I, a Tenderloin resident, believe drug abuse and homelessness persist here because they make certain folks at City Hall very rich.  It’s the last reasonable explanation I can think of, since logistic operations at San Francisco City Hall unfailingly exacerbate them. If the humanitarian crises at the heart of SF

Immersing yourself in new/old Japanese pop culture turns out to be a great way to be cool in July with Hulu.  This month, there’s a railway tunnel which grants wishes for a price, an acclaimed tale of a high school yuri relationship, and the fate of the world dependent on

There’s welcome news for beer lovers in the Bay Area, the Trumer ‘Brauerei’ on Fourth Street in Berkeley is celebrating its 20th anniversary and its newly renovated taproom is set to pour the freshest (and most awarded) craft pilsner in the world, along with a special edition 20th Anniversary Lager,

Feel the call of adventure from your couch?  It might be because some of this July’s Netflix offerings are calling to you.  This July, you could be scaling Mount Everest with the first female sherpa or hanging with Admiral Janeway in the new Voyager-A.  But the line might need to

  Happy Birthday, Brother and America! by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor  Happy 4th of July! And a very happy birthday to Brother! His band, Eureka Sound, recently filmed with Sugarshack Sessions and the first clip was released this week. His band will be playing at Hopmonk in Sebastopol

Written by Ian Firstenberg Thursday’s debate felt good and instilled a lot of confidence in the future of America… Just Kidding Luckily, I’ve never had a terminal disease. That said, watching the debate felt like I was dying. Trump and Biden spent the majority of the time bickering over pedantic

“What other team would do this?” Jeremy Fish asks me, while sitting behind a desk set up for him inside the Cloud Club in Oracle Park. The team in question is the San Francisco Giants, and while the Cloud Club is an all-inclusive, members only, premium lounge usually reserved for fancy

Of all the things I miss the most about living in SF, I miss The Mission in 2006 the most. Back in 2006, The Mission looked much different than it does today. I look back on the mid-2000s with fondness… favorite thrift stores, hole-in-the-wall spots to eat, and the best