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12 Sep 2023

Berkeley Needs Housing, But It Shouldn’t Get Rid Of People’s Park

I am not a NIMBY. I get called a lot of things on the internet, but NIMBY actually would offend me. I detest NIMBYs. They are the biggest problem in the State of California. I really and truly believe that, so what I’m about to say may sound out of

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12 Sep 2023

Sinkhole Pops Up On Fillmore Street In Pacific Heights & Other Bay Area News

The Bay Area is a place with a lot going on and it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the articles and talking heads. So I’ve done a quick summary of some of the most important shit happening in the Bay Area right now. Sinkhole Pops Up On Fillmore Street

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A skeleton over a bridge.
11 Sep 2023

There’s A Future for San Francisco Whether You Like It or Not

Long before conversations of doom loops, hope loops, or any other loops that crop up in casual conversation in the Bay Area, there was the matsutake mushroom. It’s a prized, resilient fungus that UC Santa Cruz anthropologist Anna Tsing describes as the ultimate example of rebirth in a post-capitalist world

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08 Sep 2023

Breaking Barriers: VR-Enhanced Drag Comes to SF

Ambrose Trataris aka Destroy Herr struts around a multicolor stage at CounterPulse, resplendent in a reality all his own. No really, he’s doing a drag performance utilizing Virtual Reality to activate an avatar behind him. This performance is the result of the ARC Combustible a residency that gives artists space

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08 Sep 2023

Burning Man was WAY Better Than What the News Portrayed

As we waded through the mud toward our camp, my campmate’s ham radio suddenly experienced an overabundance of activity. It was a bit hard for me to hear the exact words but a woman’s voice broke through and said something that stopped us in our tracks, “There are reports of

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07 Sep 2023

Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide

In a groundbreaking decision, Mexico’s Supreme Court has overturned all federal criminal penalties for abortion, declaring that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and infringe upon women’s rights. This sweeping ruling aligns with the growing trend in Latin America to expand access to abortion services. The high court has

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07 Sep 2023

56 Kilos of Fentanyl Seized in SF Tenderloin this Summer

Local and state law enforcement have seized over 100 kilos of narcotics in the Tenderloin and SOMA over the last three months – including over 56 kilos of fentanyl, according to the San Francisco Mayor’s office. To put this in perspective, one kilo of fentanyl is roughly equivalent to 500,000

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07 Sep 2023

Unilimited Rec Sports Pick-up Games in San Francisco

You can play in San Francisco’s best social sports league this Fall – volleyball, kickball, pickleball, flag football & more! Join as a team, small group of friends, or solo! When you play with @VoloBayArea, a portion of your registrations go toward funding free youth sports programs. September 14 |

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