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05 Oct 2021

Facebook Whistleblower Claims Renew Calls for Section 230 Repeal. But Who Benefits?

Facebook is firmly planted in the hot seat this week, which, of course, means calls to repeal Section 230 are again at a fever pitch. But, there’s a lot of confusion over what and who the policy actually protects, and who stands to gain and lose in its potential reform.

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05 Oct 2021

Over 90 Percent of Eligible Residents in Napa County are Now Vaccinated

By Eli Walsh Roughly 90 percent of eligible Napa County residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose as local case and hospitalization data trends down, the county’s public health officer said Tuesday. Unvaccinated residents continue to make up at least half of those being hospitalized due to COVID-19

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05 Oct 2021

Haney and Campos Face Off Over Progressive Values Ahead of Election Call

By Ian Firstenberg  Last week, Assemblymember David Chiu was appointed to take on the role as San Francisco’s city attorney after 20-year incumbent Dennis Herrera announced he will leave to head up the embattled Public Utilities Commission.  Chiu is expected to step down on Oct. 31. The vacancy requires Gov.

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05 Oct 2021

We Wanna Give You a Copy of “Worthy” by The Tracy Piper!

We’re super excited about the new book of fine art that’s just been published by Bay Area artist The Tracy Piper – so excited, in fact, that we just HAVE to share it with you all! We’re teaming up with Piper to give away a free copy of her new

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05 Oct 2021

FLASH GIVEAWAY: We Wanna Send You to the Real Neato Music Festival!

We love a last-minute chance at free stuff, don’t you? That’s why we’re super excited to team up with the Real Neato Music Festival for a flash giveaway! This weekend’s festival, scheduled for Saturday, 10/9 at the Rio Nido Roadhouse, will feature tons of amazing artists like Chuck Prophet and

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05 Oct 2021

We Wanna Send You and a Friend to the Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival!

  For the last six years, Mutiny Radio has hosted a weeklong festival featuring some of their favorite local and travelling standup comics performing across multiple venues in San Francisco. This year, that tradition continues with six days of comedy at six different locations in the City. Tickets are on

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04 Oct 2021

Anti-Vaccine Protesters Demolish A COVID-19 Testing Site For No Logical Reason

A so-called “Teacher’s Protest” Monday against the vaccination mandates for public school teachers and staff may not have been much of a “Teacher’s Protest”  — considering its keynote speaker was the founder of a Black Trumper organization who just did two years time on conspiracy charges (Trump pardoned her). She

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04 Oct 2021

SF Has Twice As Many Unvaccinated Muni Employees Than Unvaccinated Cops

A lot is being made of the fact that San Francisco still has more than 300 police officers and SFPD staff who still refuse to get vaccinated. That’s bad, but Muni has it twice as bad. According to a new report from the San Francisco Municipal Transit association, there are

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