Advice

27 Apr 2016

Meet The People On Hunger Strike Outside Mission SFPD Station

Today marks Day 7 of a hunger strike intended to oust SFPD Chief Greg Suhr and Mayor Ed Lee. Chief Suhr was unavailable for interview for this article, he was busy yesterday with another sudden damage-control press conference over the release of his officers’ outrageously racist text messages. So instead,

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26 Apr 2016

The New Uber Competitor for Women Only

There’s a new app in town: Chariot for Women. Ok, so it’s not really in town…yet. The app launched on April 19th, primarily in the Boston area. It’s only a matter of time before it hits New York and San Francisco. What’s different? This rideshare app is like Uber or Lyft, but

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26 Apr 2016

7 Easy Ways To Sneak Booze Into Stadiums and Music Festivals

GOOD NEWS! THERE’S NOW A BROKE-ASS STUART CANNABIS CLUB WHERE YOU CAN GET AWESOME DEALS ON ALL YOUR CANNABIS NEEDS AND HAVE THEM DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. USE THE CODE “BROKEASS” TO GET $20 OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER AND $10 OFF THE NEXT 6! Editor’s note: This was originally written about stadiums

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25 Apr 2016

Columbus Cafe: Where Rapscallions Have Been Drinking Since 1936

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column for 7×7 The first time I went to Columbus Café was with a con artist named Nelson. Well, at least that’s what he said his name was.

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25 Apr 2016

The Gay Agenda: A New Daily Calendar Celebrating LGBTQ Heroes

Guest post by Kaspar K The Gay Agenda, is satire with a heart. Poking fun at the right-wing propaganda that says the gays are destroying the country was definitely part of the motivation, but as the content started to take shape, we realized this little project could in fact help

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25 Apr 2016

How Delivery Apps Exploit Bike Messengers

Video killed the radio star. Fax machine killed the bike messenger. Then Internet killed the fax machine and smartphones brought the messengers back. We still work on bikes, and we still do delivery, but it’s more general these days. Less paper, more sandwich. The need for delivery didn’t go away,

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22 Apr 2016

How to Retrieve your Shit From an Ex Like a Boss

We’ve all had to deal with it at some point:  The dreaded picking up of the items from your ex’s place after you’ve been dumped.  This is a wildly uncomfortable situation but also a stellar opportunity for you to get in one last time showcase how well you’re doing post break-up. And if you’re

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20 Apr 2016

Activists to Go on Hunger Strike Till Chief Suhr is Fired

This was posted on the 1-2-3 to Replace Ed Lee Facebook group. The group was started during last year’s mayoral campaign, and has since become a great way for activists to organize and spread the word about causes. Shared by Yayne Abeba, who is a major force behind the Justice

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