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Rickshaw Stop’s 15th Anniversary Week Will Be Unparalleled
Join Rickshaw Stop from Wednesday, January 9th to the 12th for some serious creative release. Enjoy music by Diet Cig, The She’s, Topographies, Sean Hayes, John Vanderslice, Capital Cities, Planet Booty, Coast Modern, The Y Axes, and DJ Brother Grimm.

How Billionaires, Corporations, and the Government are Battling for Your Private Data
2018 was a rough year for people who use the Internet, as distinguished from the bots that now account for a majority of online traffic, or the corporate behemoths that continue to monetize us. One bright spot, however, offers reasons for cautious optimism. Facebook, in particular, has screwed the user privacy pooch so many times that mounting global public outrage at Silicon Valley’s corporate carelessness is finally forcing policymakers to pay attention and consider potential interventions.

Sucking at Self-Care: A San Francisco Saga
San Francisco’s self-care obsession is just another thing that makes its residents feel like they can’t catch their breath. As if rising rent costs, skyrocketing crime rates, political turmoil and the ongoing tragedy of the homeless crisis weren’t enough. Even though the goals of self-care are to relax and enjoy life, the path is now a rabid, stressful competition to get the most likes on Instagram.
The Most (Aladd) Insane Moments At The Bowie Birthday Bash
San Francisco solemnly swears to celebrate David Bowie’s birthday/deathday until ashes turn to ashes. All the young dudes, China girls, and young Americans don their David Bowie cosplay and show their modern love at the David Bowie Birthday Bash, this year at The Chapel for its eighth annual performance. We

NEW YEAR, MORE BAY AREA ART EVENTS
Did you make a resolution to be more creative in 2019? Start the year off right by attending an arts-related event that you wouldn’t normally go to, even if that event happens to be a party! From DIY taxidermy to shibari (yes, the bondage practice), the Bay Area continues to

We wanna send you San Francisco and other Drawings by artist Amos Goldbaum
This book is a collection of 73 pen drawings made between 2007 and 2018. It includes drawings of historic, local, and iconic San Francisco landmarks and neighborhoods, as well as portraits, interiors, and surrealist miscelania. 11”x11,” 80 B+W pages, perfect bound. You can also purchase the book here [promosimple id=”dcb4″]

Blur Bar in SF Is Soon to Be a Thing of the Past
The face of Polk Street is changing. Period. But then again, what San Francisco neighborhood is safe from the dreaded “G” word anymore? Little by little, the constants that delivered debauchery and delectable (or dicey) dining that once defined the district are slipping away into a soon-to-be distant past. It

Oscar Grant, 10 Years Later: “Gone But Not Forgotten”
His name has become nationally synonymous with the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. The image is now iconic: a young black man with a great smile and a black beanie. His story has been retold in sidewalk conversations, in small bars, on the big screen and covered by