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17 Aug 2021

Ways You Can Help Afghan Refugees Now

The situation in Afghanistan is dire for anyone not ascribing to the Taliban way, but it is especially dangerous for our allies there who helped the U.S. over the past 20 years and for women and female children who fear a sharp return back to the misogynistic and abusive dark

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17 Aug 2021

Bay Area Shows Cracks in Employment Outlook as Federal Benefits Set to Expire

Federal unemployment benefits under the CARES Act are set to expire on Labor Day, unironically. As of Sept. 6, the weekly $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, benefits for freelancers and for those who have otherwise exhausted their eligible claims will disappear. Residents of 26 states have already lost the FPUC

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17 Aug 2021

Dance, Dance, Repeat: This Week’s Shows and Parties

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. It’s on like Donkey Kong this week, folks! We’ve got more concerts and parties than I’ve seen in more than a year – maybe even

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16 Aug 2021

North Beach Bar Refuses Mask And Vaccine Mandates, Just Plain Closes

A curious marquee went up in North Beach last week that does not seem consistent with most San Francisco bars’ overwhelming support for mask and  vaccine mandates. As seen below, a sign at Grant & Green Saloon went up saying “Save small biz. We are not in this together. End

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16 Aug 2021

Great Highway Reopens To Cars, Hardly Any Cars Show Up

One of the more contentious San Francisco debates during the pandemic period has been whether or not to let cars back on the Great Highway. Mayor Breed ordered a “compromise measure” that would allow cars to use the thoroughfare on weekdays, but keep the Great Highway car-free on the weekends.

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16 Aug 2021

Why Does Safeway Suddenly Have Poles On Its Shopping Carts? An Analysis

Attention Safeway shoppers. In the last week or two, you may have noticed an odd phenomenon wherein the shopping carts at some Safeway stores suddenly have a bizarre and inexplicable four-foot pole on the right side of the handle bar. The Broke-Ass discount grocery I-team got on the case, to

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13 Aug 2021

Burned Out Walnut Creek Home Sold for More Than $850k

Deep sigh. No, this is not a headline from the The Onion. This is a real thing that actually happened and well…I’m just flabbergasted. It almost reminds me of the scene from The World According to Garp where Garp and his wife are looking to buy a house and an

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