Alex Mak - Managing Editor

Local Artists Painted 322 Utility Boxes Across San Francisco
‘Paint the City’ is a public art program led by the Civic Joy Fund, Paint The Void and Building 180, and recently they wrapped up the program’s second year, quietly painting a total 322 utility boxes across San Francisco. Around the city, hundreds of forest green utility boxes are placed

Kara Swisher, Robert Reich & More at KQED Reframe Festival in SF!
Reframe Festival 2025 is a two-day ideas festival from PBS News and KQED featuring thought-provoking discussions and live performances with journalists, politicians, and thought leaders.

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Goth Artists to Take Over a Haunted Ship in San Francisco Bay
For two days of gothic subculture, art, music and fashion at World Goth Day May 3rd & 4th

10,000 Rally at SF Civic Center Against Trump’s Agenda
Thousands mobilized to protest Trump and Musk in San Francisco’s HANDS OFF rally

WAYMO “Black” Cancelled After DEI Cuts
After weeks of pressure from The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), WAYMO has announced it will be cutting it’s new “WAYMO Black” fleet of cars, effective immediately.

Frankenstein: A Lovely, Exciting, Murderous Dance in San Francisco
On the massive front curtain above the stage, drapped a painting of an anatomical human skull. Then animations from an invisible hand began scribbling arcane medical annotations. Inside the skull a ghostly, ephemeral, storm cloud swirls, and congeals in the shape of a human brain…and as the orchestra began its

City of Oakland is Attempting to CLOSE Eli’s Mile High Club
Despite passing inspection by Fire Marshals and the Health Department, and despite operating safely since 1974, City of Oakland officials are shutting down Eli’s Mile High Club’s patio. This move is a death sentence to the iconic music venue, as its patio plays a major role in the venue’s ability

The ‘Grim Reaper’ of Bay Area Newspapers: Alden Global Capital
If you have ever wondered who is killing local journalism in your area, there’s a decent chance it’s a hedge fund called Alden Global Capital. Over the last 15 years, this predatory firm has become known as the ‘grim reaper’ of local journalism. If you drove past the iconic Oakland