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In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage
California is moving to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage of $7.25 during active fires, a policy change that follows years of advocacy to improve pay and working conditions for incarcerated labor.

Best Bay Area Events 7/1-7/21
Summertime by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor The City provided another beautiful and sunny Pink Saturday in Dolores Park this past weekend. What a wonderful Pride making new memories with friends & family in San Francisco. I’ve been reenergized and am ready for the rest of these summer events. Podcast

We Wanna Send You to the Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market on 7/26 at Faction Brewing!
We Wanna Send You to the Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market on 7/26 at Faction Brewing! Enter to Win a pair of tickets to the Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market, PLUS two entrees from Satay By The Bay, and two beers from Faction Brewing! (21+ w/ I.D.) Rock

All of your AI-Girlfriends live in San Francisco
The male loneliness epidemic has been a common topic of discussion since the term was first coined a few years ago. Technology has gone from something that existed on the periphery of society into an unavoidable augmentation that is essentially required to exist in the modern world. The earliest indications

There are Some Real Gems in Hulu’s July Lineup
Hulu’s July offerings include gems like Ryan Coogler’s directorial debut Fruitvale Station, a documentary about the 761st Tank Battalion, a dark comedy about a narcissistic family, and a reality series about a young woman with Tourette’s Syndrome.

Know Your SF History: SFPD Raids Drag Ball
Before the riots at New York City’s Stonewall Inn in 1969 and at the Compton’s Cafeteria at Turk Street in San Francisco three years prior, San Francisco’s LGBT community experienced a pivotal moment in which they had to fight for their rights in the face of police harassment and intimidation.

Celebrating Pride as an Introvert
Pride Month, and especially Pride Weekend, should be a time of celebration, of remembrance, and of resistance. But with the current climate, some of us queer folks might not feel up to the regular festivities (or even safe to do so). Here are some ways to practice self-care and honor