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14 Jun 2023

How to Politely (and Safely) Piss Off Your Conservative Neighbors During Pride Month

It’s hard out there to be queer, even in havens like San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Ft. Lauderdale (yes, Florida), or NYC, you’re always going to find anti-LGBTQ+ “humans” and sentiments. But don’t let that stop you from celebrating you and yours. Some of us understand and love that the first

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13 Jun 2023

We Wanna Give You a Pair of Registrations for any Volo SF League!

Valid on any sports league, anytime this summer. Choose from over a dozen fun sports and gaming leagues from the Marina to Golden Gate Park to Potrero Hill and everywhere in between. Get active with Volo Sports this summer! With everything from soccer, basketball, and pickleball, to softball and even

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13 Jun 2023

It’s Time To Ban Self-Driving Cars In San Francisco

San Francisco is probably America’s most undriveable major city. This isn’t news to anyone who has ever found themselves behind the wheel here. There are streets in San Francisco that look like walls, enough traffic to turn a pacifist into a psychopath and cyclists who think they’re invincible. It’s a

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13 Jun 2023

Why The “Doom Loop” Isn’t Real.

Hey, I’m not sure if you know this, but Downtown San Francisco is struggling. I know, this is news that is entirely new. This isn’t a horse that has been beaten to death by every struggling media agency on the planet in a desperate attempt to get a few clicks

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13 Jun 2023

The Best Bay Area Events for 6/13-6/19

Summer of Music 6/17-9/9 | Saturdays | all over SF | 2-5 pm | free This Weekend, Noise Pop and Civic Joy Fund are teaming up to bring you free music all over the city! Featuring nine neighborhoods including Divisadero, Haight, Valencia Street, Polk and much more, Summer of Music

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A closed eye.
12 Jun 2023

This One’s Just for The Cissies

Circle up cisgender folks. Oh, happy Pride month. Isn’t it fun? I can hear the unasked questions bouncing between your tonsils. Questions about my genitalia, or a hungry curiosity surrounding my they/them pronouns or the stubble under my admittedly sloppy makeup. Even in the age of TikTok and extensive YouTube tutorials, I can’t quite figure makeup out yet. We’re doing what we can with what we have, which is a shaky lip line and some blunt, 80s blush. 

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12 Jun 2023

The Local Music Series Revitalizing the SF Music Scene and Businesses

San Francisco is once again hitting the high notes as its music scene experiences a much-anticipated revival with the launch of the Summer of Music concert series starting June 17th, 2-5pm. A collaboration between Noise Pop, the city’s renowned music promoter, and Civic Joy Fund, a newly-formed nonprofit organization, this massive citywide event aims to drive economic activity, support local businesses, and provide paid performance opportunities for talented Bay Area musicians and performers. 

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A cat in a hat.
12 Jun 2023

This Cat Just Started Working at The San Francisco Airport

On May 31 a new candidate entered the San Francisco political disarray to help set things straight. Duke Ellington Morris joined SFO’s Wag Brigade, making him the first cat to work in those hallowed halls. The Wag Brigade, for those uninitiated, is a therapy animal outfit that patrols the airport

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