News

26 Aug 2020

Why is the SF Fire Department Facing Budget Cuts Amid a Megafire Era?

As citizens were applauding our first responders and those on the frontlines of the historic Northern California blazes, the San Francisco Fire Department has been fighting battles of their own over city wide budget cuts.

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25 Aug 2020

How You Can Help Save the US Postal Service

You know that Trump is doing everything he can to destroy the US Postal service ahead of the election, from hiring an ignorant crony as postmaster general, to removing postal mailboxes, to intentionally slowing down the mail. But the Postal Service is enshrined in the US Constitution, and there are

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25 Aug 2020

Bondage-a-Go-Go Is Closing, Over Pandemic And ‘Ongoing Issues’

Many San Francisco club nights were bound to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, but this one really hurts. The weekly BDSM/kink institution Bondage-a-Go-Go announced its closure on Monday, possibly bringing an end to the “longest running fetish dance party in San Francisco” after 27 years. The long-lasting leather, latex, and

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25 Aug 2020

Gavin Newsom’s Ex Goes Bonkers On Live TV At Republican Convention

We don’t normally define women in positions of power by who they dated previously, that’s an old sexist trope. But we have to make an exception for Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom, California governor Gavin Newsom’s ex-wife and now Donald Trump Jr.’s main squeeze, who last night delivered a galactically racist Republican convention

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24 Aug 2020

Pica Pica, Our Favorite Arepas, is Closing

Another day, another small business gone.  We’re highlighting Pica Pica Arepas because their arepas were delicious and their people were great.  We even had them as part of our Delicious Card, I mean, how many super authentic Venezuelan eateries do we have in the city?  The answer is not many,

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24 Aug 2020

How to Keep Smokey Air Out of Your House, Car & Lungs

If you want to know how the air quality is where your are, up to the hour, visit current air quality index for the Bay Area.  Measuring the air quality in the Bay is literally what they do all day: Monday, 8am conditions: If you live near the coast, the

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21 Aug 2020

Need to Evacuate Your Livestock? The Cow Palace Has You Covered.

The Cow Palace has been the site of an unfathomable variety of events. Concerts for The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, and Elvis? Check! The Great Dickens Christmas Fair? Check! Roller Derby, Heavyweight Boxing Championships, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Check, check, check! The original intention behind building the  Cow Palace

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21 Aug 2020

What it’ll Be Like Attending Burning Man via Virtual Reality This Year

It’s technically been years in the making, but with only two weeks left before Burn Week it’s also time to finalize 3D models, particle effects, and interactions from dozens of theme camps participating in the BRCvr virtual world, as part of the globally-connected virtual Burning Man in 2020.

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