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📝 Stuart’s Note
Last night we had a meetup at Mission Bowling Club with a bunch of the writers, photographers, and video makers who contribute to Broke-Ass Stuart. Not only was it great to hang out with people I spend so much time emailing with, but it was an opportunity for some excellent scheming. All I have to say is that we’ve got some really fantastic things we’re gonna roll out for you very soon. But until then, here’s the newsletter:
Data Shows That Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Wreck the US Economy
Mass deportations of immigrants living in the US would have a disastrous impact on the economy, leading to higher food costs and a decrease in food production, as well as higher costs for housing and commercial infrastructure construction. Read all about it right here.
🗞️News From Around the Bay
Here’s our roundup of the biggest news from around the Bay this week:
BART Service Restored After Melting Down, Yet Again, Between Oakland and San Francisco: It's been a bad week/month/year for BART. Around 8:20 am on Thursday, all train service was halted between West Oakland and 24th/Mission stations due to a communication issue. [SFist]
The 56-Year-Old SF Vietnamese Spot Where Only Two Dishes are Above $15: When everything feels hella expensive, Cordon Bleu is a dream. [SFGate]
We Be Sushi Chef Retires, Shutters 39-Year-Old Mission Mainstay: Andy Tonozuka served sushi to Japanese prime ministers in Tokyo and hungry New Yorkers before settling in San Francisco. [Mission Local]
What to Know if Oakland Teachers Go on Strike: Oakland teachers voted to authorize a strike last Friday. Pressure is rising for OUSD to come to an agreement with their union, the OEA, while facing a looming $100 million deficit. [Oaklandside]
Bottoms Up with the Advanced Ciccerone Crafting This Year’s SF Beer Week: Venture capital exodus be damned—Sayre Piotrkowski will advocate for the pours of 71 Bay Area Brewers Guild members until last call. [48 Hills]
10 Things I Miss About the Pre-Smartphone Era
Remember when friends would just drop by? How rad was that? You never knew who would knock on your door or ring your buzzer and that little bit of mystery was more special than we realized at the time. Reminisce about it all right here.
Uber and Lyft Drivers Take Step Closer To Unionization
Uber and Lyft drivers move closer to unionization as California advances worker organizing rights and labor protections for gig economy workers. Read more right here.
🎥 Reel of the Week
SF Tuberculosis Outbreak Balloons to Over 200 Cases
The SF Public Health Department received 1,261 tests from the school. A total of 219 came back positive Read all about it 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 8 best things you might have missed on the BAS site recently:
🪧Oakland Teachers Could Be The Next To Strike: San Francisco's Strike May Have Crossed The Bridge
⛈Heavy Rains Heighten This Berkeley Hills Hazard: The Berkeley Hills are always on the move, and not always to the delight of their residents.
👻Paranormal Activity is Onstage Now at A.C.T.: How can a stage play be so scary?
🚴Adult Bike Riding & Roller Skating Lessons in the Bay Area: Learn to ride a bike or roller skate as an adult in the Bay Area. Find affordable and/or free lessons. No bike ownership required for some of them!
🎺The Soulful, Musical Medicine Served at Bambu Sessions in Oakland: At Audiopharmacy, they’re bringing the collabortive H.I, 'Human Intelligence', or art created without AI.
👯♂Sing, Dance, Laugh, and Play with the SF Neofuturists: What they were doing was performing 30 ‘microplays' - each around 2 minutes long - in a race against a 60-minute timer.
🥕Win a Pair of Tix to the 2026 SF Food Action Summit!: March 25-26, 2026 - William J. Rutter Center at UCSF Mission Bay
🎉John Malkovich in SF + 30 More Rad Events: There’s so much great stuff happening in the Bay!
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