San Francisco

11 Oct 2019

Hooray…Fog City News Celebrates 20 Years!

It’s all too obvious that the quirky character of San Francisco is being eroded by the generic sameness of robot coffee bars, mediocre salad spots, chain drug stores and pricey hipster brand showrooms replicated in tony neighborhoods everywhere from here to Wicker Park to Manhattan. So it’s heartening to hear

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11 Oct 2019

The 2019 BAS Voter Guide

Primarily researched and written by Stephen Torres with help from Stuart Schuffman. Seeing as the 2019 Election is less than a month away we figured it was time to put out our voter guide to help you decide who and what to vote for on Tuesday, November 5th 2019. Absentee

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10 Oct 2019

‘Catch Me if you Can’ Restaurateurs Blow Town Owing Everyone Money

The two ‘Catch me if You Can’ con men who came into San Francisco this past Spring and rented out 3 separate restaurant spaces on Church Street, are gone.  One is in police custody, the other is at large.  We’re writing this article not just because it’s a fascinating story,

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10 Oct 2019

The Areas & Times Effected by PG&E Power Outages & Why

If you do not have power this morning, it may be because a) you forgot to pay your bill or, b) you’re part of PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff Program.  Which seems a bit chaotic, but that’s mostly because PG&E isn’t taking any chances with causing any more wildfires.  They

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09 Oct 2019

WE WANNA SEND YOU AND A FRIEND TO NEON INDIAN @ AUGUST HALL!

  An elusive new project from composer Alan Palomo, Neon Indian delivers equal parts synthetic nostalgia, dreampop lullabies, and grinding guitar noise to create something eerier than the sum of its parts. They’ve been compared to New Order, Future Bible Heroes, and most recently said to sound like a saw-wave cutting

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09 Oct 2019

WE WANNA SEND YOU ON A SF GHOST HUNTING TOUR ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT!

Celebrate Halloween at San Francisco’s premiere haunted walking tour, the San Francisco Ghost Hunt Walking Tour. Founded in 1998 by local raconteur and paranormal investigator Jim Fassbinder, this decades-old tradition combines San Francisco’s rich haunted history with storytelling, insider gossip, and a magic twist provided by San Francisco Ghost Hunt’s current owner-operator, award-winning magician

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09 Oct 2019

Mezzanine Fights Back, Files for Chapter 11 Protection

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY EMPEROR NORTON’S BOOZELAND THE TENDERLOIN’S NEWEST HISTORIC DIVE.  HAPPY HOUR NOON – 7PM It’s been an emotional roller coaster for the Mezzanine since news first hit last November that the property owners were looking to kick the female-run music venue to the curb with a threat to increase

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09 Oct 2019

Abandoning Our Kurdish Allies Will Be Trump’s Undoing

People have often wondered what the red line would be. How much is too much? Will there ever be a point when Trump’s behavior and poor policy decisions are met with real consequence? We’re about to find out. It wasn’t the kids in cages, tax breaks for the wealthy, inviting

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