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Oddball News That Has Nothing to Do With Coronavirus
By Dan McCormick Let’s face it, as much as we want to stay informed about what’s going on around us in the coronavirus world, we could all use a little break from the infectious disease news. No fear, we’ve put together two random stories to take your mind off it

The Fix Is In for Biden. Where Do Progressives Go Now?
By Sunny Dell Here we are. We’ve made it through two Super Tuesdays and the DNC gears are oiled up to keep the Joe Biden train rolling. Bernie Sanders may have a shot at knocking the former vice president off the throne at the debate Sunday, if in fact the

More Than a Dozen Bay Area College Campuses Cancel In-Person Classes
Several college campuses around the Bay Area have shut down in-person class instruction in an effort to reduce spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Though most campuses have not reported any confirmed cases, administrations are understandably concerned for the student body, faculty and staff in confined, poorly ventilated,

We wanna send you and a friend to see Robert Reich in conversation with Astra Taylor!
Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies. Former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, he has written fifteen books, including Aftershock, The Work of Nations, and Saving Capitalism. In The System, Reich shows how wealth and power have

We wanna send you to see Langston Kerman @ Punchline SF!
Langston Kerman is a LA based comedian, writer and actor. He stars alongside Lake Bell and Dax Shepard as ‘Brandon’ on the ABC series Bless This Mess from Liz Meriwether. Langston’s Comedy Central Half-Hour Special aired in September 2018 along with the release of his debut comedy album “Lightskinned Feelings.”

Coronavirus Cancellations Financially Devastating For SF Performers and Nightlife
The COVID 19 outbreak has already led to a ban on public events at SF city-owned properties, the sudden cancellation of SXSW, and Coachella was just postponed this afternoon. But those big-money, corporate sponsored events can take the financial hit. For performers, event organizers, and nightlife venues in San Francisco,

Local News Site Hoodline Acquired By Nextdoor
An interesting development has hit the San Francisco news scene, and it’s great if you prefer your news to be aggregated by robots, but troublesome if you want genuine, fact-checked news from human journalists. BrokeAssStuart.com has learned that the popular local new site Hoodline has been acquired by the neighborhood

Meet The Free, Public Hand-Washing Stations Popping Up Around SF
While the Trump administration stammers and golfs through the widening coronavirus outbreak, the city of San Francisco is offering a novel solution. Free and public hand washing stations have been placed on various street corners around San Francisco, like the one we saw above at Haight and Ashbury Streets, to