Frank Chu
The ‘Birds Aren’t Real Protest’ Was a Perfect Taste of San Francisco’s Weirdness
By Michal Habdank-Kolaczkowski The years of COVID have created so much lasting change in our city and had so many immutable effects on everyone: workers on the front-line; folks waiting in the soup-line; even comedians had to learn how to “work the room” online. We watched the disappearance and still
Lefty O’Doul’s is One of the Last Tastes of Old San Francisco
This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column for 7×7. I still mourn the loss of the old Gold Dust Lounge. Every time I walk by the building I flip it off, knowing that an amazing piece of SF history was sacked so that Express could put in an escalator or dressing room or
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
This is Why San Francisco is Such a Magical Place
San Francisco is a special place. A place where we never leave the house without layers. Where it’s normal to call in sick to work because it’s finally 80 degrees and you want to drink a beer in the park. A place where most adults have costume boxes and where
20 Signs You’re NOT a Jaded San Franciscan
Last week the fine people over at SFist published a piece called “41 Signs You’re a Jaded San Franciscan“. It was funny,clever, and snarky, like so many things on SFist. But it got me thinking: one of the things that makes this city so amazing is that we’re not jaded.