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Salesforce Tower ‘Steam’ Raises Alarms on 9/11
Some call it the Salesforce Tower, some call the Eye of Sauron, some call it Benioff’s Butt Plug, but the building’s owner and landlord is actually Boston Properties. And that’s who was answering frantic calls on the morning of 9/11, when San Franciscans began to notice that the Salesforce building,

Ya, Fried Chicken Sandwiches are Delicious, & Factory Farming is Still Disgusting
Yes I love fried chicken. Yes, I ate more than one fried chicken sandwich this weekend. Yes, I enjoyed them. And yes, I heard about the massive marketing campaign dubbed ‘chickenwars’ between Popeyes and Chick-fil-A last week. A ‘twitter war’ between corporations, which is code for ‘free corporate advertising’. The

All City Pools are FREE Today in SF!
SF REC AND PARKS ANNOUNCES FREE SWIM AT ALL CITY POOLS TODAY – Aug. 15, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO –The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department invites you to enjoy summer in the city, with free swimming at all its pools today. With warm temperatures and San Francisco’s first day of school

LAUNDRÉ’s Cafe In The Mission Closes
Upon first seeing ‘LAUNDRÉ’ opening on Mission st a couple of years ago, I have to admit I was confused. First by what language the name “LAUNDRÉ’ is supposed to be in. It’s not Spanish or English, it kind of sounds French but it’s not French…the owner’s name is ‘Arianna

How President Elizabeth Warren Would Combat Gun Violence
Nothing makes a conservative shake more than a smart woman with a plan. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is very smart, and has a plan for everything. She also has decades of experience in government and knows how things really work in Washington. Warren is about progressivism, equality and transparency. You

Tucker Carlson Is a Prophet…for White Supremacists
Don’t worry, folks. Nothing to see here. Everything is all good – just fine and dandy. Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson says there is no white supremacy problem in the United States – like the whole Russia thing, the issue of people espousing white supremacist ideology and terrorizing communities is

Europe Has Glow-in-the-Dark Bike Paths, Why Don’t We?
Parts of Europe have glowy bike paths. In a town in Poland they glow because they have a material in them called ‘phosphor’ that absorbs sunlight during the day and emits that stored light at night. According to the engineers who installed the lanes in Lidzbark Warmiński Poland, “The material

How to Join the Robot Dance Army in San Francisco
I like a lot of things that have come from Montreal. There’s Cirque du Soleil, poutine, Steven Pinker, and now techno robot exoskeletons. I know what you’re asking yourself right now, “are these the product of a secret Canadian Space Force project, sent here to make Americans more polite?” The