SF Bay Area

28 Jul 2023

Uncovering Bottles & Battling Toxic Waste: BottleNed’s Passionate Quest

I’m pretty sure that when all is said and done the human race is going to leave a geologic layer of plastics. It didn’t have to be this way. Bay Area resident Ned Clarke (known affectionately as BottleNed) has made trash his life’s passion. He has been trekking to the

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27 Jul 2023

Huge Open Air Rooftop ART Terrace Opening in SF

This August the Asian Art Museum is opening its newest gallery space: the East West Bank Art Terrace, a unique outdoor venue for contemporary art. The 7,500 sq. ft. rooftop terrace will be full of large-scale sculptures, commissioned installations, and even dining al fresco options. The open-air rooftop terrace will

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27 Jul 2023

A Big Apartment Building Just for Teachers is Opening in the Mission!

A big ol’ buildin’, just for teachers has finally got approval AND funding in the Mission District. The nonprofit Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) secured the $12 million it needed to build some 63 affordable educator condominiums at the 2205 Mission St. site. That funding came through the Mayor’s Office

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26 Jul 2023

What it’s Like Moving Back to SF After 8 Years in Oakland

In 2015, I moved from San Francisco to Oakland. It was a big jump. I’d been living in Cole Valley and Lower Haight for about a dozen years, a whirling kaleidoscope of street festivals, loud bars, frenetic streets and the revolving cast of vagabonds always making their way through. I

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25 Jul 2023

Why Scott Wiener’s Proposed Bridge Toll Increase Would Hurt The Poor And San Francisco

Scott Wiener is attacked a lot, and most of it is unfair. There is no evidence that he is a groomer or a pedophile or any of the other nasty things right wing media has said about him. A lot of the attacks on Wiener are rooted in homophobia and

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25 Jul 2023

How Buddha Saved An Oakland Neighborhood From Crime

Back in 2009, a dude who lived on a block with a lot of illegal dumping decided to do something about it. What did he do? He got a Buddha statue. People who may not be familiar with the Clinton (or Funktown, or East Lake or Little Saigon depending on

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21 Jul 2023

A List of Our Favorite Bay Area Labyrinths

Did you know that the San Francisco Bay Area is a labyrinth metropolis? It seems like no matter where you go you will run into one of these self contained paths eventually. The act of walking the twisting turns into the center and back out again can be a meditative

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21 Jul 2023

Eluterio Lopez’s Artistic Odyssey into City Scapes and Fashion

Eluterio Lopez is a visual artist and clothing designer based in San Francisco. Known for incorporating numerous eyes into their paintings and clothing designs, Eluterio’s work reflects the city’s energy and diverse population. Mountains of eyes are staring at you in Eluterio Lopez’s studio – one on top of another

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