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SF to Test Guaranteed Income Program for Transgender Residents
San Francisco will test a new guaranteed income program for eligible transgender residents in the city. Mayor London Breed announced the launch of the Guaranteed Income for Trans People Program, also known as the GIFT program, on Nov. 16. The pilot program will offer qualifying low-income trans San Franciscans with

Hooray! El Rio Plans to Build More Bathrooms!
El Rio is one of my favorite bars in SF. Besides the fact that I’ve had countless amazing nights and afternoons there, it’s also where my wife and I had our first kiss. We even had our wedding party there! But besides my personal relationship with the place, El Rio

We’ve Dubbed This San Francisco Block “Do it Yourself Row”
Haight street is known for its vibrant history in San Francisco but there’s one particular block on Haight that we’ve decided we’re going to start calling “Do it Yourself Row” (DIY Row). On this block, you’ll find numerous DIY art schools for all ages along with containing the supplies you’d

The Worst Job of All? Finding a Job
By Allison S. It’s 8 am on a Monday and the now over 100k (and counting) unemployed SF and Alameda County residents pour their cup of joe (definitely no Starbucks today) and log in to LinkedIn with a fresh dose of high hopes to begin searching for a job opportunity that looks

Great Museums Not on the Stupid “Best Of” Lists
BY CURT HOPKINS I saw an article called something like “The 25 Best Museums Did You Visit Them or Are You Some Kind of Asshole?” Out of that fetishist, Instagrammy dick-list, I have visited four: the Pompidou, the Louvre, the Guggenheim, and the Prado. But the only conclusion I drew from

I Need To Get Real With You for A Minute
I get that this is the cost of doing business, but the flip side is that nearly all media, from music to writing to photography, is now expected to be free. The traditional business model has failed, and the only sustainable one going forward is for readers to support the publications they love and rely on.

Local Legend Paul Madonna Recovering from Severe Injuries of Hit & Run
On Sunday, November 6th legendary San Francisco author and artist Paul Madonna was driving home in his SmartCar through McLaren Park when he was struck head-on by a Mercedes Benz driving in the wrong lane at approximately 65 mph. Witnesses of the crash reported that the Mercedes then fled the