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Wishing the Tuesday Siren a Two-Year Farewell
The San Francisco Tuesday noon siren has been a thing since World War II, when people were ready to hit the bomb shelters at any given moment. In years since, the slightly obnoxious noise has become part of the city’s fabric in the same way locals learn to love all
Breaking Down the East Bay “Style”
By Brian Scott Fashion is an art in itself that varies by location, culture, tradition, belief, weather and even time. Simply, how we go about our daily lives plays a role in our fashion sense. Where we live dictates quite a bit about how we live and what we look
Thank God for Schlock: Exploitation Films with Christian Financiers
by Xan Holbrook One recurring treat (among many) for the Bill Hicks fan is his theatrical disdain and revulsion for drug prohibition. Such a passionate hatred proved an excellent vehicle to showcase his near mastery of prose and rhetoric. In one of my favorite bits, he inverted the stifled, crusty
Animals Rights Activists Take On Oakland Whole Foods
Animal rights activists with Direct Action Everywhere are out at Whole Foods on Bay Place in Oakland Wednesday to remind customers that the company may not be as wholesome as they claim. The group began a 24-hour fast as the protest began at noon in an effort to bring attention
I Went to an Oakland Homeless Community to Say Hello. This Is What I Found.
By Thomas Johnson I consider myself to be lucky, even though I’ve been homeless plenty of times in my life. We didn’t really call it “homeless” back in the late 70s and 80s — we were just “outdoors.” The apartment I have now, I got because of who I knew.
Shameless SF Promoter uses Cultural Appropriation for ‘Thanksgiving Party’
A club in North Beach called ‘Carbon‘, is using a bikini-clad blonde lady in a native headdress to promote their pre-thanksgiving party. Their Eventbrite and facebook event pages say things like: “This time around the theme is Thanksgiving Pre Party!!! Free tequila Patron and Aguardiente shots before 11:00pm!” Obviously, there
Have Yourself A “Black Christmas” (Or Other Weird December Films)
Want to minimize treacly films from your cinematic December? Cinemagoers in the S.F. Bay Area craving more offbeat fare are in luck. This month offers both the new edition of a genre film festival from the S.F. Independent Film Festival folks as well as a twisted Christmas slasher tale from
Dreamforce Traffic Maps & Infographics
We made the Dreamforce specific MUNI & Waze new maps and schedules to help you understand this week’s transportation schedules, potential outages, & traffic due to the massive tech conference happening right in the middle of the City’s main traffic arteries.