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The Highlights and Lowlights of My 40th Bday Roast
Wow…what a night! It’s been a week since Broke-Ass Stuart’s 40th Birthday Roast and I’m just now finally getting this recap together. I’ve got some bad news and some good news for you. The bad news is that we screwed up and ended up not recording the roast. Ugh…I know,
Local Burger Joint Making Sure Low Income Kids Get Presents This Year
By Vani Ari Hello good people of San Francisco. Want to celebrate a local business that is supporting low income students? Of course you do! Sure, times are tough during a global pandemic, but in your jaded center, you have a heart of gold. There’s never a bad time to
#UntrashThePlanet is Dedicated to Restoring Our Natural Places & Building Community
By Alison Huetter Trash is something we’ve been seeing all too often in the Bay Area. East Bay resident Stephan Orme used some of his ‘covid-time’ to do something about it. Since January he’s been organizing groups to clean trashed areas around the Bay Area. Untrash.It has grown to almost
A Gift Guide Full of Things Made by Out of Work Performers
The live entertainment industry has been hit especially hard by the pandemic. This time of year, most performers are double and triple booked, but with shelter-in-place orders, everyone is staying home and staying safe. Many artists have adapted to alternative means of income this season, utilizing all of their creativity
Many Unemployed Californians Could Have to Repay Part of Pandemic Benefits
If you or someone you love is collecting unemployment, remind them that the deadline to submit 2019 income documents is December 11th. Nearly a million Californians who received Pandemic Unemployment Assistance have been told they might have to repay some of their benefits if they can’t document the 2019 income
Broke-Ass Stuart’s 40th Birthday Roast!
Broke-Ass Stuart is turning 40, so the Bay Area’s funniest icons and cultural influencers are going to be roasting him online.
Bay Area Musicians Going On Livestreamed ‘Porchella’ Tour During COVID19 Pandemic
Mount Saint Elias, That Band Frank, and Matteo Lovik  are playing on people’s porches, in their backyards, and at closed music-halls across the state of California in a livestreamed concert tour called Porchella. The three bands have so far performed in Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, and
Celebrating 3 Years of Not Completely Shutting Down BAS
As you probably know by now, this website is labor of love. If my goal was to get rich, and I chose running a small independent media company as the way to do it, I’d be a complete idiot. Luckily the goal with Broke-Ass Stuart has always been to serve