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SF’s First Farmers’ Market Was Where this Safeway Now Stands
Before there was a Safeway at the intersection of Market and Church Sts. it was San Francisco’s first modern farmers’ market. And it all started because of World War 2. In a fascinating essay on FoundSF.org, a man named John Brucato tells how it all began. Due to the war
Big Pro-Palestinian Protest Planned at Biden’s San Francisco Fundraiser
The whole world is watching in horror as Israel’s far right government prepares to send the Israeli military into Rafah. It is guaranteed to be another bloodbath of annihilation that will kill thousands of civilians. I don’t know how Netanyahu and his ghouls think destroying Gaza won’t also kill the
Best Bay Area Events 2/20-2/26
Eureka Sound by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor My brother’s in town! His band, Eureka Sound, is playing in Pacifica on Friday at Longboard Margarita Bar. They’ll be alongside Nick Sefakis, opening up for Blvk H3ro. I haven’t seen him in five months and am glad for a
The Art and History of (Illegal) Pinball in the Bay Area
The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) in Alameda hosts multiple rooms with a rotating cast of over 100 pinball machines from the 1940s – present, all in playable order. I attended Pinball and Pints at the PPM as part of SF Beer Week. Friendly folks sharing their passions of pinball and
SF’s Historic Clay Theatre Sold As Future Remains Uncertain
BY KATHERINE SPERBER After four years of closure, San Francisco’s historic Clay Theatre has sold. The beloved movie house has been a neighborhood staple and hub for SF film enthusiasts for over a century. The Chronicle’s Laura Waxman reports that little is known of the new owners, just what has
What San Francisco’s Mayor Got Wrong About The Burnt Waymo Car
The wonders of the modern world, no matter the wonder or the era in question, have often come at a steep cost. Take the bicycle, cemented in the world economy when Scottish inventor John Dunlop zhuzhed up his son’s two-wheeler with a bit of tread; The rubber brought to Europe
The Power of Community vs Crime in Oakland
It was 7 years ago that I wrote my first article for Broke-Ass Stuart around my transition from SF to Oakland. And I thought at first I’d write a long list of the differences I’ve noticed between the two iconic Bay Area cities. The primary distinction between residing in Oakland
Controversial Oakland Restaurateur of Pizzaiolo to Open Another Space
A few months back I heard a rumor and it was finally confirmed this week. Charlie Hallowell, the co-owner of Pizzaiolo has purchased World Ground in The Laurel District of Oakland and plans to turn it into a restaurant within the next year or so. The rumor, circulating for almost