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More Weird San Francisco Questions Answered
You may remember earlier this year when I took it upon myself to answer pressing San Francisco questions that the gaping maw of Google coughed up. Some readers called me a genius, some called me a...
View ArticleCops Watched Over My White Brothers & Arrested My Black Brother
My brothers committed multiple crimes when they were kids. They threw eggs at cars (vandalization of personal property), stole street signs (felony theft), and got wasted regularly way before they...
View ArticleUC Berkeley Refuses New Minimum Wage Laws
November’s election was mostly a bracing defeat for all things liberal, with the exception of the minimum wage. Proposals to increase it passed just about everywhere they were voted on, including SF...
View Article#BlackLivesMatter Protests Across the Bay
Protesters took over the streets of San Francisco and Oakland last night following a New York grand jury’s decision to not indict a police officer over the death of Eric Garner. Garner, an unarmed...
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Looking Season 2 Trailer Is Out
HBO debuted a new trailer for the next season of Looking today. Season two starts January 11 and appears to involve a trip to the Russian River. Everyone still seems to be as attractive and confused as...
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GIFT IDEA: A Manicure at SF’s Best Salon
Two things just became official: it’s the holiday season and Lux SF is the best place to get all your friends gifts. Hayes Valley's Lux Nail Salon recently won Allure's Best Nails in San Francisco...
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Why I Love Living in the Valley
Beyond its overwhelming size, hot summers, and carpool mom traffic, the San Fernando Valley has long been an iconic part of Los Angeles. While west-siders and beach lovers might turn their nose up at...
View ArticleJust Stop Clipping Your Nails on the Bus
Riding public transportation was best described to me by a puppet. In a video by famous YouTube puppets Glove and Boots, one character equates the experience to “going to a party at a stranger’s studio...
View ArticleHow to Survive Your Company Holiday Party
Company holiday parties are not the same as grabbing happy-hour drinks with coworker friends. To quote Admiral Ackbar, it’s a trap. Your boss will be there, your boss’s boss will be there – basically,...
View Article5 Cool New Places to Eat in December
December may be a slower month in terms of restaurant openings, but there are still plenty of new options to consider just in time for eating season!Fresca SunsetFresca owner Jose Calvo-Perez has added...
View ArticleOkCupid Embraces Gender-Fluid Identities
When Facebook expanded its gender options, it went for the maximally inclusive. You can pick from more than 50 options, including such near-synonyms as gender variant and gender fluid, or cis male and...
View ArticleSF Ranks High for Women Business Leaders, Still Needs More
SFGate shared news of the 2014–2015 UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders yesterday that sheds some light on the number of women in higher up business positions. The 10th annual study...
View ArticleFlu Shot Facts Because Everyone Got So Sick
The flu seemed to officially hit San Francisco this week. Did you also wake up to an inbox flooded with emails from sick coworkers telling you in graphic detail about why they couldn't make it in...
View ArticleAn Open Rant Against "Sharing" Umbrellas
San Francisco has had more rain this week alone than it did during the entirety of 2013. This much-needed turn in the weather has brought both a tiny parade of ants to my bathroom and a larger parade...
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Map Shows How Many SF Art Spaces Are Gone
How many performance art spaces has San Francisco lost, or have shifted to other neighborhoods, over the years? Forty-one, according to a map created by Cara Rose DeFabio. On an open Google Map,...
View ArticleI Hooked Up with My Neighbor
When Jessie moved into the apartment above mine in a light-blue two-story Victorian near the Panhandle, I didn’t know she was married. I didn’t know it when we kissed or when we woke up together or...
View ArticleSF’s Priciest Address Will Cost Around $3k/Sq Ft
There is a new building slowly going up at 2121 Webster Street, near Sacramento. Dubbed The Pacific, it’s taking up what used to house the University of the Pacific’s dental school, and while it’s...
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Why We're All So Obsessed with "Black Mirror"
For as ubiquitous as technology has become in our lives, the implications of our social media and smartphone habits have yet to inspire really great dystopian commentary on television. Sure, HBO’s...
View ArticleThis is How I Know I Need Rehab
I’m standing in a white room with a couch, a desk, a computer, and a middle-aged woman with horn-rimmed glasses.She gestures to the couch.“Take a seat. How you feeling?” “How do I look?” I reply.“You...
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