Workers Rights

15 Apr 2024

Nine Gay Bar No-Nos

1. Messy queens. You know who you are. Ten bucks says you’re reading this hungover. Messy queens are not specific to any gender. It’s anyone who doesn’t know when to stop drinking, smoking, sniffing, twirling. Avoid acting wild and winding up on a stranger’s Instagram story. Look after your friends

Jake Warren 0
05 Apr 2024

They’re Baaaack! STUFF Reopens in 2 New Locations

Way back in October we shared that SF’s much beloved antique mall, Stuff, was closing after 13 years. At the time, their landlord had increased their lease to $75,000 a month which is three times what they had been paying. An increase like that had been way too much for

Katy Atchison 0
06 Feb 2024

Asia SF to Close After 26 years

After nearly 26 years, the longest-running trans cabaret show in SOMA has announced it’s planning to close its doors for the final time. Asia SF Co-owners Larry Hashbarg (72) and Skip Young plan to retire, so the two-story, all-inclusive restaurant, show, and club venue will close its doors on March

Alex Mak - Managing Editor 0
31 Jan 2024

How to Get the Most Vacation Days with Your PTO

Did you know that the United States is the second worst country in the world for paid vacation days? Yes really. the average American gets only 10 paid vacation days a year. The only country worse than us is Micronesia…which I too just had to google. Believe it or not,

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
20 Dec 2023

In 2024, All Immigrants in California May Qualify for Medicaid

By Bernard J. Wolfson Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in Riverside County, California, has had spotty access to health care in the two decades she’s been in this country. The 48-year-old, who works as the office manager at a nonprofit, can get emergency care through a narrow set of benefits the

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13 Dec 2023

The Best 🎁 You Can Give Me for My Bday

It’s crazy to think that, at this point, I’ve been doing Broke-Ass Stuart for almost half my life. In that time it’s been A LOT of things: a couple zines, 3 books, a travel TV show on IFC, and oodles of fun projects and web series. And of course, there’s always

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
16 Nov 2023

Protestor in Giant Turd Costume Joins SF BEI Hotel Picket Line

A protestor in a giant turd costume joined the picketing workers at the BEI Hotel on the fourth day of their Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike. The union says that at least four workers have suffered diarrhea, stomach pain, or other symptoms of food poisoning since the hotel unilaterally laid off its cooks and outsourced cafeteria meals.

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15 Nov 2023

California Scientists’ Union Calls First-Ever State Employee Strike!

The California scientists who keep our wildlife safe, our fisheries secure, and our environment clean are finally fed up with Gavin Newsom and the paltry pay they’ve received over the years.  California’s most precious asset is its environmental beauty, and its incredible natural ecosystem.  Something the State has been taking

Alex Mak - Managing Editor 0