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08 Jul 2025

Trump Has Declared War on California: We Must Fight Back

California needs to channel their despair into winning a non-violent war against Trump’s tyranny, by using their power of protest, alliances, and seduction to defeat the regime and protect their state’s sovereignty.

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02 Jul 2025

In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage

California is moving to pay incarcerated firefighters the federal minimum wage of $7.25 during active fires, a policy change that follows years of advocacy to improve pay and working conditions for incarcerated labor.

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26 Jun 2025

Local’s Guide to Alcatraz: Hidden Trails, Stunning Views, & Forgotten Stories

A veteran tour guide gives us the hidden trails, different seasons, and forgotten secrets on the Rock.

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26 Jun 2025

These San Franciscans Volunteered for Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, won the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, and his campaign drew in a record number of small-dollar donations and inspired San Franciscans to take action and channel his electoral success locally.

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25 Jun 2025

Paris Is Burning: Why This 35-Year-Old Film is Still Vitaly Important

Paris Is Burning is a powerful documentary that exposes the struggles of marginalized communities in New York City, highlighting the performance of identity and the commodification of drag culture, and continues to be relevant today.

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23 Jun 2025

Court Ruling Gives Trump Broad Powers to Deploy Troops to US Cities

A U.S. appeals court ruled that President Trump has the authority to deploy military forces in American cities, giving him broad power to control National Guard troops in Los Angeles, despite an injunction from a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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17 Jun 2025

How A Falafel In The Tenderloin Cured My Broken Heart After I Got Cheated On

Written by Touta Bahar When Lahore Karahi in the Tenderloin closed in 2023, I was scared I would never get over how I got cheated on. She showed up with another guy to my grandfather’s funeral. But I wasn’t mad she cheated, and I wasn’t mad she brought him to

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12 Jun 2025

The ‘Eloise’ of The San Francisco Opera

I often describe my younger self as the San Francisco Opera’s Eloise, flitting about the building in patent leather shoes and sagging socks like I lived there, my hands stained with program ink, my antics indulged by the staff and patrons, while developing a precocious appreciation of some of the most breathtaking music in the world sung by the greatest voices of the 80’s and 90s.

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12 Jun 2025

From Isolation to International Hub: Alcatraz’s Remarkable Transformation

Alcatraz, a former prison, has become a park, attracting over 5,000 visitors a day, and providing an environment that maximizes curiosity and curiosity, with a staff of musicians, writers, immigrants, and formerly incarcerated people, offering a unique opportunity for personal growth and self-reflection.

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