The economic collapse that happened as a result of the COVID pandemic has hit self-employed people especially hard. And the process of getting unemployment can be almost labyrinthine. That’s why I was excited to get a press release last week from the folks at the California Association for Micro Enterprise

In a makeshift, social-distanced, outdoor comedy club, Chappelle performed a set this week.  As a comedian, Chapelle may be remembered in history as someone who created more conversations about race relations in America, than perhaps any other contemporary.  His Chapelle Show, which satirized racism, and openly discussed social divides, stereotypes,

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Tuesday that the city’s restaurants will be allowed to open for outdoor dining this Friday, June 12.  Even earlier than the original target date of June 15th). That means sidewalk dining and patio dinning will be permitted by the city, tomorrow, and the

As restaurants slowly begin to reopen across the country after having been been closed for weeks due to the pandemic, diners and restaurant workers alike are eager to get back into the swing of things. Customers are ready to be served and servers are ready to make some tips, but

Back in November 2019, my wife Joyce and I decided to go to Palawan, her home island in the Philippines, to have our daughter Valley. I’m a professional musician, so I came back to California for most of February to play shows and make as much money as I could before returning to finish the process of getting Valley’s American Passport and bringing them home.

SF Mayor London Breed announced a tentative date (June 15th) to allow “Outdoor dining including restaurants and bars with food”.  On June 15, the following businesses will be allowed to reopen provided they follow social distancing guidelines.  Live sport (without fans), indoor retail, religious services, manufacturing, doctors and dentist offices

The story of how an Oakland designer found her footing doing costumes and set designs for Beats Antique and when COVID-19 shut down the events industry she shifted her focus to making free masks for grocery and food service workers.

UC Hastings filed a federal lawsuit against the City of San Francisco on May 4th,  to to demand the City clear the Tenderloin of its ‘homelessness encampments’ and ‘open-air drug sales’.  A group of UC Hastings students and alumni have now published an open letter to the Dean, expressing their