10 Documentaries Needed for True NYC Appreciation
New York City is and has been a melting pot of different cultures since the beginning of European colonization. It has also been a place where many of our favorite pop culture moments and social justice movements have begun. An inspirational and exasperating city, here are a few documentaries to
Action on Division Street in Support of Unhoused Residents
According to the Department of Justice, Ed Lee is violating the 8th amendment by criminalizing sleep.
Here’s what’s going down on division! Post by Amy Farah Weiss
Village Voice hosts Choice Eats! And we’ve got the dish on free tickets
The Village Voice 9th Annual Choice Eats Tasting Event will feature 50+ handpicked restaurants from all five New York City boroughs. Guests will sample the best dishes from restaurants reviewed and heralded in the Village Voice along with complimentary craft beer pairings, wine and liquor beverages. Our resident food
Why We Should Get Rid of Court Ordered Debt for Low-Income People
Imagine you’re a single parent working as a mechanic and making regular installment payments to the SF court on a couple of traffic tickets you got a couple years ago for speeding and jaywalking. A few months into the payments, your child is diagnosed with a medical condition.
SFMTA Offering Refunds on $6.1 Million in Overcharges
The SFMTA has given notice of approximately $6.1 million in unclaimed funds for overpayment and duplicate payments received for parking and transit citations issued between January 1, 1995 and June 30, 2012. The deadline to fill out a claim is March 3, 2016! After that any unclaimed funds will become the property
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Open Letter to Justin Keller
Dear Mr. Justin Keller,
Thank you for your letter voicing your concern over the current problems facing our fair city, San Francisco. I read that you’ve been here over 3 years, so I can imagine how hard it must be for you to see the city change from the clean, quiet tourist destination of 2013 to the vile, riffraff-saturated hovel of 2016
What to do When Someone is Having a Mental Health Crisis on the Street
Justin Keller’s absurd, entitled, whiny, anti-homeless rant got me thinking about this. Not long ago I was walking near Church and Market and suddenly there was a bunch of hubbub behind me. You know what I’m talking about, it’s not loud and raucous but there’s some kind of disturbance that sets
One Transwoman’s Quest to Manifest Pussy
Not many people get a second shot at virginity. It’s a particular blessing of the post-op transgender experience that I didn’t expect would weigh so heavily upon me. I feel like a teenager again, full of curiosity and a longing to participate in this super awesome thing everyone else says