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Climate Scientist: ‘Don’t Look Up’ Captures the Madness I See Every Day
speaking as a climate scientist doing everything I can to wake people up and avoid planetary destruction, it’s also the most accurate film about society’s terrifying non-response to climate breakdown I’ve seen.
State Sen. Skinner Proposes State-Funded Savings Accounts for Kids Orphaned by COVID
Low-income California children would get up to $5,000 if they lost a parent to COVID-19 under legislation that state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, plans to introduce in January. The Hope for Children Act would create savings accounts with up to $3,000 for children as old as 9 and up to
Fentanyl Laced Party Drugs are Killing People in the Bay Area
Seeing as New Year’s Eve is nearly here, and people will be partying their faces off on the last night of the year, I figured it was really important to get this public service announcement out there: TEST YOUR DRUGS AND CARRY NARCAN! Honestly, I have no problem with recreational
Taco Bell is Bringing Back the Mexican Pizza
Taco Bell is apparently bringing back its ‘Mexican Pizza’, perhaps the most confusing and mislabeled food item since ‘French toast’ was also invented by Americans. If the rumors and leaks are true the item will be back on the menu in Spring/Summer 2022, with a bacon/ranch option. Many of the
SFPD Solves Cold Case 43 Years After the Murder of 15 Year-Old Marissa Harvey
“Marissa was a very special, very different, little girl,” said Marissa’s adoptive mother, Marguerite Schultz, in the wake of Marissa’s murder. Marissa Rolf Harvey was 15 years old when she was found murdered in Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco in 1978. She had been sexually assaulted, strangled, and left in
Biden Won’t Extend Student Loan Relief Amid a Backdrop of Financial Hardship and New COVID Variant
UPDATE: Good news! Since this article was published, Biden has announced that he will continue the pause on student loan repayment until May 1st, 2022. President Joe Biden plans to resume student loan payments on Feb 1, 2022, after nearly a two year pause coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. In
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange May Face Extradition to the U.S.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues to be punished for his pursuit of transparency. Last Friday, the British High Court ruled in favor of America’s request to extradite Assange from the UK to the U.S. on espionage charges. This ruling overturned a January 2021 ruling that barred Assange from extradition due
Is Snapchat the future of organized crime?
Remember when Snapchat was just a dick pic delivery system? Well, I’m here to tell you that times have changed. While Snapchat is still very much a sexting utopia, it has also proven to be the ideal place to coordinate smash-and-grab style robberies, at least according to police. While Snapchat
