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26 Oct 2020

Bender’s is Reopening!

Happy happy Joy joy! One of the best bars in San Francisco is reopening! If you’ve been reading this site for awhile you know how much we love Bender’s. Considering the last time we wrote about Bender’s was to help them have a successful GoFundMe, this is exciting news. Hoodline broke

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26 Oct 2020

5 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Make 2020 Less Awful

Hi everyone! Nivi here, founder of Soapbox Project, a media startup that makes socia impact easy for busy people. It’s so nice to meet you. I’ve been following Broke-Ass Stuart over a year now (though it’s felt more like a decade). For me, living through a pandemic has been a

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26 Oct 2020

The BAS 2020 Oakland Voter Guide

Primarily researched and written by Sayre Piotrkowski. State propositions were researched and written by Stephen Torres. Edited by Stuart Schuffman  Editors Note: Why is a website, known in part for its coverage of San Francisco politics, doing an Oakland voter guide? Because hella Broke-Ass Stuart readers live in Oakland now! We’ve

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26 Oct 2020

SF’s Iconic Electric Coca-Cola Sign Is Being Removed Forever

San Francisco’s 80+ year old Coca-Cola Billboard will be taken down and destroyed, on the orders of Coca-cola themselves.

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23 Oct 2020

H&M May be Dumping Clothing Labels in Elephants Nature Reserves

H&M Clothing Company is currently in hot water after a group of volunteer conservationists reported to find thousands of H&M clothing labels covering the jungle floor in the Wetahirakanda Nature Preserve, an “elephant corridor” in Sri Lanka. If you’re unfamiliar with the H&M line, it’s the type of clothing that

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23 Oct 2020

Tommy’s Joynt is Reopening!

Many of you probably remember back in September when I reported that legendary San Francisco hofbrau place, Tommy’s Joynt, might be closing forever. Fortunately, I was mistaken and within an hour I was able to update that they did plan to open up as soon as they could do it

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22 Oct 2020

SF Supes Pass ‘Caren Act’ to Make Racially Biased 911 Calls Illegal

The “CAREN Act” (Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies) was introduced in July at a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting by Supervisor Shamann Walton of District 10. The ordinance is one step closer to becoming a law. On Tuesday, the board unanimously passed the act. Next week, the bill has

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22 Oct 2020

Salesforce Tower Display to be ‘Blood Red River’ for Halloween

The tallest building in San Francisco is once again lighting up with Halloween spirit.  Light artist Jim Campbell, the creator of the Salesforce Tower’s massive light installation, is projecting ‘ a blood red river’ as the theme for 2020’s Halloween night, a spokeswoman for Campbell told us this week. In

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