San Francisco

What it was like Protesting at the Richmond Jail & Challenging ICE
By Nevin Long Around 100 demonstrators gathered outside the West County Detention Facility in Richmond Friday to protest the separation of migrant children from their parents at the US-Mexican border. The rally, organized jointly by the San José chapters of Together We Will and Indivisible, was just one of dozens

Commercial Landlords are Stealing San Francisco’s Soul
In the past seven years, San Francisco has been staggering under the weight of an ugly and brutal struggle: whether to run from its past or hide from its future. You know this. We’ve all had too many friends forced to move, seen too many neighbors evicted and watched helplessly as rents reach “Ground Control to Major Tom” heights

This week in news: June 21, 2018
There’s just no amount of sugarcoating in existence to make this week’s news any easier to swallow, and unless you live under a rock with no Wi-Fi, you already know that. But before we dive into that abyss, let’s touch on some stories that were buried under all the horrific

We wanna send you to Dub Mission in Oakland!
DJ Sep is the founder, promoter, and main resident at Dub Mission. Now 21+ years strong, Dub Mission is one of the longest-running parties in the world. Voted Bay Area’s Best Reggae Club four times in five years, Dub Mission has featured artists from all over the world, including The Scientist, Mad Professor & the Ariwa Sound System, Mungo’s Hi

Patron of the Week: Paul Bellar
I love any opportunity to support the folks who support me, which is why I’m so excited to be doing this Patron of the Week series. From art to activism to non-profits, so many of the people who support Broke-Ass Stuart on Patreon do other really wonderful things as well.

We wanna send you and a friend to see Y La Bamba!
Luz Elena Mendoza returns to themes of searching, metamorphosis, shared humanity, and a faith that is greater than just religion. Born in San Francisco as a first generation daughter of immigrant parents from Michoacan, she spent her childhood raised by the melodies and stories that were being told through traditional

Families Belong Together – Shut Down ICE
The activists who made this call would like to remain anonymous, but reached out to us to share their action. Please join in standing up to this moral horror of family separations and imprisonment of immigrants and refugees at ICE’s SF headquarters, 630 Sansome, Tuesday, June 19, 1pm. The Bay

Why San Francisco Summers are the Best
A few years ago there was this trend called Flavor Tripping. You’d eat this thing called miracle fruit and all of a sudden your taste buds would get all weird on you for a short amount of time. Among other things, lemons would taste like lemonade, vinegar would taste like