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Why is the SF Fire Department Facing Budget Cuts Amid a Megafire Era?
As citizens were applauding our first responders and those on the frontlines of the historic Northern California blazes, the San Francisco Fire Department has been fighting battles of their own over city wide budget cuts.

How You Can Help Save the US Postal Service
You know that Trump is doing everything he can to destroy the US Postal service ahead of the election, from hiring an ignorant crony as postmaster general, to removing postal mailboxes, to intentionally slowing down the mail. But the Postal Service is enshrined in the US Constitution, and there are

Bondage-a-Go-Go Is Closing, Over Pandemic And ‘Ongoing Issues’
Many San Francisco club nights were bound to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, but this one really hurts. The weekly BDSM/kink institution Bondage-a-Go-Go announced its closure on Monday, possibly bringing an end to the “longest running fetish dance party in San Francisco” after 27 years. The long-lasting leather, latex, and

Gavin Newsom’s Ex Goes Bonkers On Live TV At Republican Convention
We don’t normally define women in positions of power by who they dated previously, that’s an old sexist trope. But we have to make an exception for Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom, California governor Gavin Newsom’s ex-wife and now Donald Trump Jr.’s main squeeze, who last night delivered a galactically racist Republican convention

COVID Has Changed Some Customers For the Worse
Restaurant customers sure have changed over the last few months. When outdoor dining first became the new normal and restaurants could serve indoors at lower capacity levels, diners slowly ventured back out into the world, eager to eat a meal they didn’t prepare themselves and have it served by someone

Pica Pica, Our Favorite Arepas, is Closing
Another day, another small business gone. We’re highlighting Pica Pica Arepas because their arepas were delicious and their people were great. We even had them as part of our Delicious Card, I mean, how many super authentic Venezuelan eateries do we have in the city? The answer is not many,

How to Keep Smokey Air Out of Your House, Car & Lungs
If you want to know how the air quality is where your are, up to the hour, visit current air quality index for the Bay Area. Measuring the air quality in the Bay is literally what they do all day: Monday, 8am conditions: If you live near the coast, the