SF Bay Area
The Eternal NIMBY vs YIMBY Battle Was on Full Display at the SF BoS Meeting
GUEST POST BY WESLEY WELLS We’re sitting through the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meetings and breaking them down for you so you don’t have to! Here’s the mini minutes for the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020. Full minutes available right here. Video and transcript available right here.
Slim’s to be Replaced by ‘YOLO’ Nightclub Douchefest
For over 30 years Slim’s hosted live music from every genre in San Francisco. Punk, rock, R&B, to blues, jazz, folk, and rap performers played this SOMA institution. It shut forever in March. And now, perhaps as a sign of the times, Slim’s was bought by San Jose club owners
The Second Year in San FranciscoÂ
I did not fall in love with San Francisco instantly. It never asked me to. It did not make me feel like my presence necessitated justification.Â
Despite Complicated Feels, Kamala Harris is Making History
She would be the first woman to serve as vice president. She would be the first Black person and Indian American in that role. She would be the second California-born vice president, and definitely the first hailing from the Bay Area. In one fell swoop, Sen. Kamala Harris would break
Kristin Urquiza Launches National Day of Action and Vigil to ‘Marked by COVID’ and Failed by Politicians
Thursday would have been Mark Anthony Urquiza’s 66th birthday, but he will not be there to celebrate. Instead, his daughter Kristin Urquiza is holding a vigil and ofrenda in his honor in seven cities across six different states. While the events will celebrate the man, they will also serve as
Monkeybrains: The Awesome Internet Service Taking on Corporate Giants
Monkeybrains has been a Bay Area, independent internet service provider since 1998 and has developed a rabid following because, quite simply, they rock.
5,000 San Francisco Area Businesses Have Closed Since Start of Pandemic
We all knew that the economic toll of the pandemic was serious and that many businesses had closed down, but wow…5,000 is a staggering number. According to this article in the Chronicle, which was relayed to me by this article on SFist, data from Yelp has revealed that of the
How to Fix San Francisco’s Poop Problem
This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column for the San Francisco Examiner. When people think of San Francisco, they conjure up images of beautiful Victorians, steep hills, dense fog, billion dollar tech companies, progressive politics, and human poop on the street. Yes, our glorious city is recognized the world