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Sleater-Kinney came crashing out of the ’90s Pacific Northwest riot grrrl scene, setting a new bar for punk’s political insight and emotional impact. Hailed as “America’s best rock band” by Greil Marcus in Time Magazine, and as “America’s best punk band ever. EVER” by Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone, the

Updated 730am (12/5 /16) *36 bodies now officially recovered. *Only 40% of Building has been uncovered and searched. *Recovery effort temporarily suspended due to building being unsafe. *Rain expected in the forecast for Wednesday 12/3/16  Awful news.  A dance party in a shared work space in Oakland caught fire and

Trump won the electoral vote but he lost the popular vote. Let’s be honest with ourselves… no matter who was chosen as the next president, there were bound to be riots. However, I was floored when I learned that Hillary did not win and my party would be the rioters. I was

If you are anything like me, you woke of this morning feeling like you got repeatedly sucker punched while witnessing the apocalypse last night. I couldn’t take my eyes off the sea of red on the electoral maps, but this morning there are other results from the four page ballot

Guest Post by Sara Aboulafia Popular local folk-pop duo He and Her have devised a characteristically creative solution to their recent eviction woes. Juan Velasquez and Kerri Johannsen had been living for three years in a rent-controlled Mission one-bedroom apartment when their landlord, Vaughan R. Lee, forced them out to move

A decade ago you probably never heard of Riot Fest. Shoot, even this year you still might not know about it. Alas, I assure you, that you’ll know a handful of the artists at one of the country’s biggest punk, alternative, metal and hip-hop festivals. The ORIGINAL Misfits, Nas, Rob

There’s a new web series about San Francisco called Don’t Call it Frisco. The first episode was just released today, and it’s looking damn good. These cats really invested the time and money to do it right. And there are some pretty funny moments. When I asked Matt Barkin, the

This is part two in a story about how ugly the housing crisis has made some living situations in San Francisco. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Part 3: The Future August 2016-?   After months of intimidation, it looks like our evil landlady is stepping up her game. She