Columns

17 Nov 2022

The Worst Job of All? Finding a Job

By Allison S. It’s 8 am on a Monday and the now over 100k (and counting) unemployed SF and Alameda County residents pour their cup of joe (definitely no Starbucks today) and log in to LinkedIn with a fresh dose of high hopes to begin searching for a job opportunity that looks

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17 Nov 2022

Great Museums Not on the Stupid “Best Of” Lists

BY CURT HOPKINS I saw an article called something like “The 25 Best Museums Did You Visit Them or Are You Some Kind of Asshole?” Out of that fetishist, Instagrammy dick-list, I have visited four: the Pompidou, the Louvre, the Guggenheim, and the Prado. But the only conclusion I drew from

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16 Nov 2022

I Need To Get Real With You for A Minute

I get that this is the cost of doing business, but the flip side is that nearly all media, from music to writing to photography, is now expected to be free. The traditional business model has failed, and the only sustainable one going forward is for readers to support the publications they love and rely on.

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16 Nov 2022

Local Legend Paul Madonna Recovering from Severe Injuries of Hit & Run

On Sunday, November 6th legendary San Francisco author and artist Paul Madonna was driving home in his SmartCar through McLaren Park when he was struck head-on by a Mercedes Benz driving in the wrong lane at approximately 65 mph.   Witnesses of the crash reported that the Mercedes then fled the

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16 Nov 2022

Bawdy Storytelling: Where Regular People Tell Their Dirtiest Stories

“I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.” ― Mae West A woman I work with for wedding events tells me – in between filling up the juices, setting up the mats, and stocking the liquor – all about her sexual exploits. These exploits range

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16 Nov 2022

Earthquake Rattles Half Moon Bay

A M2.9 earthquake struck just south of Half Moon Bay shortly before 9:30 last night. Residents of San Mateo and Redwood City also reported feeling the jolt. It happened at a depth of 10.4 kilometers, or 6.4 miles, beneath the rugged coastline within the San Gregorio Fault Zone. The San

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15 Nov 2022

Would You Share Your Intrusive Thoughts?

A recent trend with a storied past has emerged with a new phrase in its mouth. Intrusive thoughts are fetching social media buzz. Facebook groups, Instagram stories, BuzzFeed and YouTube videos, all getting it wrong. You don’t lose sleep, stop eating, and consider suicide because of some stupid impulse or

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15 Nov 2022

Berkeley Police Department Criticized Over Racist Remarks

Written By: Habibi Bridges  A member of the police making derogatory statements about people of color? Shocking. Unfortunately, this was the case in Berkeley according to a whistleblower from the Berkeley police force who leaked text receipts indicating that a 20-year police veteran and sergeant sent out questionable messages to

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