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27 Apr 2021

Burning Man Is Canceled for 2021 but They’re Keeping Your $2,500 Reservation Fee

The Burning Man folks would like to thank you for your generous donation of $2,500 to reserve the right to buy a ticket to an event that is not happening this year. It’s really not much of a surprise that organizers have chosen not to invite thousands of people to

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23 Apr 2021

Club Feast: The Delivery App That Doesn’t Screw Over Restaurants

All this means that they are able to deliver the food you crave at 40% less than other online delivery services, all while paying a good wage and supporting local eateries.

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22 Apr 2021

New CA Bill to Make Parklets Permanent, Outdoor Drinks Too

Senate Bill 314 and 793 both help remove red tape, lengthy turnaround times and permit redundancies of the bar and restaurant industry, and they both passed through state senate committee this week with unanimous votes.   They still need to be voted on by state legislature but here’s what they are

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22 Apr 2021

City Offers SF Music Venue Grants, $3M on the Table

San Francisco’s $3 million Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund opened for applications on 4/21, and the deadline to submit is May 5. The grants will be distributed in amounts of at least $10,000 to shuttered concert venues, clubs and other live entertainment venues. The fund is also accepting donations

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21 Apr 2021

The 1st Livable Planet Film Festival Is Here!

The venerable San Francisco Green Film Festival became a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns in 2020.  But Bay Area filmgoing audiences who fear there will no longer be a local showcase for films speaking for the trees, the birds, and other parts of the ecosystem needn’t worry.  The folks

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21 Apr 2021

5 Ways To Make Your Server Hate You

When you go out to eat in a restaurant and you’re greeted warmly by the sweet hostess and ushered to your prime booth right next to a window, you can practically feel the affection emanating from the the staff. The smile on your server’s face is shining so bright you

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20 Apr 2021

Happy 4/20! Here’s a Basic Cannabutter Recipe for All Your Baked Needs

This is a different kind of 4/20. For a second year in a row, the pesky pandemic has decimated the celebration vibe. There are no plumes of sweet skunk billowing over Golden Gate Park, no baked masses huddled together on hills and there’s definitely no passing to strangers. Weed has

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19 Apr 2021

Celebrity Cannabis Brands Are Bullsh*t

The smell of 4/20 is in the air, and big Hollywood stars would like you to buy your weed from them instead of the local activist brands who made legal cannabis possible. Seth Rogen has taken a break from buddy movies with sexual predator James Franco, so he can sell

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