This piece may feel like an obituary – for our movement, for our country, maybe for our world. But trust me when I say it’s not one. It’s a reckoning of the past and a call towards creating a better future. In a fucked up and broken world, where a

The Bay Area is bracing itself for two white nationalist rallies planned to take place in San Francisco and Berkeley August 26th and 27th.  And there are few things more San Franciscan than promoting love and inclusion in the face of ignorance and bigotry.  Some citizens are planning to dance and party

The Huge Release Party for the Literary Magazine In case you haven’t heard, we just put out an incredible literary magazine called The Dreams I Dreamt: Letters to San Francisco thanks to a grant from the Civic Joy Fund. It’s a gift to San Francisco, where 19 of The City’s

A side by side comparison of two completely different careers in photographs and articles. Both men started in the same city, but their lives couldn’t have been more different

Justin Keller’s absurd, entitled, whiny, anti-homeless rant got me thinking about this. Not long ago I was walking near Church and Market and suddenly there was a bunch of hubbub behind me. You know what I’m talking about, it’s not loud and raucous but there’s some kind of disturbance that sets

My name is Bill Norman. I’m a life-long conservative and I support Bernie Sanders. Here’s why.

I tip because I’m a part of this industry, but more importantly I tip because I’m Black. It’s a lose-lose at times because I’ll have the urgent need to make sure that I leave a good impression…