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New Muni Pricing Seen to Penalize the Poor & Elderly
Opponents raise a number of concerns. Some see the charge for using cash unfairly discriminatory, arguing that elderly, poor and homeless populations often lack the resources to buy a Clipper Card ($3), keep it preloaded, access the website, or make the trip to one of the few stations where cash loading is possible.
Mechanical, Moving, ‘Automata’ Art In SF
Made from a wide range of materials, the mechanical figures that make up the genre of automata are surprisingly human. Hailing from a “simpler time”, the animated human and animal sculptures have historically been used in order to tell stories.
Three Last Minute, Broke-Ass Tours of The Bay
I have been falling back on these three Bay Area tours when guest strike for years, and they have always gotten positive reviews.
Blackbird Bar is Throwing an Amazing Art Bazaar
I’m pretty sure this was the first website to ever write about Blackbird. You can read the funniness here. So it’s exciting that we get to share this new Blackbird Bazaar with you. This sounds like a pretty amazing event
20 Years of Madness: A Doc about the TV Show You’d Have Made as a Teen
Guest post by Joseph Bien-Kahn Twenty-two years ago, in a suburb north of Detroit, four kids sat in front of a green screen on a living room set—beat up couch, green-brown recliner, and a fake plant—to create some sort of unsettling acid trip dubbed the “The Jerry White Jr. Show”.
6 Shaky Tales in Honor of the SF Earthquake’s 110th Birthday
There are quintessential first-time experiences one never forgets. First kiss. First job. First earthquake. Though your first earthquake is not nearly as pleasant as the former two (I mean, I would hope so), the visceral experience alters your perception of the planet and its capabilities. Once you witness the primal
San Franciscan Refused Service For Looking Queer
Read the update at the bottom of the article This just floated across my Facebook feed. Anthony Torres, known as Bubbles, shared this audio of himself being refused service at Ace’s for how he looks. As you can hear, its quite alarming. The bartender literally says he won’t serve Bubbles
