Doves/Bombs, a multimedia exhibition curated by Chad Abbley, Matt Gonzalez, and Shrey Purohit, will open on November 16th at Pelota Gallery on Treasure Island, exploring the tension between peace and conflict in a powerful message about conflicting ideals.

As a neighbor and friend of the gallery, I often pop in to see the shows and chat about art and life, so I’m excited to see all the drawings John’s been making sitting at the front desk at the gallery for the past years, patiently working on the pointillism and patterns of each piece while greeting people coming in and handling the hardships that you encounter while living and having a business in the TL.

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

Matt Gonzalez isn’t just a former president of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, he’s also been the Chief Attorney in San Francisco’s Public Defenders Office, and more recently he has defended construction contractors in disputes with the city in private practice. In 2003 Gonzalez narrowly lost a mayoral race to

Appointments here, apologies there. Mayor London Breed is busy sprinkling herself around, making her way into headlines here at home and across the international stage, not all good, not all of it bad. Let’s take a look at what she’s been up to. Public Defender Manohar Raju After Matt Gonzalez

Jeff Adachi, the “superman” of public defense left this stage of life but the intensity with which he lived his 59 years, the passion he brought each and every day to his mission is what inspires those who now follow in his footsteps. It was a celebration of that legacy

Jeff Adachi was more than a public defender, a civil rights advocate, a politician, a friend to many and foe to some – he was all of those things in one “superhuman” package. The sense of loss since news of his sudden death spread Friday is palpable across the Bay

We here at BrokeAssStuart.com like to show love to the people who make cities like San Francisco and New York special. That’s why we’ve begun doing a new series called Local Legend of the Week. This is our chance to hip you to some of the strange, brilliant, and unique folks who populate