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Bay Wheels Expands Significantly in the Bay Area
Bay Wheels is expanding in San Francisco. Here’s what you need to know. What is Bay Wheels Have you ever tried those bikes you can check out at stations? They’re called Bay Wheels and their history is a fascinating look at a public / private partnership to mixed effect. For

Dazed & Confused, True Crime, & Animated Comedy Come to Netflix in August
Netflix shows this August will not be a dumping ground for bottom of the barrel stuff. Adult animated comedy fans will want to see new works by the creators of Samurai Jack and BoJack Horseman. True crime fans will want to keep an eye out for the recounting of a spectacular diamond

Some Summer Grants for SF & Bay Area Artists
I realize it ain’t currently grant writin’ season, but there are still plenty of hungry artists out there, so we thought y’all should know about funding opportunities available in August! If you’re not an artist yourself, go ahead and send this to a local artist you know! The Art Bae

U.S. Billionaires Wealth Growing so Fast, They Can’t Keep Pace with ‘Giving Pledges’
Zuckerberg and Chan have seen their wealth increase by more than 4,000 percent since 2010. Their cash machines runneth over, especially when the cash you pledge to give away sits in a tax-exempt ‘donor-advised fund’ (DAF).

This Guy is Mapping Every Community Bulletin Board in SF
I’m extremely lucky to be part of the last generation to experience college before social media and the internet took over our lives. Friendster (which preceded Myspace), didn’t come out till the summer after I graduated college, so I very much remember what life was like before the shit show

Hulu Slaps w/ King of the Hill, Eva Longoria, Alien, & More!
Think August’s dog days means kicking back with a cold one and a good book on the e-reader? Not if you’ve got Hulu this month. Catch the series premiere of a prequel to a well-known franchise whose first episode wowed recent San Diego Comic Con attendees. True crime fans will like

Best Bay Area Events 7/29-8/18
Kick Off GD60 with A Grateful Gathering!! Join Value Culture this Thursday 4pm-9pm on Yerba Buena Lane for A Grateful Gathering — a free, all ages, outdoor celebration to kick off GD60 in San Francisco! Enjoy live art, a live band, a VW Bus Photo Booth, tie-dye, and more as we eat, drink, and celebrate

San Francisco’s Skyrocketing Rents Are a Nightmare on Elm Street
San Francisco landlords are like the supervillains in horror movies from the 1980s that never seem to die. You think the pandemic was enough to slow them down, but like every good horror villain, they always come back in the sequel, resurrected by a new evil. And in San Francisco, that