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An Open Letter to Barry Jenkins – One of SF’s Unknown Heroes
Mr. Barry Jenkins, One day, several years ago, I found myself on Twitter following a discussion about Indy Black film and the title that popped up a couple times and mentioned by the more hip of the Twitter tastemakers, Medicine for Melancholy. I love that title. I was interested and
7 Pumpkin Spice Products that Just Shouldn’t Exist
Never before has there been a single flavor that is so completely associated with a very specific group of people: basic white girls…in Uggs…and yoga pants. Pumpkin Spice seems to so perfectly embody what it apparently means to be a basic white girl. Then again I have no real bearing on the situation because I feel like half of the people who throw the term around would qualify as basic white girls themselves.
What it’s Like Canvassing for Hillary Clinton in Nevada
“EXCUSE ME!”
I tense up as the tall gray-haired man wearing grandpa glasses yells to grab our attention and then stands a little too close for comfort. I was with 3 other women outside a Starbucks in Reno wearing Hillary Clinton t-shirts as we got ready to knocks on doors and talk to voters. Outside of my Bay Area bubble, I realize I’m assuming random people (well, white men at least) are Trump supporters until they prove otherwise.
All The Dope Halloween Parties in SF & The East Bay
October is the High Holidays in San Francisco and Halloween is the bacchanalia that caps it all off. Halloween parties in SF and the East Bay are in no short supply so if you are wondering what to do, we’ve gathered up a list of all the cool shit happening.
SF Woman Now Taking Applications For Temporary Live-in Boyfriends
Strange CL ad has a San Francisco woman claiming that she is ‘tired of Tinder’, and now looking for a boyfriend as well as a way to save on rent.
Biggest Trump Donors in San Francisco & Oakland
Yes, Trump supporters do exist in San Francisco and Oakland. Some are even giving thousands to his campaign. According to bizjournals.com (and public record) 115 San Francisco donors gave a total of $50,191 to the Trump since June 2015. Donations to Hillary Clinton were much, much higher, in fact there are some
Evicted Area Musicians Make Home in Giant Guitar Installation
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