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31 Jan 2024

Record Number of Californians Visiting Emergency Rooms for Dog Bites

Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern.

The latest California data shows increased rates of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths from dog bites, with new records set after covid lockdowns. In 2022, there were 48,596 ER visits for dog bites in California, or 125 visits per 100,000 residents, a 70% increase in the rate of visits from 2005, according to the state Department of Health Care Access and Information.

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23 Jan 2024

London Breed Refuses To Sign Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

Since the horrific attack on Israel on Oct. 7th, and the disproportionate response by the Israeli government, many people have taken to the streets demanding a ceasefire. And it’s not hard to see why: according to recent figures, anywhere between twenty and thirty thousand people have been killed on the

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17 Jan 2024

How to See Sundance and Slamdance Festival Movies While Being Broke

Do you visibly blanch or freak out at the thought of paying as much as $30 for an ordinary movie screening ticket? Then attending the in-person version of the 2024 festivals (Sundance from January 18 to 28, Slamdance from January 19 to 28) might be financially out of reach, especially

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15 Jan 2024

Over 25,000 People Rallied for Palestine in San Francisco

On Sunday, January 14th, San Francisco saw the the sister rally for the National March on Washington for Gaza, which took place on Saturday, January 13th, in Washington DC, and reportedly drew over 400,000 people. The rally demanded an end to genocide and to the siege in Gaza. According to

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11 Jan 2024

Pea Soup Andersen’s Closed after 100 Years of Service

The iconic, kitschy, HWY 101 tribute to Danish soup and Americana tourism has closed its doors after 100 years of roadside service in Buellton, California.

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10 Jan 2024

New California Law Requires Bars & Clubs to Offer ‘Roofie’ Tests

I’ve known far too many people who’ve had their drink roofied. Incapacitating someone and taking advantage of them is a horrendous and immoral thing to do, and unfortunately getting a drink spiked is way more common than we probably know. According to a 2016 study, nearly 8% of college students

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09 Jan 2024

Is Elon Musk On Drugs?

  Writing about Elon Musk is interesting. He’s absolutely an international figure, and despite how much we loathe it, he’s a local in some sense of the word. Every stupid tweet, edgy meme and desperate plea for attention isn’t just another piece of billionaire news – for Bay Area residents,

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04 Jan 2024

The People Lost ‘People’s Park’ in Police Night Sweep

Last night, hundreds of police officers in riot gear accompanied by University of California at Berkeley officials and a demolition crew, descended on People’s Park after midnight to clear it out and fence it off.

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