Jake Warren

18 Nov 2024

Cable Cars In Danger Amid Budget Crisis

The proposed budget cut to SFMTA could save $33 million a year by suspending service on the last of the city’s cable car lines, which would save $63 million by reducing service frequency on busy bus and train lines, and $14 million by suspending cable car and historic streetcar service.

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11 Nov 2024

My Daniel Lurie Wishlist

Daniel Lurie, the Mayor-elect of San Francisco, has a lot of problems to solve, including reversing the Tenderloin policy, rolling back policies that punish city residents, and making city streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

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11 Nov 2024

When Someone You Love Dies

Jonathan Emilio Ruiz, a close friend of the author, died unexpectedly, leaving behind a legacy of bringing people together and bringing joy to those around him.

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03 Nov 2024

Ghost Ship Warehouse Site to Become Low-Income Housing

Unity Council is planning to build a five-story apartment complex on the site of the burned-out Ghost Ship warehouse, which was the site of a deadly fire in 2016, in order to provide low-income housing for 58 households earning at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.

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27 Oct 2024

Zeitgeist Bartender Killed In Crash

In October 2023, a driver nearly killed me. The scene of my death would’ve been O’Farrell and Divisadero Streets. I was 33 years old, an aspiring professor, and I was in love. My friends from work were expecting me. I crossed O’Farrell heading south on Divisadero maybe an hour after

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27 Oct 2024

SF City Hall Clerks Go On Strike

Frustrations of overworked and undertrained clerks at San Francisco City Hall reached a boiling point last week. Officials had approximately a month to honor requests for updated training and more courtroom space. Two weeks ago, the unionized workers authorized a strike. Clerks held a protest outside City Hall on Thursday,

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21 Oct 2024

MAGA Heckler Trounced by Comedian at Cobb’s

A heckler was ejected from a comedy club in San Francisco after shouting “Trump!” during a performance by comedian Gary Owen, who responded with a series of jokes and comebacks to mock the heckler.

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13 Oct 2024

Finding Gay Sex in Closeted New Mexico

For three more weeks, I’m staying at an artist’s residency in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It’s beautiful country here, roughly 7,000 feet up on a high desert at the tail end of the Rockies. Faceless and not, most men on the apps say I’m here for the best time of

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