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Standing Up for Chickens: SF Attorney Takes Center Stage in Animal Rights Trial
By Sheila Koren Animal rights activists have been gathering in Santa Rosa this past month for a significant legal trial concerning the Right To Rescue mistreated animals. In this case it’s chickens and ducks from Petaluma factory farms. Two similar trials over the past year (in St. George, Utah and
Costco Restarts Free Sample Carts for Hungry Shoppers
Let the sample grazing begin. Shoppers will soon be able to snack their way through the wholesale warehouse maze that is Costco. For many, that one simple free treat thing feels like a return to normalcy. Over the course of the next few weeks, Costco will phase back their pre-pandemic
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
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
In Defense of New York City’s Humidity
By Jesse McGrath Last weekend I was at Costco in Brooklyn, and if you have ever been to Costco on a Saturday, you know that it is basically a street fight with oversized shopping carts instead of switchblades. Costco on the weekend turns the simple act of being in public
How to Master the Walk-By at the Food Court for a FREE Lunch
Things can generally be divided into two categories: things you want, and things you don’t want. I know it’s vague, but this article isn’t about anything you want or don’t want. It’s about something that sits on that fine tightrope between them – that category of things you wouldn’t intentionally
3 of The Best Eats in San Francisco’s Little Russia
I live right by San Francisco’s Little Russia but have never really believed in it. Yeah, there are those huge gold onion domes on the Russian Orthodox church and the occasional sign in Cyrillic. The ratio of scarf-wearing little old ladies to anyone else might be a good indicator, but
Broke-Ass of the Week – Missionite Scott M.
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week? Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. This
Kick-Ass Art at Grand Opening of North Beach Gallery 454 Tonight
I always seem to be pushing art openings and sometimes can’t decide if that’s due to the expectation of FREE bubbly and snacks or because the work to be shown is supposed to be cool. I’d like to think it’s both, but who am I kidding? I’m a scavenger who will
The Costco Food Court — The Holy Grail of Cheap Eats
Some lucky assholes have parents who buy them Costco memberships just for the hell of it, but I’m not one of those lucky assholes. Rather, I am a young broke-ass who refuses to pay $100 a year for a membership to anything, even if that membership includes FREE samples and