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Best Bay Area Events 7/8-7/28
Lucha Libre & Brazilian Music at the Excelsior Night Market! Join us at the monthly Excelsior Night Market for a night of food, fun, and community vibes! It all kicks off this Friday 7/11 with Lucha Libre from Wrestling For Charity featuring Salvadorian luchador Kaka Meng. And there’s live Brazilian percussion, electronic, dance, music from Batuki. Free with RSVP! Kiss Off by Vanessa Gil, Arts &

The FBI and DOJ Says There’s No Epstein Client List… Really?
After years of speculation, memes, and late-night Reddit rabbit holes, the FBI and Department of Justice have officially said: there’s no Jeffrey Epstein “client list.” You know — the supposed roster of elite figures who may have participated in or enabled Epstein’s trafficking operation. According to the government, that list

Young People are Leaving SF. Could Expanding Rent Control Help?
For as long as I’ve been alive there’s been some moral panic about what the young people are doing. They’re leaving the church. They’re wearing low-rise jeans. They’re losing recipes. We’re frantic over it. But this one is statistically stark and real. And it has consequences for San Francisco. 20-somethings

What The City’s New Speed Cameras Say About San Francisco Drivers
Per the San Francisco Chronicle, “speed cameras caught nearly 100,000 violators in May, roughly triple the number in April.” A reported thirty-three cameras were live across the city this time last month, some having been active since April. One on Geneva Avenue between Prague Street and Brookdale Avenue captured on

How AIDS Activists Fought Back Against SF Police Brutality
San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community staged protests and filed lawsuits against the police for their actions during the White Night Riots and the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) protest, resulting in a quarter of a million dollar settlement for the city.

In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage
California is moving to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage of $7.25 during active fires, a policy change that follows years of advocacy to improve pay and working conditions for incarcerated labor.

Best Bay Area Events 7/1-7/21
Summertime by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor The City provided another beautiful and sunny Pink Saturday in Dolores Park this past weekend. What a wonderful Pride making new memories with friends & family in San Francisco. I’ve been reenergized and am ready for the rest of these summer events. Podcast

We Wanna Send You to the Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market on 7/26 at Faction Brewing!
We Wanna Send You to the Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market on 7/26 at Faction Brewing! Enter to Win a pair of tickets to the Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market, PLUS two entrees from Satay By The Bay, and two beers from Faction Brewing! (21+ w/ I.D.) Rock