Alex Mak - Managing Editor

28 Mar 2019

Wealthy Waterfront Residents are Trying to Derail Navigation Center for Homeless

Mayor London Breed’s plan to build a 200-bed Navigation Center on a lot in South Beach are now going to have to face a legal battle by residents of the area.  The Navigation Center is a big part of the Mayor’s long-awaited plan to help fight homelessness in San Francisco.

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26 Mar 2019

Kamala Harris Says She will Give Teachers a $13,500 raise

The Bay Area’s own Kamala Harris is making headlines today because of her plan to raise the average teacher’s salary in America by $13,500.  The former San Francisco District Attorney announced the plan at a rally in Houston, claiming she would make the largest-ever federal investment in educators’ pay if

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21 Mar 2019

Bernie’s Coming Back to San Francisco!

America’s favorite curmudgeon is coming back to San Francisco on March 24th.  I got to see Sanders speak a couple times at rallies in 2015/16, and I have to say, he was a genuine inspiration.  The platforms that newer, fresher-faced Democratic candidates stand on today, including Medicare for All, free

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19 Mar 2019

How to Make Friends in San Francisco

Are you new to the city?  Maybe you’re a software engineer who’s a bit socially awkward?  Maybe you’ve made enough Fortnite friends this year, and it’s just time you met some real-life people? Anyway, whatever it is, don’t worry.  We have some foolproof ways to make friends in San Francisco.

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07 Mar 2019

Half of All Cellphone Calls in 2019, will be Robocalls from Scammers

I don’t know about you, but I get daily robocalls on my cellphone.  Most of my friends do too.  Some get text messages telling them they’ve won something, some get voice mails telling them they’re in trouble with the ‘IRS’ or ‘the bank’ and they need to buy some kind

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05 Mar 2019

‘Your work on our walls’, The Crowdsourced Art Show in SF

Arts nonprofit Youth Art Exchange wants to ‘open their walls to everyone living/working/loving in San Francisco.’  So if you’re an artist (or just a creative person who doesn’t, like, even consider themselves an artist), they want your work on their walls!  Events like this help to nurture and grow arts

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05 Mar 2019

First Full Length Game of Thrones Trailer Just Dropped!

Winter is coming! Winter is Coming!  If you haven’t started re-watching the first 7 seasons as a warmup yet, now isn’t a bad time to start.  The final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones will begin airing April 14th, 2019.  If you haven’t yet seen Game of Thrones, it probably

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