Bay Area

18 Oct 2022

Toys R Us Is Returning To The Bay Area!

Do you remember when you were a kid and you didn’t have to worry about things like a potential nuclear war or inflation? Good times, right? Well those times are coming back! Well, inflation is still a thing and Russia is still threatening nuclear war, so those carefree times aren’t

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11 Oct 2022

A High End Restaurant For Dogs Has Opened In The Mission…

Written By: Habibi Bridges Just when I thought that San Francisco couldn’t get any worse, I have now discovered a new low for this city. With some of the worst income disparity in the world combined with a severe homelessness problem, we also have another epidemic: rich dog people. I’ve

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04 Oct 2022

Sideshows Are Here To Stay So Stop Complaining

If you can’t handle sideshows, you can’t handle life in the Bay Area. I know that may sound harsh, and I get that sideshows are unsafe and can be incredibly annoying, but they’re not going anywhere, so what’s the point in endlessly complaining about them? At least once a week

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04 Oct 2022

Gavin Newsom Decriminalized Jaywalking

Written By Habibi Bridges: Great news! Daddy Newsom has officially decriminalized what we’ve already been doing: jaywalking! While this virtually doesn’t change much, this is actually a good thing for vulnerable people living in low income neighborhoods where cops unfairly choose to enforce arbitrary laws at the expense of California’s

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13 Sep 2022

Which Bay Area Bridges Can Survive A Major Earthquake?

Earthquakes are as much a part of Bay Area life as fog, hills and cable cars. But for some reason, other than learning about the wreckage of past quakes, the average Bay Area resident doesn’t spend much time discussing how a large earthquake would effect modern Bay Area infrastructure. The Hayward

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06 Sep 2022

Climate Change Is Killing Karl The Fog And California

As I am writing this, San Francisco is hovering around 90 degrees and for the first time since moving to the City, I wish I had an air conditioner. The East Bay, where I’m originally from, is even hotter. Oakland may break 100 degrees before the day ends, and when

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23 Aug 2022

We Have A Choice: Build Affordable Housing Or Live In Hell

San Francisco is a beautiful city, and if you’re able to live here, you’re unbelievably lucky. It’s a pretty privileged place, that’s filled with privileged people who lead privileged lives. The topography is gorgeous, the fog is charming and the light that leaks from windows, situated on the city’s many

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23 Aug 2022

Apparently Concord, California Is America’s Happiest City

The media and the San Francisco Bay Area have a complicated, if not tumultuous relationship. There are countless articles, studies and ‘hot takes’ about why people should leave the Bay Area, and California as a whole, behind.  They cite issues such as crime, homelessness and high tax rates as examples

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