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SF Zine Fest is Back and Has a New Venue!
Sunday, September 4, the San Francisco Zine Fest is back in person with a new venue and a slate of local artists, writers, zine-makers & comic creators (and it’s still free as ever)! After two years of SFZF going digital, City View at the Metreon will have over 100 tables

9 Beautiful Beaches Within a 3-Hour Drive of San Francisco
Any time you get tired of the San Francisco fog, it just means you need to get out there and appreciate good ol’ fashioned coastal California beauty. These beaches are all under a 3 hour drive from SF, which is arguably the perfect amount of time before the drive gets

I Took Acid and Walked the Entirety of Golden Gate Park
Kayla, Alex, and I were standing in front of the Rideout Fountain in Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse as the world vibrated around us. Children chased each other screaming, teenagers canoodled on park benches, dogs wore tuxedos for their peoples’ wedding photos, tourist families scuttled between museums — and we

The Bay Area’s Lost Statue Of Liberty
I was snooping around old newspaper clippings the other day, looking to see what San Francisco was like 100 years ago, and found a super interesting article. Did you know that Treasure Island (Yerba Buena) almost had its own 700-foot Statue of Liberty?! The local paper, San Francisco CALL, reports

Apply Now For These BIPOC Small Business Grants & Offerings
We are happy to help support two organizations (SEED Network as well as By and For) who reached out to us about opportunities for local BIPOC small businesses. At the heart of both offerings is a want to help minority-owned businesses. Details are below. Please reach out to each individual

“Free Chol Soo Lee” From SF Law Enforcement Railroading
But Ha and Yi’s documentary isn’t just the story of how Lee got royally screwed by the S.F. criminal justice system. It’s also the story of the movement that arose to clear Lee’s name and get him out of prison. In this pan-Asian community movement (which also included members of the Black community), leftist Asian college radicals worked with conservative Korean grandmothers to seek justice for Lee.

Life as an Illegal Sidewalk Vendor at UN Plaza, SF
I tried selling my own shit a couple of times when I needed to get high (or risk getting sick) and was penniless; even while working a full-time job where I made $24 an hour. The old Asian ladies loved to buy half-priced cigarettes from me that I would buy with gift cards from family members who didn’t trust me with any other funds.

How Ashley Fell in Love with San Francisco by Getting Spanked
By Jeremy Kuempel Fog City Fables is a mini-series about true to life experiences of how people with different backgrounds fell in love with San Francisco, published with permission. By retelling positive personal stories, we hope to inspire an evolving culture that can build upon the best parts of our