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19 Oct 2021

Black Panther Party Alumni, Punk Artists Join Forces to Revive Radical Roots

It all began here in Oakland 55 years ago: the rise of what would become a global movement for equal civil rights under the law, for oppressed brothers and sisters of every stripe. With a “radical” idea of what equality looks like and a 10-point platform, the Black Panther Party

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18 Oct 2021

BAS Voted Best Website in the Bay Area!!

I’m very proud to announce that BrokeAssStuart.com was voted “Best Local Website” in the 48Hills/SF Bay Guardian Best of of the Bay awards. You can come celebrate with us on Wednesday at El Rio. This is especially an honor because we are the “Reader’s Choice” winner, which means the people of

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15 Oct 2021

The Long History of Taking Long Walks in San Francisco

I recently read Stuart’s article “On the Joys of Perambulation” in the SFWeekly.  He wrote on the pleasure of an immersion in the city’s moments and details, taken in on long walks as a response to the 2020 shelter-in-place order.  In my reading, I was reminded of San Francisco’s prior

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14 Oct 2021

BrokeAssStuart.com Wins Best Local Website!

Our favorite local website (48hills.com) just published its Best of the Bay 2021 winners!  It is the 46th annual Readers’ Poll rewarding everything from Best Burrito and Best Politician to Best Sweets Shop and Best Bike Store. “This year’s Best of the Bay is dedicated to the indomitable Bay Area

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14 Oct 2021

MILLS COLLEGE WORKERS RALLY FOR JOBS, UNION RECOGNITION

Thirty to 40 staff, part-time faculty and students marched and rallied Wednesday afternoon at Mills College in Oakland to retain their jobs and seek a union contract as the merger with Northeastern University gets underway, a union member said.

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13 Oct 2021

6 Things You Should Never Ask Your Server

Manners seem to have gone out of fashion in much the same way as petticoats, bustles and mutton chops. It’s like no one remembers how to treat other human beings anymore. The age of social media has made it too easy to type out an insult or ask an offensive

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12 Oct 2021

Local Artists Illuminate Lake Merritt Gardens in Immersive Autumn Lights Festival

For a 10th year, The Gardens at Lake Merritt will transform into an outdoor immersive gallery of art and light. This year’s Autumn Lights Festival welcomes the public back to experience the beauty in person. People are invited to take an illuminated stroll through 7 acres of municipal gardens made

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12 Oct 2021

Oakland’s First First Friday Since the Pandemic was Exactly What I Needed

Oakland is a city of contrast and creativity. The beauty of Oakland is found within this conflict. The struggle of the flat lands juxtaposed against the prosperity in the hills, the pothole-laden streets where homes sell for upwards of a million dollars, the way your windows shake when a car

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