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San Francisco’s Long History of Catastrophic Sinkholes
We all hope that the pandemic is starting to loosen its grip on San Francisco. As it does, and we emerge, blinking, into the light, we will be presented with the obvious question: what existential threat should occupy our minds now? I would like to propose that we spend our

60% of Small Businesses Closed in the Past Year. Why This Matters.
just because businesses are starting to reopen, it doesn’t mean we need to slow down on showing love and support to our local businesses. The uniqueness, the charm, the diversity, the vibrancy, the sense of community – these are all reasons why we shop at and support small and local businesses.

All MUNI Train Lines Back in Service May 15th!
All the MUNI trains will be back in surface above and bellow ground starting Saturday May 15th according to MUNI! You may have seen ghost trains roaming around the city the past few months, mostly empty, or maybe with some Government employees on them. Well, finally the trains above and

New Fund To SAVE Bay Area Independent Performance Venues
There’s a new fund to help keep Bay Area music & performance venues alive via micro donations, which sounds like music to our ears. They call the project #SubscribeToLive, and here is their message: Independent Venue Preservation Initiative (IVPI), a new project of nonprofit The Giving Back Fund, launched Subscribe

SpaceX Lands Rocket without It Blowing Up. Yaaaay.
This week SpaceX finally landed a rocket that did not blow up, on their fourth try. NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to develop a Starship to land astronauts on the moon. Why they are calling a rocket designed to go a moon, a ‘starship’ is beyond me, but

5 Skills You Get From Waiting Tables That Will Never Leave You
Whether you waits tables for a solitary summer after high school or make it a lifelong career, there are some skills that are gained while wearing the apron that will last a lifetime. Plenty of people will say that waiting tables isn’t a “real job” (which we will not get

Rally at City Hall Saturday Will Urge Supervisors to Stop City College Layoffs
As many as 588 faculty members at City College of San Francisco are facing potential layoffs as early as May 15. The massive faculty loss is expected to impact several departments, forcing cuts to needed programs and classes. Students, staff and faculty attended a virtual rally Monday to push San

The Uptown Bar Is For Sale On Craigslist
This website is often cruising Craiglsist in search of Folsom Street Fair Missed Connections, obviously stolen items, or perhaps some COVID-vaccinated breast milk. But this weekend we found something for sale we did not expect to see — The Uptown bar in Oakland is for sale on Craigslist, in a