National

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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03 Jan 2024

California’s Confusing Primary Voting Process Explained

Welcome to one of the most confusing parts of the election process in California: the Closed Primary.

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26 Dec 2023

Should San Francisco Have An A.I. Mayor?

I try not to use ChatGPT very often. I take pride in being able to do shit myself, but every now and then, I like to see how artificial intelligence sees itself.  I asked ChatGPT what San Francisco would be like if we replaced the city’s leaders with artificial intelligence.

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21 Dec 2023

Bird Scooters Fly Back into Trash! Chapter 11 Filed

Bird, the once high-flying electric scooter company, has officially taken a nosedive into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, marking the culmination of a tumultuous year for the “micromobility” giant. In a press release that dropped this week, Bird confirmed its entry into a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet,”

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20 Dec 2023

In 2024, All Immigrants in California May Qualify for Medicaid

By Bernard J. Wolfson Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in Riverside County, California, has had spotty access to health care in the two decades she’s been in this country. The 48-year-old, who works as the office manager at a nonprofit, can get emergency care through a narrow set of benefits the

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14 Dec 2023

‘FUCK-IT-ALL FRIDAYS’ Resistance Plan for 2024

Your favorite culture jamming publication, Adbusters, has a Plan for World Revolution in 2024.

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13 Dec 2023

The Best 🎁 You Can Give Me for My Bday

It’s crazy to think that, at this point, I’ve been doing Broke-Ass Stuart for almost half my life. In that time it’s been A LOT of things: a couple zines, 3 books, a travel TV show on IFC, and oodles of fun projects and web series. And of course, there’s always

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