The Republican Party has a long history of demonizing drug use and drug users as a political strategy to keep prisons full, and to give the public an enemy other than their actual enemy: the ultra rich.  However, the Trump Administration is taking a different approach. While the Republicans of

If you missed the northern lights over the Bay Area last October, the Sun has a treat in store. The colorful show will return June 2, visible as far south as Georgia and Northern California. Are you close enough to view the aurora? It isn’t common at this latitude, so

With a couple odd jobs in between, I’ve worked retail and/or food service for over twenty years. Both are terrible for their own hellish reasons (I promise, while the service industry is punishing, retail is outright unforgiving). Meanwhile, as I mopped up the coffeehouse/shoe store/sausage hut, the cannabis industry was

My first Dirtybird rave was the essence of underground. Like always, news of the party spread by word of mouth. You could keep the Facebook event page unsearchable. Your profile wouldn’t rat you out. Still, there was a physical vetting process, a practice we would do well to bring back.

To enjoy a pain-free and enjoyable day at Dolores Park, it’s essential to pack sunscreen, a trusty towel or blanket, treats for yourself and friends, a good book, and a plastic bag for party garbage.

On the Streets of SF, A Former Homeless Man Exposes the Harsh Reality of SF’s Crisis

Gilead Sciences has been accused of delaying the release of an updated tenofovir formula to prolong its patent protections and maintain a monopoly on the market, potentially causing harm to HIV patients and increasing costs for insurers.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey is proposing a plan to make “at least 100 arrests” per night in South of Market, with the goal of funneling the sick and suffering into “compulsory detox and treatment” through Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s new measures.