Just Keep Swimming  by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor This first week of the birthday month was full of impromptu activities, including two last minute trips to Stinson Beach. I didn’t know how bad I was craving that ocean therapy until I was in the water, basking in the sun… cherishing

In the age of modern music, the music video is among the few constants. A successful musical artist will shoot a music video to accompany a hit track, and San Francisco is a cute place to do it. Dozens of bands and musicians have shot music videos in San Francisco,

Everybody knows the Big One is coming. Depending on where it strikes, it’ll be felt from Oregon to Baja California as well as Nevada and Arizona. Thousands may die. Millions will lose homes. The Big One is a California problem, but it won’t send a tsunami crashing around the Pacific

The monkeypox virus, also called mpox, has reappeared in San Francisco. Specialists detected the virus at the city’s wastewater treatment plants, signalling its presence among the population. Mpox made its ugly debut in July 2022, with monkeypox clade II bringing the disease to Europe and the Americas. The announcement ominously

They’re on trains, buses and escalators, at bars, grocery stores, and parties. Nowhere is safe. It seems like dog owners feel entitled to take them everywhere, and that pisses me off. I’m exhausted of people who think the world belongs to them. While there are plenty of good reasons to

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has recently dusted off a Newsom-era homeless relocation policy and rechristened it Journey Home. It began in 2005 under the similarly saccharine-named Homeward Bound. Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas and New York enacted similar policies, sending unhoused people across the United States. According to the SF

We got to the East Bay in 20 minutes & never worried about traffic, a bridge toll, parking…or any other hassle. Our only concern was drinking in the beautiful views on the SF Bay Ferry.

BART is a core Bay Area experience. It unites all corners of the Bay except Marin (who needs Marin County anyway?). BART was built for the people and it belongs to the people, young and old, visitors and locals. The first time I rode by myself, I got lost. The