Come to My Book Release Party!!
Come hang out with me as we celebrate The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death, and Dive Bars! This book is 21 years in the making! It’s gonna be an epic night with burlesque, drag, a circus performer, live music, a DJ, and a book reading + Q&A!
The tickets are sliding scale so, pay more if you can afford it, and pay less if you can’t ❤
📝 Stuart’s Note
As you can probably tell by now, I am on the grind promoting my new book and the book release party. If you or anyone you know has a popular podcast, please holler at me. I’d love to get on there and talk about myself 😄 Thank you!
What to Wear to Folsom Street Fair
"Rarely do we have such grand opportunities at the intersection of sexuality, creativity, style, performance, and identity to express ourselves and truly feel seen as the unique and complex individuals we are." Read the guide right here.
🗞️News From Around the Bay
Here’s our roundup of the biggest news from around the Bay this week:
Joe Betz, the Man Behind the Iconic House of Prime Rib, Dies at 86: Joe Betz became one of San Francisco’s biggest restaurateurs, leading storied restaurants Hoffman’s Grill and House of Prime Rib.[Eater SF]
Violence Interrupters Seem to be Making Oakland Schools Safer. But Funding is Running Out: The violence interruption and prevention teams are part of a larger redesign of school safety efforts in OUSD [Oaklandside]
66 Buildings in SF Face Foreclosure After Veritas Defaults on $652M Debt: 1,566 units in five dozen buildings may represent entire San Francisco portfolio of city’s former No. 1 landlord. [Mission Local]
Passengers Describe Scary Runaway Muni Train Incident By Duboce Park: Passengers on Muni's N-Judah line reportedly experienced a harrowing ride Wednesday morning when the train seemed to accelerate out of control and was unable to stop. [SFist]
New State ‘Loitering’ Law Could Lead to Racial Profiling and Deportations: In the name of fighting sex trafficking, the state just opened the door to racial profiling, abuse, and helping ICE [48hillls]
New EBT Scams Are Targeting Vulnerable Californians
Over a third of Californians (34.8%) were poor or near poor in 2023. Here at BrokeAssStuart.com, we look out for each other, and there’s some major scamming happening that targets the poor. Read more right here.
🎥 Reel of the Week
The Songs People Listened to After Charlie Kirk's Shooting
People turned to some very specific songs after Charlie Kirk was assassinated. See what they wrestle right here.
Stuff You’ve Been Missing
We know the algorithms of these tech giants don't show you all the awesome articles we write. Those bastards! It's OK though, we've got you covered with a list of the 11 best things you might have missed on the BAS site recently:
📚 I’m Going on Book Tour!: You and your friends should come see me!
🚌 The 5 Vintage Vehicles Featured at Muni Heritage Weekend: A look at some of SFMTA's most iconic people-movers spanning more than a century
⛺ CA Homelessness Drops, But Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Progress: Experts worry California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress
🎭 Kim’s Convenience Brings Heart and Humor from Screen to Stage at ACT: Watching the play in a full theater on opening night, I felt a tickle of that chicken-and-egg question in the back of my mind as the play straddled both theater and sitcom.
🪩The 30+ Best Events Happening this Week: Coffee & Pastry Fest, Oktoberfest, Folsom St. Fair, and way more!
🏚 Is It Just Me, or do Earthquakes Not Hit Like They Used To?: Should we fear the inevitable?
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