’m a Conservative Who Supports Bernie Sanders, Here’s Why
My name is Bill Norman. I’m a life-long conservative and I support Bernie Sanders. Here’s why.