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Ransomware Group’s War On Oakland Intensifies
Written by M.T. Agha Nearing a month since the onslaught of a ransomware attack that prompted city officials to declare a local emergency order, the city of Oakland is now dealing with the fallout after hackers released several gigabytes of sensitive material after weeks of threats. Earlier today, the city

How Saying “I Love You” to Strangers on the Bus Can Change Your Life
If you’re feeling bad about people, try taking a city bus and, one by one, look at everyone for a few seconds. While looking at them, whisper ever so quietly under your breath, “I love you.” Try to see if you can actually feel it.

Beloved Radio Show Host, ‘JV,’ From Wild 94.9 Still Missing
Written By HABIBI BRIDGES UPDATE: JV’s wife suggests he ‘will not be coming back’. Read more here. Wild 94.9 listeners tuned into a solemn show Monday morning to find that one of the show’s hosts, Jeffrey Vandergrift, known as ‘JV’, has still not been located after disappearing without a trace last

A New Talk Radio-ish Show w/ Broke-Ass Stuart & Reverend Lysol Tony-Romeo
By Reverend Lysol Tony-Romeo I’m proud to announce that Broke-Ass Stuart and I will be debuting a new livestream called Don’t Call It San Fran! It’s a natural combination, a journalist and Mayoral candidate teaming up with a drag queen and Reverend of a David Bowie church. What could be more

California Says It Can No Longer Afford Aid for Covid Testing & Vaccinations for Migrants
by Don Thompson All day and sometimes into the night, buses and vans pull up to three state-funded medical screening centers near California’s southern border with Mexico. Federal immigration officers unload migrants predominantly from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, and Peru, most of whom await asylum hearings in the United States. Once

Bake Muffins & Feed Homeless Folks for National Muffin Day!
BY JACOB “MUFFIN MAN” KAUFMAN A long, long time ago, there was a show called Square One TV, which was a sketch comedy show for kids that was about – wait for it – MATH. Fuck. Yes. One fun thing I learned from Square One TV is that the digits of

This Is National Wake at the Roxie Theater
This movie is like one of those classes whose teacher and subject were so unexpected and so exciting that you went from slouch to ramrod straight in a moment as what you were hearing dawned on you.

SF Burger King Franchise Ordered to Pay Workers $2.2 Million in Stolen Wages
By Alexandra Martinez, Prism At the end of last year, the California Labor Commissioner ordered a San Francisco Burger King franchise owner to pay 230 workers over $2.2 million in stolen wages and penalties. The decision, issued Dec. 19, stated that owners Monu Singh and Harkiran “Romi” Randhawa, along with