This is the big day. As dawn broke Tuesday, California officially reopened…and poof, physical distancing, capacity restrictions and color-coded tier charts we’ve become begrudgingly used to just disappeared. As of now, state law no longer requires vaccinated people to wear masks in indoor public settings.  But not everyone is stoked.

American history is fraught with issues surrounding voting rights, and now Native Americans across the country are facing retaliation for expressing their First Amendment rights. Some readers may have come across a meme of this tweet:   The tweet does go far to show just how important Native voters are,

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Thursday would have been Mark Anthony Urquiza’s 66th birthday, but he will not be there to celebrate. Instead, his daughter Kristin Urquiza is holding a vigil and ofrenda in his honor in seven cities across six different states. While the events will celebrate the man, they will also serve as

For many, this past week was a time for last-minute stress shopping, followed by mass stress eating. But whether you’re of the Christmas-celebrating kind or not into that at all, we hope you had a chance to get next to some loved ones and make the holiday stress all worth

The past week was highlighted by some local political faux pas, the end of a hookup era and by millions that took to the street to protest gun violence and the killing of another unarmed black man. Let’s unpack a few key stories that impacted the Bay and beyond. Stephon

We all know Republicans think Planned Parenthood is all about abortions and sacrificing goats. We also know they are actually about preventing cancer and women’s health…well, I hope you know that Planned Parenthood is all about women’s health. Here’s 10 times Republicans tried to take over a woman’s body. 1.

  image from Huffpo Being a New Yorker is a little tough, all the time. Whether it’s the train that just left or coming up with the perfect save to that horrible interview question…. on the elevator going down, there’s always some bitty truth to the adage about making it

This is it.  I’m officially killing the term “Douchebag”.  I’m putting it to bed, retiring it, taking it out of circulation.  It’s had a good run….no, it’s had a great run, but it’s time is nigh. The word Douchebag is just overexposed; it’s lost it’s potency, it’s punch.  It’s like