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This Muni Fail Represents What’s Wrong with Muni as a Whole
The saga of the Muni commute doesn’t end when you get off and head to your destination. This public transit system has deep-seeded issues that stem from money mismanagement, bureaucratic nonsense, and a distinct attitude of smugness.

Where to Find Cheap Eats in Downtown San Francisco
Following an article I wrote headlined, “Are There Any Affordable Places Left to Eat in Downtown SF?,” many of you gentle readers kindly took the bait and offered up helpful recommendations of where to go on the cheap. Thank you!

Cohen Hearing Proves the GOP are Liars & Hypocrites
It has been a grueling week for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and self-proclaimed “fixer.” The recently disbarred attorney is facing a third day of testimony Thursday before Congress on Capitol Hill, to be followed in the coming months by a three-year sentence in prison. Wednesday’s open and

Cinequest 2019, Catvideofest 2019, And Other Upcoming Cinema Events
As the San Francisco Bay Area slowly crawls out of winter, things are heating up on the art cinema front thanks to new editions of film festivals and some unique film screenings. The Pacific Film Archive (hereafter PFA) kicks things off with a month-long tribute to multi-talented German artist Ulrike

Flower Company’s First Gallery Party Turns Dance Party
Stoners get a bad rap for being mellow and lazy, but the 111 Minna gallery party/concert hosted by Flower Company (nicknamed the Costco of Cannabis) turned into an energetic dance club. Brooklyn based Phony Ppl brought all the hype Saturday night. The evening started as any typical show in SF

MARCH ART EVENTS: GO OUT & GET INVOLVED
It’s March– things are finally warming up (and drying up!) in the Bay Area, and the month’s madness is starting up again. Spend your first day of March at Oakland’s First Fridays or stop by an art gallery opening in San Francisco. There’s also a Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon, parties that are raising

What Happens to the Public Defender’s Office Now That Jeff Adachi is Gone?
Jeff Adachi was more than a public defender, a civil rights advocate, a politician, a friend to many and foe to some – he was all of those things in one “superhuman” package. The sense of loss since news of his sudden death spread Friday is palpable across the Bay