If you still think coronavirus is a distant threat, please read this story about a family who has been living with the virus since March 1st in the Bay Area. The reported number of Covid-19 cases in California as of March 18th was 869. But the actual number of infections

by Hannah Harkness Hi there! Is the impending war giving you an increased sense of mortality? Are you aware that there were more mass shootings than days last year? Are you watching all of the coverage of climate-change induced natural disasters? If you are, you shouldn’t need convincing to get

  Riot police and protesters fought fierce battles up and down Kowloon’s Nathan Road in Hong Kong on October 1st. Hundreds of tear gas canisters and Molotov cocktails were thrown, and dozens of arrests were made.  During citywide protests on that day, police used lethal force for the first time, after

Konstantinos “Gus” Vardakastanis was killed this morning in the Bayview in a hit-and-run. Co-owner of Haight Street Market, Noriega Produce, and Gus’s Market, Gus was a beloved member of the Haight Street community. Many folks in the Haight think of Haight Street Market as the hub of the neighborhood and

I previously discussed television, books and comedy.. FILM I won’t get into too many, because you can read many aggregates of critics reviews of films, but here are some films that are worth seeking out: The Skin I Live In is a Spanish-language drama/horror from infamous Spanish director Pedro Almadovar

San Francisco has been the birthplace of many an iconic brand over the years, from Levi’s to Rice-a-Roni to the It’s-It. Among this pantheon of venerable marketing greats you will surely find a smiling lad astride an aerodynamic elote that goes by the name of Jimmy the Cornman. For some of you out