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4 Things to Know Before Renting an Apartment in San Francisco
How rent control works to what to ask your landlord. You really need to find out these four things before renting anywhere in San Francisco

Black Women’s Lives Matter: Respecting Civilian Voices in Police Encounters
If you don’t know the story of Korryn Gaines, 23, the black woman murdered by Baltimore Police Department there is a reason why. It could be because your life doesn’t depend on knowing how the state responds to your existence. This is most likely because your life and ability to

A Map of San Francisco’s Street Art & Murals By Neighborhood
Not only has SF Mural Arts digitally mapped out all the incredible murals in San Francisco, they have credited and cataloged them by both artist & location. This is particularly great because when you come across a mural you dig, you can then find all that artist’s other work across the city and on your phone.

Bay of the Living Dead: A Shout Out For Scream Factory
Welcome to Bay of the Living Dead, a twice-a-month column about horror movies and TV, past, present and future. Scream Factory, Shout Factory’s wonderfully sublime horror label, brings four fondly remembered B chillers from the early 1970s to Blu-Ray. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) and The Dunwich Horror (1970), both from the drive-in mavens

What Mónica Puig’s Gold Medal Means to Puerto Ricans
Mónica Puig wins the gold for herself, she won the gold for la isla, she won the gold for mi gente. Unfortunately, with my people…it can never be just about you. Sorry, Mónica. I don’t give a fuck about sports. Which means I could give two shits about the Olympics. But, when

San Francisco DJ Sake One Faces Eviction
San Francisco native, Stefan Goldstone – better known as DJ Sake One – is facing eviction after 19 years of living in his apartment in the Mission District. Considered a local legend, Sake One has been a major player in the Bay Area hip hop and music scene since the

A Scientific Study of Karaoke, Sober to Drunk
tips for maximizing fun while minimizing embarrassment and the worlds’s first psuedo-scientific karaoke study designed to help you imbibe the optimal amount of alcohol for your next karaoke adventure
Hollywood Elites, Broadway Stars, & World Class Writers @ the JCCSF this Fall
Hamilton’s very own Tony Award winning ‘breakneck rapper’ & all around incredible performer Daveed Diggs will be part of Arts & Ideas at the JCCSF. Also Hollywood legend Jeff Bridges is coming to play, and CNN’s W. Kamau Bell will arrive to broadcast his show live. NPR’s bad-ass correspondent Nina Totenberg will be there (she