Politics

01 Nov 2022

Who Is David DePape, And Why Did He Attack Paul Pelosi?

Written By Habibi Bridges Early Friday morning, a man armed with a hammer made his way into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco residence, waking 82-year-old Paul Pelosi in his bedroom. Wearing only his pajama shirt and boxers, he was rudely awakened by the sound of a man breaking into his window.

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28 Oct 2022

Elon Musk Buys Twitter, Immediately Fires CEO

Elon Musk has officially taken over Twitter. Musk paid for the San Francisco-based social media company just one day before the deadline to complete the $44 billion deal or face a lengthy battle in court. His first act was to fire several top executives including CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned

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28 Oct 2022

After Years of Delays & Well Over Budget, The Central Subway Opens

Just two and a half weeks away, the grand opening of a long-awaited project. The Central Subway will finally (tho not completely) be opened. An extension of the T Third Line route on 3rd Street, the Central Subway will extend through SOMA, the FiDi and Chinatown. Last week, the city

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25 Oct 2022

Should You Get Married at Mission Dolores Basilica?

Sure, you can marry your fiancé in the Mission Dolores basilica, but should you? If you knew what really happened there, would you? Mission Dolores is a monument to the massacre of San Francisco’s true Natives. You shouldn’t want to get married there. Unfortunately, desecrating sites of unspeakable human tragedy

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18 Oct 2022

London Breed Rapidly Falling out of Favor

London Breed is falling down. A recent poll conducted by the San Francisco Standard found the mayor of San Francisco’s approval rating had sunk by thirteen percent since May. From city school districts to its beleaguered police department, disapproval of London Breed’s performance is mutual among typically disparate sectors. Only

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13 Oct 2022

The Map of All 98 SF Monuments & What We Should Do With Them

San Francisco has 98 “monuments & memorials” across our fair city.  You know, the statues, plaques, and mounds of bronze and stone on street corners, parks, and even parking lots?  Many of these “monuments” were given to the city as gifts from wealthy white men and placed somewhere over 100

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13 Oct 2022

The November 2022 BAS Voter Guide

THE NOVEMBER 8th 2022 BAS VOTER GUIDE

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11 Oct 2022

Does Kanye West Hate Jews?

Kanye West has always been a complicated figure in the pop culture landscape. Early in his career, his outbursts were honest critiques of political figures that needed to be said. During an event like Hurricane Katrina, when black people were being gunned down for trying to get supplies because the

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