As you probably know by now, this website is labor of love. If my goal was to get rich, and I chose running a small independent media company as the way to do it, I’d be a complete fucking idiot. Luckily the goal with Broke-Ass Stuart has always been to

The Bay Area has long been known for its artistic community. Cities like San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and elsewhere have well established scenes that aren’t afraid to push boundaries, piss off property owners and add some life to otherwise lifeless places. Art is everywhere and everyone seems to think they’re

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company Uber of illegally charging “wait time” fees to disabled passengers who need more time than usual to enter a car. The U.S. Department of Justice filed the suit alleging that Uber violated part of the Americans with

By Michal Habdank-Kolaczkowski The years of COVID have created so much lasting change in our city and had so many immutable effects on everyone: workers on the front-line; folks waiting in the soup-line; even comedians had to learn how to “work the room” online. We watched the disappearance and still

Working from home may be a luxury, but perhaps the luxury ends there. Perhaps “home” is little more than a sunlight-starved hovel, crawling with roommates and other forms of vermin. Perhaps you, like me, are in need of some alternatives.  You might consider The Coffee Shop. San Francisco is littered

On August 25th, 2020 a 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse crossed state lines with an illegally obtained AR-15, and shot three people, two of whom died. The victims who died were named Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. He is currently on trial, and even testified on Wednesday. What Happened? On August 23rd,

For those who are artists, collectors, or generally curious people, Et al. Books houses a compelling collection. Et al.’s Mission location is both art gallery and bookstore, an industrial backdrop to the rich assortment of vintage titles, new fiction, and rare art books. Et al.’s second location is an elusive