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17 Aug 2025

The Edinburgh Castle in San Francisco Has Closed Down

The news of a legendary dive bar is always heartbreaking, but this one hurts a bit more. If you were in your 20s or 30s in San Francisco at any point from the late 90s to the early 2010s, and somebody could’ve called you a “hipster”, then you most likely

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15 Aug 2025

Where are SF’s Progressives Right Now?

Prelude Billionaires have spent decades yearning to own the West Coast’s crown jewel, plotting and pouring money into defeating progressive politics in San Francisco. Now they traipse through the gold-adorned doors of City Hall on the regular, entertained by their billionaire buddy at the helm of The City’s titanic wealth.

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14 Aug 2025

Trump’s “Crackdown On Crime” in DC is Backwards and Racist

President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington D.C.’s Metro Police Department and the deployment of the National Guard to the capital in response to an assault on a former government operative, while crime rates in the cities he condemned have actually decreased.

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14 Aug 2025

Free Classes and Workshops to Get Fit, Learn, or Just Have Fun in SF

So, you’re broke but still want to stay fit, learn new things, and have fun while you’re at it? Good news! San Francisco is packed with free opportunities, from dance and lawn bowling to chess, sketching classes, writing workshops, and career skill-building. Here’s your click-and-go cheat sheet for free fitness,

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13 Aug 2025

Rainbow Grocery Celebrates 50 Years with a Banging Block Party

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Rainbow Grocery. I’ve been living nearby for like a third of my life and visit it more frequently than pretty much anywhere else in SF. It’s like there’s the best farmer’s market ever 7 days a week. The produce is incredible, it’s like

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13 Aug 2025

San Francisco and Other Cities are Arresting More Homeless People Since Supreme Court Ruling

by Stephen Przybylinski, Michigan State University Homelessness is on the rise in the United States, and in some places, it is becoming more common for the police to arrest someone for sleeping or living in a public space. In June 2024, the Supreme Court issued a ruling, Grants Pass v.

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12 Aug 2025

Best Bay Area Events 8/12-9/1

Too Sweet by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor Woke up Sunday morning to find that a friend had left me a miracle pass to Outside Lands! Highlight of the day was running into Zack Wickham from “The Valley”, immediately followed by dancing my ass off at Rebecca Black’s DJ

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