Activism
The Slow Death of Journalism is Endangering Our Democracy
At this point in time, good, smart and honest media is as important as ever, but it’s being funded less and less. The New York Times and The Washington Post are doing absolutely stellar jobs in digging up the nefarious doings of the Trump Administration and they are doing it with newsrooms half as full as the days of Watergate.
Bay News: Legends, rallies, scandals, infernos and rolling fish
Locals lost a legend this week, fires ripped through the Golden State, Pelosi takes aim the Navy and EPA, some rally may or may not be happening and we’ve some got ideas for your leisure time (fish and basketball anyone?). Let’s go… Rally rollback and rules, just in case It
New SF Subway Line Taking Longer to Build Than Golden Gate Bridge in 1930’s
The new SF Subway Line connecting the SOMA with Chinatown, is taking twice as long to build as it took to build the entire Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930’s.
Burlesque as a Revolutionary Platform for Social Justice
When most people in the United States think of burlesque, they envision a bunch of bawdy strippers dancing before a lecherous crowd, wearing nothing but fishnets, feathers, glitter, rhinestones, and tasseled pasties. While these accessories are part of the ensemble, burlesque is more than a sparkling striptease.
This week in Bay news: Nia Wilson, civic engagement and lunar viewing parties
This was a tough week in the Bay Area, period. We’ve chosen to leave all the national news alone for this wrap, although there is plenty to report on there, including today’s deadline for family reunifications. But there is enough for us to digest here closer to home that speaks
Burrito Perfomance Art & Feeding the Hungry in SF
Since we love burritos, comedy, and awesome nonprofits, it was only natural that we interview Bay Area native Kristee Ono, who not only does she do comedic videos about eating SF burritos, she also volunteers with SF Burrito Project, an amazing organisation that meets once a month in the Mission to
All the Best Times Trump’s Hollywood Star Was Destroyed
Since Trump has taken office his Hollywood Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame has been vandalized and micturated upon in all sorts of delightful ways. Sometimes the installations were artful, sometimes brutish, and sometimes just gross. In any case, we rounded up the best bouts of vandalism involving protests against Trump’s
Little Choices, Big Difference: How to Give A Crap About the Environment
Have you ever gone to a bar and tried to ask for a drink without a straw? The bartender looks at you like you are crazy. And if you try to explain that you don’t want a straw because it needlessly wastes plastic, that look intensifies.