The media and the San Francisco Bay Area have a complicated, if not tumultuous relationship. There are countless articles, studies and ‘hot takes’ about why people should leave the Bay Area, and California as a whole, behind.  They cite issues such as crime, homelessness and high tax rates as examples

San Francisco is one of the most expensive places in the United States, so, from a national perspective, every neighborhood in San Francisco is a rich neighborhood. The Tenderloin, Mission, Bayview and Visitacion Valley are all considered to be lower income parts of the City, but if you’re paying over

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Art is the universal language of life, so why do we treat it like trash? And why do cities like San Francisco, a place that has benefitted so immensely from creative expression, allow another piece of the City’s once seemingly indestructible art scene – a conduit for creativity like the

  San Francisco appears to be losing another beloved art space. This time it’s Club Deluxe. Cathy Lemons, a local San Francisco musician, reposted a status update by the owner of Club Deluxe, Sarah Wilde, as well a call to action for artists and local news media to get San

In the last few months there doesn’t seem to be a day that goes by where I don’t hear about a friend who has moved or is considering a move to Los Angeles. When and if they decide to make this move to the endless sprawl that we know as

The Bay Area and Sacramento have a complicated relationship. When people from the Bay fall on hard times, we often seek refuge in Sacramento. Then we complain about it. We say Sacramento is too hot, boring and that the city’s mostly flat topography doesn’t compare to the temperate weather and

This may not come as a surprise, but I’ve never loved the police. I don’t hate every single cop like some kind of psychopath, but I’ve never been in a shitty situation where I felt like the presence of a police officer would improve it. Generally cops make shit worse.

I remember January 1st, 2020. I was living in Vallejo. People were still blowing up leftover fireworks. I listened to the explosions and thought about how everything in life was reduced to repetition. Nothing ever seemed to change. I was bored but ultimately stagnant.  A few weeks later, I first