Self Care
What Does it Mean to “Make It” in San Francisco?
More than once I’ve said, “When I have a washer and dryer in-unit, that’s when I’ll know I’ve made it.” Such milestones are often ones of our own making. It’s certainly true in San Francisco, where time is money and every second counts. A genuine Broke-Ass knows the value of
How A Falafel In The Tenderloin Cured My Broken Heart After I Got Cheated On
Written by Touta Bahar When Lahore Karahi in the Tenderloin closed in 2023, I was scared I would never get over how I got cheated on. She showed up with another guy to my grandfather’s funeral. But I wasn’t mad she cheated, and I wasn’t mad she brought him to
Former Homeless Man Speaks Out About the Realities of Life on the Streets
On the Streets of SF, A Former Homeless Man Exposes the Harsh Reality of SF’s Crisis
The New Gathering Space Helping San Franciscans Fight Loneliness
You probably haven’t heard of this new creative gathering space in the Inner Richmond district of San Francisco called Friends & Neighbors yet. The co-founders, Valerie Luu and Eric Lam, haven’t done any press interviews. In fact, their social media presence is limited, they don’t even allow photos of their
Why You Need Renter’s Insurance
There are so many disasters that could befall a renter in the Bay Area. The neighbor could be a quack who tries to convert their apartment into a capsule hotel. You could fall asleep with a lit joint and lose everything to a house fire. The wind could blow an
Five Steps for Exorcizing a Haunted House
The Bay Area is hella haunted. Are you ready for the spiritual energy that’s coming? Suspend your disbelief, ye skeptics, because you’re outnumbered. Over 50% of Americans believe in ghosts. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s start with the basics. A haunting, according to anthropologists, is “the way
How Being a Clown Can Change Your Life
By Allison Ayer Are you afraid of clowns? Enamored with them? Secretly want to be one? Here in the Bay area there are potentially as many types of clowns as there are relationship styles or gender identifications. We have marching band clowns, porn clowns, drag clowns, acrobat clowns, butoh clowns,
5 BART Basics for Newbies and Locals Alike
BART is a core Bay Area experience. It unites all corners of the Bay except Marin (who needs Marin County anyway?). BART was built for the people and it belongs to the people, young and old, visitors and locals. The first time I rode by myself, I got lost. The