By John C Sulak  For the last 11 years Mish Mish, the beloved Bodega cat, was a familiar feline friend to many who lived in the Lower Nob Hill and Tenderloin neighborhoods. His home was inside the Mid City Market at 866 Geary, and any time the store was open

By Sophie Robbie, written with Jetta Rae Robertson To live in San Francisco is to subject yourself to some pretty absurd questions. What kind of person tries to rent half a staircase for $900? How is that legal? How desperate would you have to be to make that offer? Also…could

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BY DAVID COPPIN LANEGAN David Coppin Lanegan (@willybillybilliam, @wavesons.band) is a writer and musician. Find his SubStack Jawbone here, and his band Wavesons’ music here.  The story of Robin Williams, beloved comedian and genius actor who needs no introduction, is inextricably linked with San Francisco.  As Williams’ former residence in

BY LAUREN PARKER Ben Bernthal would like to write a poem for you. You just have to pick three words.  “A lot of people don’t know they like poetry,” Bernthal says, now based in San Francisco and a regular presence near the Ferry Building and in the Mission. Set up

Editor’s Note: A “Painting Against Homophobia” rally is being held on Friday 10/20 at 1101 Valencia Street in support of J Manuel Carmona. It’s being hosted by Juanita More and features Persia, Honey Mahogany, Galería de la Raza, the GLBT Historical Society, and more. Find out all about it right

By Sheila Koren Animal rights activists have been gathering in Santa Rosa this past month for a significant legal trial concerning the Right To Rescue mistreated animals. In this case it’s chickens and ducks from Petaluma factory farms. Two similar trials over the past year (in St. George, Utah and

BY TOUTA BAHER Touta Baher was a child actor who was taken out of the game by Shia LaBeouf on the set of a Skippy peanut butter commercial. That traumatic incident forced him into the archaic world of poetry, where he now sits in rooms full of white people and

Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year for many people. However, an appreciable swath of the population say Halloween is where it’s at, especially as it gives opportunities for ingenious souls to indulge their creative passions, particularly when it comes to decorating.