Embarcadero
Can the Cruise Industry Help Revive Downtown San Francisco?
Carnival Cruise Lines’ Luminosa will begin operating from San Francisco in April 2026, offering ten-night cruises to Alaska and four-night trips to Baja California, with stops in Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Prince Rupert, Ensenada, and two starry nights at sea.
San Francisco Bay Ferry to Add Lines, Expand Service
San Francisco may be neglecting the full potential of the strategic waterways that brought it into being. If you’ve ever sat in Bridge traffic and watched boats fly by on the water below, you might have felt the same. There is no reason the Bay Area shouldn’t have as robust
The 90s Are Back! We Have Color Changing Shirts!
As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon
Here’s Three Things to Do in SF With All This Gorgeous Weather
It’s as rare as pulling a foil Charizard in your trading card pack, as Bill Murray waking up and finding it’s not the same day as yesterday. It’s like finding your ex’s Netflix password still works after all this time. It’s surprising warm, sunny, almost hot weather in San Francisco. And
Socialism Thrives in San Francisco’s New Downtown Initiative
On a rare sunny morning on San Francisco’s Embarcadero, a red banner may as well have waved over a string of sleepy businesses waking up for the first time. Busy hands at Green Apple Books and Devil’s Teeth Bakery’s joint new operation doled out texts and egg sandwiches, York Street
Bay Lights at Risk of Going Dark
Any date night about downtown should conclude with a walk along the Embarcadero. The waterfront crescent serves up several city landmarks on a platter: the Ferry Building, Coit Tower, the Transamerica Pyramid. Provided you’re well-dressed for the winds whipping off the Bay, the stroll promises romance whichever end you begin.
1,000 Things I Miss About San Francisco
When you Move Away From San Francisco, there are many things you will miss, and this may be the ultimate list
BAS Pride 2016: Marching, Frisking, Policing at Civic Center; Hard French & Disco Daddy 6/25
Pride 2016 may be one of the most important in recent memory. Out of the tragedy of Orlando, a wave of solidarity has spread across the world and it has galvanized our community to respond with love, to speak out against our culture of violence, stand with our Latinx, Muslim,
FREE Writer’s Grotto 3-Minute Reading Extravaganza!
50 writers reading for 3 minutes each! And you get to listen to it all for FREE. On Friday, May 10, Book Passage is opening their doors to 50 writers from Writer’s Grotto and giving them each 3 minutes to read from their new work. As they say:
