The protection of voting rights is essential to a functioning democracy (or democratic republic, if you prefer), but the GOP just wouldn’t be the GOP if they let facts get in the way of some good ole’ obstruction. The Senate vote Tuesday determined whether the chamber could proceed with debate

Police have charged a suspect nearly nine months after a Berkeley woman reported an armed home invasion robbery, assault and attempted rape.  According to a Berkeley Police Department statement issued Tuesday, a man broke into the victim’s apartment on the 2400 block of Warring Street on Sept. 27, 2020. The

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

This week brought yet another turn in the bizarre and baffling case of a lemur lost and found and the man accused of stealing the ring-tail from the San Francisco Zoo. The suspect is facing new federal charges for the odd and pretty heinous act.  The U.S. Department of Justice

This is the big day. As dawn broke Tuesday, California officially reopened…and poof, physical distancing, capacity restrictions and color-coded tier charts we’ve become begrudgingly used to just disappeared. As of now, state law no longer requires vaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public settings.  But not everyone is stoked.

Herd immunity is the unicorn we’re all chasing as a way out of pandemic life, but reaching that point is easier said than done. San Francisco, however, looks like it’s on track to get there faster than any other major metropolitan California city. What constitutes herd immunity varies widely depending

A large chunk of the Bay Area is already experiencing “exceptional drought” conditions, which is the worst of the worst in the U.S. Drought Monitor’s rating system. Most of California — 74.5 percent — is in the “extreme drought” zone, and we haven’t even turned the page into summer. While

What do you get when you mix OGs of East Bay R&B, a gothic rock goddess and a dirty 80s rap legend, and then stir in some new soul, big brass and indie love? Damn good times, that’s what.  Just a sampling of the musical geniuses scheduled to grace the

It was a safe space for Black soldiers to make a home and build families after they returned from fighting in the Civil War and later in World War I. In that time, the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma had risen from dirt plots to a thriving Black community, a