Should we talk less shit about Marin County? No, but hear me out: A recent study has placed Northern California firmly in the spotlight for its charitable generosity, with six Bay Area counties ranking among the top 10 most giving in the state. The analysis, conducted by financial technology firm

It’s no secret that I’ve been critical of the Golden State. But most of my critiques are based on my own lived experience and observations. My gripe with California isn’t based upon the premise that it’s a so-called “Communist shithole,” but because it’s one of the most deeply unequal and

I need your help to keep BrokeAssStuart.com going. In 2024, we wrote over 800 articles and published over 4,000 social media posts serving the San Francisco Bay Area. We’ve covered striking workers, fine artists, corrupt politicians, fantastic drag performers, colorful weirdos, cherished small businesses, and the vital news that the

Many of my articles are inherently critical of San Francisco, and that’s why a lot of my content is popular. People love to hate on shit. But San Francisco is one of the world’s great cities, and that’s an undeniable fact. So for a change of pace, I’m going to

You can call San Francisco a lot of things, but you certainly can’t call the City by the Bay broke. It isn’t, for better or worse, its cup runneth over, and that’s precisely why politicians run to it. Even Donald Trump, for all the vitriolic bile he has for the

Autonomous vehicle technology has become synonymous with San Francisco. And their presence on city streets has been controversial to say the least. But now people in other cities are going to be blessed (or cursed depending on who you ask) by the future. Waymo has announced they are expanding their

Elon Musk is reigniting his one-sided war with San Francisco by making good on his threat to move X (or Twitter) out of the city. But unfortunately, he’s not going far. While it has been reported that Musk was moving the company to Texas, it appears the headquarters won’t be

So, someone finally bought the Oakland Coliseum.  On Monday, it was announced that Oakland A’s owner John Fisher has agreed to sell his team’s half-interest in the Oakland Coliseum site to the African American Sports and Entertainment Group (AASEG). This follows AASEG’s recent agreement to purchase the other half of

A suspect was apprehended for allegedly using a blowtorch to ignite multiple vegetation fires along Interstate 880 in Oakland on Monday, according to officials. These fires occurred between Fruitvale Avenue, High Street, and Oakport Street, causing a traffic advisory around 12:30 p.m., as announced by the Oakland Fire Department on