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11 May 2023

Big Win for Black Owned Real Estate & Black Artists in Oakland

Oakstop’s purchase of its campus building represents a big win for art, artists, entrepreneurship, and Black real estate ownership in the Bay Area.  Oakstop not only provides very flexible rental spaces for businesses, non-profits, and artists, but they also make sure to feature the work of Black artists, using their wall space to exhibit their work and host artist-fueled events too.

Alex Mak - Managing Editor 0
10 May 2023

Wallet Wellness: A Guide for Financial Well-Being and Prosperity

Hi and welcome to the BAS Wellness Column! My name is Erynne Elkins and I’m a Well-Being Advocate and Certified Breathwork Facilitator. Every week I’ll share a holistic wellness modality available here in the Bay Area. Cheers to good health! “We have struggled enough. It’s time to move past the

Erynne Elkins Chief Well-being Correspondent 0
09 May 2023

Why Won’t Brooke Jenkins Release Footage Of The Banko Brown Shooting?

San Francisco is going through a bit of a PR crisis right now. The city is regularly assaulted with a slew of bad press – from Whole Foods closures to Fentanyl deaths, San Francisco can’t seem to catch a break. And while I’ve built a bit of a following criticizing

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
03 May 2023

Old Men Keep Complaining to Me About Trans Rights

There is a war against transgender people, and old white men are losing their shit. I work a couple jobs in the hospitality industry, and I must have an inviting demeanour because these men keep talking to me about gender politics. Maybe I’m just another outlet to vent after watching

Kaitlyn Morrison 0
27 Apr 2023

Ice Cream Cone Shaped UFO’s in the Bay Area

On February 9, 1950, the San Francisco Examiner reported on what appeared to be a “flying ice cream cone” over the Alameda Naval Air Station. From different parts of the station, at least five civilians and two officers reported seeing a large vapor substance traveling at a high speed across the station, heading south. It was shaped like an ice cream cone.

tjpayne 0
19 Apr 2023

How to Get into Activism and Advocacy

As the world burns and climate change deniers continue to, well…deny it, there’s an uprising in Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha to change and, hopefully, save (or slow the implosion) of our Earth. If you’re one of these tree huggers, activists, and/or a recently blooming conservationist then the advice

Curtis Conrad Schabath 0
18 Apr 2023

Facebook Owes You Money: Here’s How To Get It!

Remember the whole Russia Gate thing? If you don’t, I’m referring to when we were told that Russian spies were hacking our data to destroy our democracy. Well, there was some truth to that, but American companies are not ones to be outdone by the Eastern Bloc. And while that

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
13 Apr 2023

Tech Worker Arrested in Murder of Bob Lee

An arrest has been made in connection to the fatal stabbing of tech-executive Bob Lee which happened on April 4th in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. Krista Lee, Bob Lee’s former wife, confirmed that police arrested an Emeryville man. According to jail records, a man named Nima Momeni

Katy Atchison 0