Workers Rights

01 Nov 2023

This is How Hard it is to Open a Small Business in San Francisco

By Sophie Robbie, written with Jetta Rae Robertson To live in San Francisco is to subject yourself to some pretty absurd questions. What kind of person tries to rent half a staircase for $900? How is that legal? How desperate would you have to be to make that offer? Also…could

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26 Oct 2023

Georgia’s Lt. Gov Wants to Pay Teachers $10k to Carry Guns at School

Meanwhile, actual Georgia teachers ranked allowing non-officers to carry guns as their least preferred school safety measure.

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05 Oct 2023

Broke-Ass Stuart Won Best Online Personality in the Bay!

Best of the Bay 2023: City Living Winner! We’d like to thank everyone who voted for www.brokeassstuart.com in the Best of the bay Reader’s Poll, and our friends at 48 Hills for nominating us!  If you’d like to rub elbows with the fine folks of 48hills and lots of the

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28 Sep 2023

Investing in the Future: Why SF’s School Salary Negotiations Matter to All

In San Francisco, a not so quiet battle is unfolding that has far-reaching implications for everyone, regardless of whether you have children. The salary negotiations for the San Francisco Unified School District may seem like a localized issue, but they hold the power to shape the city’s future, impact its

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15 Aug 2023

Dozens of SF Cops Making $200K-$300K just in ‘Overtime Pay’

There is a police officer in SF who made $356,000 dollars last year just in “overtime pay”, and he’s not the Chief of Police, he’s a Sergeant in the Richmond District.  He made a total of $587,000 in the 2022/23 fiscal year, and he’s not much of an anomaly, there

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27 Jul 2023

A Big Apartment Building Just for Teachers is Opening in the Mission!

A big ol’ buildin’, just for teachers has finally got approval AND funding in the Mission District. The nonprofit Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) secured the $12 million it needed to build some 63 affordable educator condominiums at the 2205 Mission St. site. That funding came through the Mayor’s Office

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19 Jul 2023

The 150-Year History of Work from Home (and Why it Should Always Be a Choice)

First, a history lesson. Yet again, black women don’t get the credit they deserve. This time, its in the realm of working from home. Many laundresses, even before the genius of Clara Brown and all the way through WWII, saw an opportunity to make money AND stay at home. Starting

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30 Jun 2023

Can AI be Used to End Poverty?

By Josh Wolf  AI and UBI: A Glimpse into the Future of Wealth and Work In the not-so-distant future, imagine a world where artificial intelligence (AI) has become so advanced that it’s creating a colossal amount of wealth. This isn’t some sci-fi fantasy; it’s the vision of Sam Altman, co-founder and president of

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