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15 Feb 2022

Why Dr. Dre’s Halftime Show Nostalgia Was Exactly What America Needed

The last three years have been hard. Dr. Dre knows this. Despite the fact that he is not a licensed medical practitioner, he somehow gave us the medicine we needed: West Coast Gangsta Rap nostalgia.  The pandemic made us all long for a time when we could breathe next to

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15 Feb 2022

What’s Up WIth Kanye West?

No matter how rocky your Valentine’s Day went, something tells me it wasn’t as rocky as Kanye West’s. It seemed every few hours Kanye would post some poorly cropped image of an outfit Pete Davidson wore that he didn’t approve of while vaguely threatening bodily harm on Pete Davidson and

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15 Feb 2022

Cast Away: A Story Of Homelessness In The Bay Area

Written By: J.E. Vigil Perhaps I ended up homeless due to my own negligence. Maybe it was my parents or the rise in gentrification or  the inflated price of apartments that I couldn’t quite understand. Why was it that a small studio apartment cost nearly $2,000? Frankly, I really didn’t

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14 Feb 2022

Romance Scams Are on the Rise in the Bay Area

Amidst the roses, romantic dinners and candy, danger lurks on Valentine’s Day and other days, with romance scams on the rise across the Bay Area, FBI officials said Friday. Victims in the FBI’s San Francisco division lost more than $64 million to romance scams in 2021, compared with $35 million

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14 Feb 2022

We Want to Send You to the Imagine Picasso Exhibit!

I friggin LOVE an immersive art experience – what’s more magical than being WITHIN a painting? That’s why I think it’s a super big deal that we’re partnering with the new immersive art exhibit, Imagine Picasso! Two lucky winners will receive a pair of tickets to experience the whole thing

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14 Feb 2022

The Secret Story Behind Alameda’s Love Letter Mailboxes

Early Saturday morning the 12th, I received an anonymous message on Facebook stating: “I saw your post on Alameda Peeps about your story on the red love letter mailboxes. I can get you in contact with the person who created these on the condition that they stay anonymous?” Attached was

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14 Feb 2022

Monday News Roundup: IKEA Breaks Ground + Landmark Police Brutality Trial Begins

Hey San Francisco and Happy Valentine’s Day! I don’t know about you, but I saw more stories about pancakes than I did about the Super Bowl over the weekend. That’s because local chef Curtis Kimball hosted his second free pancake fest outside of his home in Bernal Heights on Saturday,

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11 Feb 2022

Bake Muffins & Feed Homeless People for National Muffin Day!

BY JACOB “MUFFIN MAN” KAUFMAN National Muffin Day is coming up on Sunday, February 20! This is the day when we bake muffins and show our support for people experiencing homelessness in our communities by providing them with respect, dignity, and delicious baked goods. This year, we’re encouraging people to celebrate National

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