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What it’s Like Being a Black Gentrifier
Guest post by LeRon L. Barton The story of San Francisco today can be summed up in three words: Housing, Displacement, and Gentrification. The removal of people from their homes, the loss of local business, the reimaging of neighborhoods, and the destruction of community is the number one issue with
‘No” to Drug Injection Sites Akin to Outlawing Abortion, Prostitution, and Alcohol
Through the millennia prohibition on drinking of alcoholic beverages, outlawing prostitution, and banning legal abortions has proven to be a failure. Prohibitions do not stop the use, but only drive these activities underground, increase crime, cause death and suffering, and put an unnecessary financial drain on the criminal justice system.
SF’s Hidden Tiki Bar, with an incredible view
If you don’t already know about this place, you’ll never guess where it is. Go ahead, guess. Nope, that’s not it. It’s not what you’re thinking, my hoa (‘hoa’ is ‘friend’ Hawaiian…I googled it). This isn’t some new ‘secret’ tiki bar that just opened or an old classic way out in
Bay Area Woman Escapes Abduction by Lyft Driver
Oakland resident and artist Brittney Sundquist (27 yrs) escaped an attempted abduction by a Lyft Driver on August 23rd, 2018. She filled a police report the next morning and posted a screenshot of the driver and aher storyn on her facebook the next day. Britneys explained that the Lyft Driver
SF’s Hidden Tikki Bar, with an incredible view
If you don’t already know about this place, you’ll never guess where it is. Go ahead, guess. Nope, that’s not it. It’s not what you’re thinking, my hoa (‘hoa’ is ‘friend’ Hawaiian…I googled it). This isn’t some new ‘secret’ tiki bar that just opened or an old classic way out in
Andrew Yang is Running for President on a Universal Basic Income Platform
In 2018, the impossible has become reality. Cars are driving themselves, Apple is worth more than a trillion dollars and Donald Trump is president. While these may at first seem unrelated, they tell the story of how our country has veered into a dystopian nightmare, and how, if we act
Art Parties & Zine Fests in the Bay
NATURE, ART, & EVERYDAY LIFE OMCA’s current exhibition on J.B. Blunk, a quintessential 1960s Northern California artist, is worth crossing the bridge for. Blunk’s connection to nature continues to influence current design and craft styles in the Bay Area. Since the show closes on September 8th, a guided tour is