Politics

28 Oct 2022

After Years of Delays & Well Over Budget, The Central Subway Opens

Just two and a half weeks away, the grand opening of a long-awaited project. The Central Subway will finally (tho not completely) be opened. An extension of the T Third Line route on 3rd Street, the Central Subway will extend through SOMA, the FiDi and Chinatown. Last week, the city

Katy Atchison 0
25 Oct 2022

Should You Get Married at Mission Dolores Basilica?

Sure, you can marry your fiancé in the Mission Dolores basilica, but should you? If you knew what really happened there, would you? Mission Dolores is a monument to the massacre of San Francisco’s true Natives. You shouldn’t want to get married there. Unfortunately, desecrating sites of unspeakable human tragedy

Jake Warren 0
18 Oct 2022

London Breed Rapidly Falling out of Favor

London Breed is falling down. A recent poll conducted by the San Francisco Standard found the mayor of San Francisco’s approval rating had sunk by thirteen percent since May. From city school districts to its beleaguered police department, disapproval of London Breed’s performance is mutual among typically disparate sectors. Only

Jake Warren 0
13 Oct 2022

The Map of All 98 SF Monuments & What We Should Do With Them

San Francisco has 98 “monuments & memorials” across our fair city.  You know, the statues, plaques, and mounds of bronze and stone on street corners, parks, and even parking lots?  Many of these “monuments” were given to the city as gifts from wealthy white men and placed somewhere over 100

Alex Mak - Managing Editor 0
13 Oct 2022

The November 2022 BAS Voter Guide

THE NOVEMBER 8th 2022 BAS VOTER GUIDE

BAS Editorial Team 0
11 Oct 2022

Does Kanye West Hate Jews?

Kanye West has always been a complicated figure in the pop culture landscape. Early in his career, his outbursts were honest critiques of political figures that needed to be said. During an event like Hurricane Katrina, when black people were being gunned down for trying to get supplies because the

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
04 Oct 2022

Gavin Newsom Decriminalized Jaywalking

Written By Habibi Bridges: Great news! Daddy Newsom has officially decriminalized what we’ve already been doing: jaywalking! While this virtually doesn’t change much, this is actually a good thing for vulnerable people living in low income neighborhoods where cops unfairly choose to enforce arbitrary laws at the expense of California’s

Guest Writer 0
28 Sep 2022

The Other Unexpected Hazard on San Francisco’s Streets

San Francisco is not the Windy City, nor is it the state’s deadliest for pedestrians (that nefarious award goes to Concord, California). Nevertheless, the City by the Bay contains several spots where strange weather, extreme geography, and a rigid urban grid intersect. Two maps, one of our breeziest streets, the

Jake Warren 0