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03 May 2024

Beloved Oakland Donut Shop Robbed But Community Swoops in to Support

Dick’s Donuts on High Street in Oakland was robbed by a regular customer on Thursday of last week in broad daylight. During a brief quiet moment in an otherwise busy morning, a man came into Dick’s Donuts, broke down the plastic barrier on the counter and took the entire register

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02 May 2024

1,500 Hotel Workers & Janitors March Through Downtown San Francisco

Over 1,500 janitors and hotel workers marched through downtown San Francisco on May Day in a protest for higher wages, affordable health care, and better workloads. Union contracts covering 5,000 janitors and 10,000 Bay Area hotel workers are set to expire this summer, and workers say the march was intended to show their employers that they are ready for possible labor disputes.

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02 May 2024

The Big, Gay, Musical Carousel: ‘A Strange Loop’

Do you have mean little thoughts in your head that stop you from making art? Or finding a better job? Do they yell at you as you peer in the mirror and tell you that, unlike Barbie’s Ken, you will never be enough? For Usher (well played by Alvis Green

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01 May 2024

Alamo Square Man Had Racist Doll and Noose Left on Doorstep

This morning I was made aware of a horribly racist event targeting a Black San Francisco native at his home near Alamo Square. On Friday, April 26th, Terry Williams woke up to take his dogs for a walk in Alamo Square only to find a ziplock bag sitting on his

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01 May 2024

Travel Back to the Harlem of the West with this Soul Food & Immersive Theater Combo

When was the last time a night out felt special? Not just leaving the house to do something but, as my dad would say, “stepping out on the town.” Well, for the next three weeks, Honey Art Studio, in collaboration with Walking Cinema and Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement, is giving

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30 Apr 2024

Best Bay Area Events 4/30-5/20

Daniel Sloss at PoFA Sunday, May 12th (3pm Show Added!) Tickets are still available for @DanielSlossComedian: Can’t, his LIVE comedy show that is coming to Palace of Fine Arts on Sunday, May 12th! The 7pm show is sold out, but tickets are still available for the Scottish comedian’s 3pm show.

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30 Apr 2024

Two San Francisco College Encampments Join Call for Ceasefire

There’s a thin bit of cord that surrounds a smattering of tents and people, older and younger alike, while the sound of hammers pounding tent nails rings in the air. A soccer ball goes back and forth between campers wearing keffiyehs and a Palestinian flag whips in the evening wind.

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