This March 27-29th thousands of people will gather at the Bioneers Conference – now situated in Berkeley at Zellerbach Hall and in various Downtown Berkeley venues

Traveling while gay has become increasingly dangerous in the US, with state laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights and federal agencies removing LGBTQ+ resources from their websites.

San Francisco-based car-sharing service Getaround has permanently turned off its engines in the U.S. All of its US employees are facing layoffs effective this Valentine’s Day. The peer-to-peer car rental company had its headquarters at 55 Green St. in San Francisco up until last year, but paid a $3.6 million

San Francisco offers a variety of affordable, handheld meals, including croissants, savory pies, piroshkis, omusubi, and empanadas, all under $15.

For Bay Area locals, this is easily the best time to visit Alcatraz. Not only because it’s off-season (crowds are half the size as they are during the rest of the year) but because Alcatraz City Cruises is offering locals “Buy One, Get One” free BOGO tickets for day tours

Black and Asian travelers are still facing racism and discrimination in “sundown towns” across the country, despite the fact that they are meant to be safe for all.

At Fan Expo San Francisco, a panel on Drag and Burlesque discussed the intersection of drag, burlesque, and pop culture, highlighting the importance of marginalized communities and the power of performance art to push boundaries and challenge traditional notions of gender, sexuality, and identity.

If you’ve ever lived abroad, the comedy of globe-trotting Desmond ‘Des’ Bishop will strike a chord. Despite having the perhaps the blackest sounding name in comedy, Bishop looks like John Slattery from Mad Men, and talks with a Queens NY accent, in an Irish cadence. Bishop was born in Queens,