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A Former Overmedicated 90s Kid’s Message for Today’s Parents
by [REDACTED] By the time I went from elementary to junior high school in 2000, I had been on 8 different psychiatric medications, and as an adult I’m starting to get angry. I’m writing this anonymously because I don’t want to put my parents on blast. My parents were young

The 3rd Annual Burlesque Extravaganza is a Safe Space for Sex and Creativity
There may soon be a glitter and rhinestone shortage in San Francisco. Why? For the third year in a row, over 30 local burlesque performers will convene for the annual Burlesque Extravaganza at EXIT Theatre. It’s all going down March 18-21. As a frequent patron and performer at EXIT Theatre,

How to Prepare for Coronavirus
One of the hopes when watching China’s coronavirus outbreak was that the harm was exaggerated. However now that San Francisco has declared a state of emergency, we all need to start paying more attention and prepare for coronavirus. According to The Atlantic, Marc Lipsitch, a Harvard University epidemiologist, predicts the

Some Art Openings, Shows, & Festivals In SF
In the next four months, the 2020 Census will be open and the results will determine the allocation of federal funding and political representation for the next decade of our community—from affordable housing and transportation to education and arts funding.

Public Art Gallery Wants Your Work on its Walls
an art show that places the public as both exhibitors and audience members. Exhibiting (hopefully!) 415 pieces, the curation of the art show will be crowdsourced from those living/working/loving in San Francisco

Satirical BART Ads Appear, Warn of Trump Re-Election
This week, some art activists papered BART cars with a satiracal ‘frontpage’, titled Trump Re-Elected by One Vote. The unsanctioned ‘articles’ from the ‘Washington Toast‘, warn that a low voter turnout will lead to a Trump re-election, and perhaps the ‘death of Democracy’. On the bottom right corner of the

Suspicious Loophole Money Swamps SF DCCC Race
While the legal limit to San Francisco political campaign donations is just $500, the somewhat obscure SF Democratic County Committee DCCC race in the March 3 California primary vote has candidates gaming a loophole and taking checks for thousands more. A Broke-Ass Stuart investigation into campaign filings at the SF

Why Is Mike Bloomberg Texting Me and How the F#@! Did He Get My Number? An Analysis
Our Tech Column was made possible by the fine folks at Mozilla Firefox. The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation believes the Internet must always remain a global public resource that is open and accessible to all. And that’s why we love Firefox as our browser, and you should too. Billionaire presidential candidate and