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XO Festival Cancelled. Bay Area Saved from it’s Own Fyre Fest.
If the name “Fyre Festival” doesn’t ring a bell, let me take you on a quick stroll down memory lane. See, awhile back, rapper “Ja Rule” teamed up with a trust fund fuckboy named Billy McFarland with the intention of putting on a “luxury festival experience” in the Bahamas. Without
Bay News: A New SF Mayor, Berkeley to Build Housing, And an Arsonist in Concord
It’s been a big week here at home and abroad. San Francisco got a new mayor, Berkeley is trying to build some housing, an angry Concord man gets to go to prison and Trump is making a lot of fans in Europe. Let’s dig in. San Francisco welcomes a (sort
How I Saved My Soul, At Sutter Station Tavern
By Craigory Sparks That day came Wednesday. The day I always knew would come. The day when I would arrive at that giant glass door to the office high rise in the Financial District of San Francisco. That office high rise full of J. Crew bros and SoulCycle girls mucking
Salesforce Employees Join #TechWontBuildIt Fight
Progressive groups in San Francisco picketed outside Salesforce Tower on Monday morning, July 9th, calling on Salesforce to cancel its business contract with US Customs and Border Patrol. The protest and press conference was a response to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who rejected demands by hundreds of Salesforce workers who
One crazy, Fiery Week in the Bay Area
Welcome to your week in Bay Area news. We’ll hit on some key stories that matter here and give you some ideas as to what to do to decompress after a week of crazy. Here goes… Ghost Ship defendants take minimized plea deal Max Harris and Derick Almena entered no
Ghost Ship fire defendants enter no contest plea, sentencing to follow
Guest Post by Nevin Long The only two defendants charged in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire, which killed 36 people on December 2, 2016, entered pleas of no contest in Alameda Superior Court Wednesday. Max Harris, 28, and Derick Almena, 48, agreed to sentences of six and nine years, respectively,
29Rooms: Feast for Your Eyes and Your Instagram
his post was made possible by the fine folks at Adobe Spark. As you’ll see below it’s a rad app that lets you do really cool effects on photos and videos. Download it for free right here. We’ve reached an interesting juncture in history where visual art and social media