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Monkeybrains: The Awesome Internet Service Taking on Corporate Giants
Monkeybrains has been a Bay Area, independent internet service provider since 1998 and has developed a rabid following because, quite simply, they rock.

BREAKING: Kamala Harris Is Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential Pick
Former San Francisco district attorney, California attorney general, and current California senator Kamala Harris has been selected as Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate, according to Biden’s own Twitter account. The news has been confirmed by NBC News, Bloomberg, and NPR. Born in the Bay at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical

Brach’s ‘Turkey Dinner Candy Corn’ Is Here To Make 2020 Even More Terrible
The year’s most horrifying Halloween apparition is bloodcurdling its way to candy aisle shelves across America, according to top candy blogs and experts. Candy Hunting, the hard-hitting confection industry investigative journalists who’ve uncovered such sickening scandals as Mountain Dew-flavored Doritos and Wendy’s Baconator Pringles, now report the existence of Brach’s

The Glide Legacy Gala Is Rad But Totally Online (And Crazy Affordable) This Year
San Francisco’s best charity ball is still happening in 2020, though online of course, as the 11th annual Glide Legacy Gala is this Saturday, August 15, at 8 p.m. It’s a virtual celebration that still features a digital DJ Dance Party, the awards ceremony, and words from your activists —

5,000 San Francisco Area Businesses Have Closed Since Start of Pandemic
We all knew that the economic toll of the pandemic was serious and that many businesses had closed down, but wow…5,000 is a staggering number. According to this article in the Chronicle, which was relayed to me by this article on SFist, data from Yelp has revealed that of the

How to Fix San Francisco’s Poop Problem
This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column for the San Francisco Examiner. When people think of San Francisco, they conjure up images of beautiful Victorians, steep hills, dense fog, billion dollar tech companies, progressive politics, and human poop on the street. Yes, our glorious city is recognized the world

Eric Jones of Let it Bleed discuses Tattoo culture and trends
Eric Jones of Let it Bleed discuses Tattoo culture and trends