SF Bay Area
SF’s Police Shooting Protest Was Peaceful; 93% of BLM Protests Are
About 150 people marched in San Francisco Monday night in protest against the police killing of an alleged carjacking suspect. The crowd was small, but their demand of police was clear: Stop shooting Black and brown people. The story, according to a police statement, is that officers responded to a
This Service Will Deliver Screaming Clowns to Your Front Door
COVID has ruined everything this year, even San Francisco’s favorite holiday, Halloween. This time around there won’t be haunted houses, late night dance parties, or even trick-or-treating. Alas, this is a very sad year indeed. Luckily hometown hero Peaches Christ and her band of merry misfits couldn’t stand a world without
How to Find the San Francisco Polling Place Closest to You
Lots of Californians have been permanently voting by mail for years, but this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic every registered Californian is being mailed a ballot. Check your mailboxes, they started arriving this week! With the Trump administration screwing with the post office, mail delays have become more common
There’s A Trump Boat Parade on Saturday in the San Francisco Bay
What’s more ridiculous than a bunch of racists on land? A bunch of racists at sea! There’s a collection of fuck knuckles so desperate for big daddy Trump’s attention that they are throwing a boat parade in the SF Bay with the hope of getting his affection. Yes, really. On
How to Make Sure Your Vote is Secure and Properly Counted
As you’ve probably read, the GOP is doing all kinds of nefarious things to suppress votes like slow down the post office (which messes with mail-in voting during a pandemic) and disqualifying valid voters.
New Company Seeks to Keep Oakland Shop Owners Alive
Every now and again a company comes along that actually looks like it will do good in our immediate communities. It’s a company that simply wants to help locally owned shops, sell their wares online, and it’s called ‘Keep Oakland Alive‘. With the pandemic on, our local shops are being
SF’s 87 Public Monuments & What We Should Do With Them
You have seen them all all around our city, maybe you leaned against one during a walk through Golden Gate Park, or maybe you saw one on the news getting taken down with a crane. Maybe you meet next one every year at 5:12 a.m. on April 18th, along with
When Pressure Works: DA Reopens Oscar Grant Case with Other Officer in Sights
It’s been more than 11 years since Oscar Grant was killed by a BART police officer on the Fruitvale station platform, but the case may not yet be settled. In response to demands made by Grant’s family, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley announced Monday: “I have assigned a team