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10 Jan 2018

Fiction: Sci-Fi set in SF After the Apocalypse

Carlos Zephyrson (Or How Rock and Roll Survived The Apocalypse) Chapter One The Crash So, I’m at the sawbone’s and I’m tryin’ tah ‘splain muhself tah the doc ‘bout how I got all hipshot an everything. They got me in a cold ass room with green walls, brown cab’nets and

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09 Jan 2018

The Homeless Shooing, Crime Fighting, Robots in San Francisco

By Benjamin Steele The new brutalist future is here, and it’s coming in the form of ‘robot sentries’.  I would have expected to start an article about cruelty to homeless people by talking about a big law firm, tech company, or some sort of mustachioed villain petting a robotic cat. But

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09 Jan 2018

Hiking the ‘South San Francisco Industrial City’ Sign

When I first thought about exploring the South San Francisco The Industrial City sign I was gazing up at it while driving north on HW 101. Like most people, I said aloud to myself, “I wonder if there’s a way to sneak up there and poke around a bit”?   And,

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08 Jan 2018

Wicked Grounds, SF’s Kinkiest Cafe, is Closing

Update: there is a last ditch attempt to save Wicked Grounds. Learn more here. Wicked Grounds Café & Boutique became the latest victim of SOMA gentrification when it announced Sunday morning, that it will be going out of business. It will be open for limited service Monday and Tuesday from 2pm-10pm

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05 Jan 2018

How to Talk to Women Without Harassing Them

How to Talk to Women Without Harassing Them: Guidelines for Well-Intentioned Men Guest post by Genie Carter Recently, I was at Powell station looking up the Muni and Bart times on my phone and trying to quickly figure out which one to take home, and a man came up to

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05 Jan 2018

San Francisco Dispensaries Selling Legal Marijuana

GOOD NEWS! THERE’S NOW A BROKE-ASS STUART CANNABIS CLUB WHERE YOU CAN GET AWESOME DEALS ON ALL YOUR CANNABIS NEEDS AND HAVE THEM DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. USE THE CODE “BROKEASS” TO GET $20 OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER. San Francisco’s new ‘legal marijuana for everyone 21 and up’ law takes effect in

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01 Jan 2018

The New Gold Rush: What (Sm)Oakland Should Know about Legal Weed

As of January 1, Californians are able to legally purchase and recreationally enjoy marijuana just like booze. An era of prohibition has come to an end, and criminals will no longer be made of cannabis users.

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29 Dec 2017

Big Chef Tom’s Belly Burgers is Closing

I popped into Big Chef Tom’s Belly Burgers yesterday to grab some lunch and found out the sad new. BCTBB will be permanently closing on December 31st. When I asked if it was because of lack of business or if the landlord had raised the price, the guy behind the

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