Advice
The Amazing Catcalls I’ve Heard in San Francisco
Offensive and off-putting, catcalls are oftentimes a daily part of a woman’s existence. Especially younger women like myself. What gives men the idea that this is something they should do to try to seduce a woman I don’t know. It must work for some of them sometimes, or maybe they like the reaction they get (maybe they get off to the disgust, anger, or freaked-out grimace of the pursued woman)…I’ve never stopped to ask my cat callers, and I don’t think I ever will.
How To Not Get Raped at the Gym (and other lessons I’m learning as a Transwoman)
The gym is a complicated place for most transgender people. Thankfully, the one I belong to has been awesome throughout my transition. I started working out there a few months before going on hormones, wanting to get a jump on the muscle atrophy and weight gain estrogen so lovingly provides.
Super Bowl Protest: Tackle Homelessness
Mayor Ed Lee told homeless people they “have to leave” for the Super Bowl. Our response: “Hey Mayor Ed Lee, No Penalties for Poverty” We, the people of San Francisco, demand that Super Bowl City and Ed Lee pay and invest $5 million right now in housing – we could
Brewers’ Picks for SF Beer Week 2016
It’s a magic time of year to eat well and drink beer. SF Beer week starts this Saturday January 23rd and runs until January 31st. So we asked a bunch of San Francisco brewers about the events they would not miss during San Francisco Beer Week and of course we
17 Icons Who Make Wearing Glasses Look Cool
Eye glasses have evolved quite a bit over the last century. Technological advances, new materials, and different uses all contributed to changes in frames, lenses, and styles but those who had the greatest effect were the iconic men and woman who wore them in the spotlight.
Baking Muffins For the Homeless in SF
On National Muffin day, January 31st, I try to get as many people as possible around the world to bake muffins and give them to homeless folks. #givemuffins
What it Meant to Grow up in San Francisco
At the Corner of 12th and Fulton Guest Post by Holden Taylor Photography by Toby Silverman I remember Turtle Hill somewhere off Funston and how we sat, fifteen years old, on green-painted benches at its peak, overlooking Marin and the bridge if the fog let; how we sat bundled in sweatshirts
How to Do Tax Returns if You’re Self Employed and Broke
Guest post by John Gillingham, a San Francisco CPA specializing in small business taxes at Gillingham CPA and makes apps to teach accounting and taxes. Taxes suck. So you are driving around a pink mustached Lyft in order to follow your creative, but less profitable pursuits. Maybe you illegally rent