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28 Sep 2021

SF State Armed Violence Threat Seemingly Resolved After Person Detained

San Francisco State University will reopen Wednesday for in-person classes now that a person of interest has been arrested in connection with an armed violence threat that shut the school down Tuesday. According to university officials, a “a non-specific violent threat” was posted on social media. Students who saw the

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28 Sep 2021

Former Pinole Cop Charged for Recording, Sharing Sex Acts Without Consent

Sex is a private act unless all parties agree to make it public. Recording and sharing intimate sexual encounters without consent is a violation of law, a fact a former Pinole police officer being charged with sexual misconduct should have been well aware of. Anthony Vasquez, 24, was an active

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28 Sep 2021

Food, Faires, and First Fridays: This Week’s Best Fun Stuff

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. September is drawing to a close and San Francisco’s “summer” has begun. You know what that means –  outdoor street faires, food truck parties, and

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28 Sep 2021

AJJ’s Heartfelt Punk had GAMH Feeling Alive

The Great American Music Hall is one of the most beautiful concert venues in San Francisco, the historic building has hosted all sorts of performances from burlesque to jazz concerts and comedy shows. It’s a classic SF venue and a great place for shows! I arrived in the middle of

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27 Sep 2021

Oakland Maker Space American Steel Sold To Seemingly Horrible New Corporate Owners

When it was established in 2006, the West Oakland maker space American Steel served as an art gallery and studio for large-scale industrial works, like giant Tesla coils and 20-foot tall metal sculptures. But when the place sold in 2016 for $29 million, many of the artists left because of

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27 Sep 2021

SF’s Biggest Landlord Veritas is Facing a Tenants ‘Debt Strike’ Revolt

As of Monday morning, the state of California sits four days from a September 30 eviction cliff, and nearly 5,000 San Francisco households have applications for rent relief that are still completely in limbo. Obviously, quite a few of these terrified tenants live in properties belonging to Veritas Investments, San

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27 Sep 2021

The ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’ Trailer Has Dropped

Disney theme Park ride the Haunted Mansion has terrified generations of lil youngsters at Disneyland Park and the Magic Kingdom, and now it is being fully Muppetized. The latest Muppers feature Muppets Haunted Mansion will arrive Friday, October 8 on the Disney+ streaming platform, and the trailer for this most

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25 Sep 2021

Wanna See the New Show at Club Fugazi? We’ve got you!

Beach Blanket Babylon, the long-running, internationally-known cabaret show that called The City its home for decades, has left a hole in our hearts in the shape of a giant SF-skyline-shaped hat. After the show finally closed at the end of 2019, theatre-lovers were left wondering what would happen to Club

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