San Francisco

18 Nov 2024

Cable Cars In Danger Amid Budget Crisis

The proposed budget cut to SFMTA could save $33 million a year by suspending service on the last of the city’s cable car lines, which would save $63 million by reducing service frequency on busy bus and train lines, and $14 million by suspending cable car and historic streetcar service.

Jake Warren 0
15 Nov 2024

This San Francisco Restaurant Opens for Thanksgiving for the First Time in 116 Years

After 116 years in downtown San Francisco, John’s Grill is opening for Thanksgiving for the first time, offering a $95 prix fixe menu and hoping to contribute to the area’s revitalization.

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14 Nov 2024

CJM to Close for One Year Citing Financial Difficulties

“The CJM’s sabbatical will allow for innovative ideation and experimentation, as well as exploration of new ways to reach wider audiences. This temporary closure will enable The Museum to thoroughly evaluate its financial framework and engage in intense planning and organizational assessment, with the clear goal of emerging as a more resilient organization.”

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11 Nov 2024

My Daniel Lurie Wishlist

Daniel Lurie, the Mayor-elect of San Francisco, has a lot of problems to solve, including reversing the Tenderloin policy, rolling back policies that punish city residents, and making city streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Jake Warren 0
06 Nov 2024

I Didn’t Cry in the Bar When Trump Won This Time 

Despite the disappointment of Trump’s victory, the we must continue to fight for the rights of working class people and push back against their exploitation by corporations and billionaires, as the GOP has already taken the White House and the Senate and is planning to take the House of Representatives.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
05 Nov 2024

Why California’s Election Results May Take Weeks to Finalize

California’s statewide elections often take several weeks to be finalized, with the 2024 primary results not being called until two weeks after the election, and the 2022 general election not being called until December 2.

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05 Nov 2024

California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It

California’s Industrial Relations Department has stated that it does not have jurisdiction to handle Prop. 22-related wage claims, leaving the state attorney general to enforce the law, which mandates better wages and benefits for gig workers.

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31 Oct 2024

Impressions of Mary Cassatt’s 93 Works in San Francisco

These women are neither sexualized objects or symbolically placed on a pedestal of virtue. They are simply living their life. Fierce experimentation and subtle challenges to societal norms such as the “Modern Madonnas” series pepper the show. This exhibition gave me a new understanding and respect for Mary Cassatt.

Vita Hewitt 0