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This Writer Rallying for Liberation Knows War All Too Well
Six writers brought out a much bigger crowd than you might think for a chilly Thursday night on 24th Street. Though many poetry and literary events are titanic in an area with as rich a history for it as the San Francisco Bay Area, most shows are on the smaller

Should Grand Theft Auto 6 Return to San Francisco?
BY DAVID COPPIN LANEGAN David Coppin Lanegan (@willybillybilliam, @wavesons.band) is a writer and musician. Find his SubStack Jawbone here, and his band Wavesons’ music here. Everyone’s favorite ATM-robbing, civilian-shooting, car-crashing, coke-snorting game franchise is getting a new installment. Grand Theft Auto 6 was officially announced in early 2022 after years of speculation, Rockstar

This Mission Punk Bar Remains a Burger Destination and a Safe Haven
PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANDY SAMWICK I have been reminiscing lately about the San Francisco of yesteryears. When I first moved out to the West Coast in the late 90s, one of my frequent spots was the classic dive and now Legacy Business Zeitgeist, which opened in 1977. It was

Rediscovering the Magic of Dickens Fair: A Victorian Era Holiday Tradition
Opening up the doors this past weekend, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party (also called Dickens Fair) has once again transformed the Daly City’s Cow Palace into the cobblestone streets of Charles Dickens’ Victorian London. For five weekends only, through December 17th, visitors can meander through four

Prolific Comic & Art Creator David Mack
David Mack is a prolific creator whose multi-media style brings added complexity and depth to the stories he tells; in addition to writing and illustrating the Kabuki series, his artwork has been shown in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as well as in galleries alongside the work of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. He has illustrated album covers, crafted multi-media pieces and given creative guidance for video games. Mack is an expert storyteller, project-juggler, plane-doodler, and collaborator; read on to discover what keeps him inspired, how he turns an idea into a finished project, and what’s coming up next.

The Mother Daughter Duo Handing out Socks to the Unhoused
For the last four Christmases, a mother-daughter duo has hopped on their sleigh and rode around Christmas Eve, handing out new socks to the folks living on the streets of San Francisco. Darnel Tasker and her daughter Zoe started the tradition during the quarantined Christmas of 2020, as a way

How San Francisco is Addressing the Challenge of Trans Homelessness
By Taylor Heeden, Carolina Public Press Homelessness among LGBTQ+ identifying people is far more prevalent than in other communities, with transgender and gender-nonconforming people unhoused at the highest rate in the community. According to the Texas Homeless Network and the Trevor Project, one in three transgender people in the United