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San Francisco Has its Parklet Policy All Wrong
“Under the seeming disorder of the old city, wherever the old city is working successfully, is a marvelous order for maintaining the safety of the streets and the freedom of the city. It is a complex order. Its essence is intricacy of sidewalk use, bringing with it a constant succession

Old Men Keep Complaining to Me About Trans Rights
Older generations and those less exposed to queer people are having a harder time accepting transgender and non-binary individuals, and their concerns about safety and privacy are often misguided, as transgender and non-binary teens are at greater risk of sexual assault if not allowed into the bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
The Best Bay Area Events for 5/2-5/8
By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor I feel this intense chaotic energy lately and it’s really making me want to go do All The Things! Not sure if it’s helping, but I’m doing it anyway, consequences be damned! I am pretty juiced about a few that you will not want

San Francisco is not Detroit (no offense to Detroit)
San Francisco is not Detroit (no offense to Detroit). -by Alen Nye San Francisco is where you go to get sexy. And be queer. To get high while getting by. To get hip living on tips. To get paid for getting laid. And get lost on the edge of

Vacant to Vibrant: Artists to Fill Vacant SF Storefronts
Transforming downtown SF vacancies into vibrant communities, shaped by local participation.

These Artists Are Inviting You to Their Epic “Divorce Party”
Gawd, some days I just love living here. And most especially love when I find out about a event which is just goofy and thoughtful enough to be deemed “so Bay Area”. In West Oakland, on May 6th, a group of Bay Area artists and musicians are putting together an

6 Organizations Step In To Save Artist Housing in Oakland
A “dream team” of six organizations has been formed to help a group of residents living above a 100-thousand square foot grow operation in Oakland at The Cannery live-work warehouse. Will it be enough to save them from a toxic living situation? While there is plenty of goodness in this

Ice Cream Cone Shaped UFO’s in the Bay Area
On February 9, 1950, the San Francisco Examiner reported on what appeared to be a “flying ice cream cone” over the Alameda Naval Air Station. From different parts of the station, at least five civilians and two officers reported seeing a large vapor substance traveling at a high speed across the station, heading south. It was shaped like an ice cream cone.