Written By: Habibi Bridges Just when I thought that San Francisco couldn’t get any worse, I have now discovered a new low for this city. With some of the worst income disparity in the world combined with a severe homelessness problem, we also have another epidemic: rich dog people. I’ve

This may be a strange way to start an article about the joy of watching movies, but I’m not a film buff. I’m big into music, videos games and books, but I tend to fidget when watching a feature film. Whenever someone would invite me to go to a movie

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

I regularly shit on San Francisco, to the city’s credit, there is a lot to shit on. San Francisco is 7×7 miles of contradiction and absurdity, but it’s also the most beautiful place on the planet.  You’re probably saying some dumb shit like, “Abe, you’ve never been to every city

Conventional wisdom tells us that cities are defined by their neighborhoods, but can one neighborhood encompass the soul of an entire city? Each section of San Francisco is known for something. Chinatown is known for its Chinese history and tourist friendly boutiques, the Castro is known as being an epicenter

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but San Francisco’s political elite aren’t going to solve the housing crisis. The region is going to get worse. Even during the pandemic, when rents were falling, the situation on the street was escalating. I know there are people that associate

Leah Morrett is the owner of Sour Cherry Comics, a new queer-centric bookstore and community space in the Mission District that opened at 3187 16th St. earlier this month.  “Sour cherries are not sweet, and that’s the point,” she tells me. “[The name’s] a little subversive, a little cutesy, and

Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd, and it may or may not be a coincidence that this week one could hear and see fireworks going off in the Mission on completely normal, nothing-special-going-on weeknights. This may be the shape of another “summer of fireworks”

Vinyl LP enthusiasts’ hearts are broken, as San Francisco is losing one of its last great eclectic indie-punk record stores. Music shop 1-2-3-4 Go! Records just announced it is permanently closing its Valencia Street location, in yet another sad San Francisco business closure. 1-2-3-4 Go! Records is among the last great