SF Bay Area

29 Mar 2023

The KFC Double Down is the Most Horrifying Thing I’ve Ever Eaten

It started as all things do in my life: an impulse. Having genetic predispositions to heavy alcohol consumption, a paradigm of “no risk, no reward,” and good old bad friends who know I’ll do almost anything if it comes to a dare (we won’t get into psycho-analyzing that today), the

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29 Mar 2023

The Bold Beautiful History of the West Oakland Mural House

Folks hanging out on their porch and greeting friends, family and passersby, has long been part of the nature of West Oakland. A man whose house I regularly walk by on my way to work once called out to me, “How do you make a Mai Tai?” “You’ve got to

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28 Mar 2023

Tornadoes In The Bay Area? It Could Happen This Week…

Have you ever seen the movie Twister? Well, you’re about to be fuckin’ in it, pal.  I’m just being dramatic, but there is a legitimate chance for a tornado – or tornadoes to form along the California Coast this week.  Coastal areas in San Mateo County and Santa Cruz County

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The Golden Gate Bridge.
26 Mar 2023

I’m Dating Karl the Fog And It’s Going Really Well

The Bay Area has received a pounding from multiple atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone this past month. We’ve experienced a flying couch, downed trees, and more blackouts than an annual pass to Disneyland. After all this hardship,  I’d like to remind you of our kinder, perennial weather: Karl the Fog. Specifically, I’d like to announce that I’ve been dating Karl for a few years now. And it’s going really well. 

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26 Mar 2023

Why This Wealthy Techie’s $2 Million Donation Is Super Rad

There’s reason for small business owners in the Bay Area to rejoice. Chris Larsen, co-founder of crypto company Ripple, is giving $2 million to stoke local retail districts. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, this is in addition to the $1.7 million he provided in 2021. Larsen is a born-and-raised

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26 Mar 2023

Here Are A Few Ways To Avoid Being A Tool in the Bay Area

It’s never been a better time to stop being a tool while living in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are plenty of reasons to not be a tool. A few of the reasons include the sentiments of treating others how you would want to be treated, releasing the grudges

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24 Mar 2023

California Wants Medicaid to Cover 6 Months of Rent

Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.

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24 Mar 2023

“Wine is For Everyone” at Female-Founded Wine Shop DECANTsf

I’ve always found the wine industry to be really intimidating. There are so many wine varieties, as well as seemingly so many rules – when to swirl and when not to swirl. So, when I found a wine bottle shop and bar where you feel OK being a newbie, I

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