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2021 is Finally Giving Me Hope
If you have made it this far, congratulations. You have been living in the world of the pandemic for an entire year. You have also made it through four years of hell.

What I Learned from Organizing a Rent Strike
It’s no secret that the Pandemic has had a devastating toll on New York City. Homelessness is at all time highs, COVID cases are surging, and record numbers of people are leaving the city. The only good thing to come of it is that for the first time since the

Oakland Names Street After Huey Newton, Co-Founder of the Black Panthers
The street sign for Dr. Huey P. Newton Way, in honor of the late activist, was unveiled on Ninth Street near Mandela Parkway.

The Bold, Abstract, Portraits of Messy Beck in SF
The “Artist You Should Know” series highlights Bay Area artists who are doing incredible work, it’s our way of supporting the creative community and helping to keep San Francisco a strange and wonderful place. Exploring the human figure, sexuality and identity, with a bold, earthy palette and a cubist touch, Messy Beck

Massive Greta Mural Looks Over San Francisco
The massive portrait of climate activist Greta Thunberg, just off of San Francisco’s Union Square was commissioned in 2019 by SF not-for-profit One Atmosphere.. The artist is Andrés Pereoselli who is Argentinian and known as @CobreArt. He’s done massive portraits like this all over the world. The artist wrote about

While Millions of Texans Freeze, Ted Cruz Goes on Cancun Vacation
As 3 million Texans shivered in the dark, with no heat or clean water during the state’s worst freeze and power outage in history, their Senator Ted Cruz took off to Cancun with his family. People who saw him at the airport and on their plane couldn’t believe it.

Muddy’s Coffee House Has Closed Permanently
The slow drip of restaurant closures has become more of a pour-over during the pandemic. Mission Local had the news Wednesday morning that Muddy’s Coffee House at 24th Street and Valencia has permanently closed. The Broke-Ass Cafe Closure I-Team was able to confirm the news this afternoon, marking the end