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We Wanna Send You to See LCD Soundsystem on New Year’s Eve!!
Another Planet Entertainment Presents – LCD Soundsystem: New Year’s Eve with 2manydjs + Peaches! LCD Soundsystem is one of the leaders in the millennial wave of artists mixing punk edge with classic house grooves, creating indisputably fun dance music. Enter for your chance to win or get tickets HERE!

Amado’s in the Mission is Closing
Amado’s, the much loved underground music venue, bar, and restaurant on Valencia Street in the Mission District, is closing. Owner David Quinby told Mission Local this week that Amado’s was closing due to dwindling sales, which he blamed on the Valencia center bike lane. Quinby cited demands from the San

1/3 of Newspapers Will Be Gone by 2024
I know you’ve probably heard that local journalism is in a bad place. But even I didn’t realize it was this bad. According to a recent report by the Local News Initiative, by next year, more than 1/3 of all local newspapers in the US will have closed since 2005. And the

San Francisco’s Ultimate ‘Shop Local’ Holiday Guide
Perhaps you’ve recently read “The Five Love Languages” and realized that your partner/parent/sister/neighbor/bestie/workmate/kid’s teacher/barista/mail delivery person/child’s/ ______ (fill in the blank) love language is “receiving gifts”, or perhaps it’s just that time of year (again) and you refuse to give more money to Amazon. Good for you! In any case,

Recognizing Fake News Now a Required Subject in California Schools
By Carolyn Jones for CalMatters via The 74 Pushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills — such as recognizing fake news and thinking critically about what they encounter on the internet. Gov. Gavin Newsom last month signed Assembly

We’re Throwing One Last Happy Hour at the Uptown!
On Tuesday, December 12th at 6pm, Bitch Talk Podcast, Broke-Ass Stuart, and Storied: SF present: One Last Happy Hour at the Uptown! Why do we drink? We drink to celebrate. “It’s awesome!” We drink to commiserate. “It sucks!” We drink to drown our sorrows. “It’s the worst!” We drink …

Best Bay Area Events 11/28-12/4
Long Time Reader, First Time Writing In By Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Hi, I’m Vanessa… the new Arts & Events Editor, and here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 11/28… Our Partners’ Events The Lost Church SF December Calendar | 988 Columbus Ave., SF |

What The Massive Flaring At The Chevron Refinery Means For Richmond
If you go north of Berkeley, you’ll notice something interesting about the East Bay’s shoreline. It becomes increasingly industrial once you cross the boundary into Contra Costa County. Richmond is the first city you hit (El Cerrito is just rich Richmond) and it serves as a quintessential example of an