SF Bay Area

06 Oct 2020

Thomas, Alito Signal Same-Sex Marriage Rights Could Be Undone

Get ready for the undoing. It was February 12, 2004 in San Francisco when then Mayor Gavin Newsom officiated the country’s first same-sex marriage ceremony, helping legally tie the knot for Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, a couple who’d already been together for 50 years. In the month that followed,

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05 Oct 2020

The November 2020 BAS Voter Guide

Primarily researched and written by Stephen Torres with help from Stuart Schuffman. We stand at the precipice of one of the most polarizing federal elections that has ever occurred in this country. Each day brings another dash of chaos, and yet here we are, once again sifting through another labyrinthine

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02 Oct 2020

The “Will You Just Shut Up Man?” Joe Biden Shirt

We’ve just put out this fantastic Joe Biden Shirt to help raise money for the Biden/Harris campaign. The quote is an obvious reference to the excruciating debate the other night when Joe Biden finally looked over at Trump and said what the world was thinking, “Will you just shut up man?”

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02 Oct 2020

Prop 22 is a Terrible Law That Completely Undermines Gig Workers’ Rights

Monday Oct 5th is the start of early voting in California, and the mail-out date for ballots, so its time to start educating yourself on the twelve state ballot initiatives. One huge thing to keep in mind is just how much corporate interests have hijacked the ballot initiative process in

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02 Oct 2020

Yay!! The 2020 SF Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the 2020 SF Beer Passport! There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. And you really deserve it after this year!

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01 Oct 2020

The Bohemian Streetcar Neighborhood On Ocean Beach, ‘Carville’ by the Sea

Carville, San Francisco.  The bohemian beach neighborhood created by San Francisco artists, and made out of discarded railcars that stood from 1895-1930’s.  Yes, this is a magical piece of SF History. In 1895 the Market Street Railway Company began selling old abandoned horse-drawn railcars, “$20 with seats, $10 without. ”

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01 Oct 2020

The Entire State of California is Covered in Smoke & Fire

It’s a ‘spare the air’, ‘red flag’ and ‘heat advisory’ day in most of California…again.  With dozens of fires blazing, record heat temperatures expected for this time of year, and hot, gusty winds out of the north.   Most of California will be much hotter than normal, with unhealthy air today. 

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01 Oct 2020

October Film Festival-palooza!

Who knew this October would offer seven different film festivals?  But that’s exactly what’s happened thanks to a mix of regular scheduling and COVID-19 forced re-scheduling.  For the viewer wanting to see or try new movies, the options these festivals offer range from short films to some highly buzzed-about movies.

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