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01 Apr 2022

You Can See the Northern Lights in SF During Daytime!

The northern lights will be visible in the Bay Area sky today  SF Gate also says it’s maybe happening. Ben Burress, an astronomer at Oakland’s Chabot Space and Science Center said ,”Typically, this colorful phenomenon can only be seen in the Arctic and Antarctic regions surrounding the planet’s magnetic poles.”

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01 Apr 2022

“Old Survivor”, the oldest redwood in Oakland

After the news last week stating a fire killed an 800-year-old redwood in Marin, I felt compelled to share with you one of my favorite “secret”, short, and adorable hikes that will take you to see Oakland’s “Old Survivor” (also known as “Grandfather”). This coastal redwood is an Oakland landmark

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01 Apr 2022

A Permanent Home For Artists: Seaport Studios

This goes out to all the dreamers who have dreamt of permanent creative maker spaces in the Bay Area. While the fabric of The Bay Area’s artistic communities has repeatedly been at risk of being pushed out, a newly formed space called Seaport Studios in Richmond is here to stay.

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31 Mar 2022

MONSTER ANTITRUST SUIT CLAIMS BIG OIL CONSPIRED WITH RUSSIA, OPEC TO LIMIT PRODUCTION

Two dozen individual consumers filed a massive lawsuit Monday in federal court in San Francisco alleging an antitrust conspiracy two years ago by big oil companies to curtail worldwide oil production in order to boost the price of gas. The defendants include Exxon Mobile Corporation, the world’s biggest oil company, Chevron Corporation, Phillips 66 Company, Occidental Petroleum, and a number of smaller oil companies.

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30 Mar 2022

Inside San Francisco’s Tech Startups: An Outsider’s Report

Anna Wiener was a Silicon Valley insider with an outsider’s disposition.  Her 2020 memoir, Uncanny Valley, documents her observations as an employee across three tech startups during the 2010’s, a pivotal decade for the tech industry and the world at large.  Unlike so many young college grads (and dropouts) eager

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29 Mar 2022

What’s New On Hulu In April

Hulu in April will give “Twilight” fans a huge binging opportunity courtesy of their streaming of all the movie adaptations of the books.  This writer will admittedly not be one of these bingers.  Taking these vampire films seriously got ruined thanks to hearing the great Rifftrax quip “‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’…because

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29 Mar 2022

Was Will Smith Justified?

No matter who you are or how little you care about Hollywood tabloid bullshit, you know Will Smith slapped the shit out of Chris Rock. And, like everything else that hits social media, people have opinions. And most of those opinions are stupid.  Here’s a summary of some of the

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29 Mar 2022

Why I Love San Francisco’s Outer Richmond District

San Francisco is a notoriously loud city. This loudness is something that the City is proud of. San Francisco’s voice has been heard throughout the world. People from all different walks of life have found themselves drawn to this hilly city sandwiched between an ocean an a bay. But sometimes

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