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28 Dec 2022

What I Learned at an Active Shooter Workshop

“No guarantees,” said Deputy Chief Ken Craig throughout the evening. “You won’t know how you’re going to respond until it happens.” The ominous disclaimer hushed the room as one by one, we placed ourselves at the center of a worst-case scenario. What would you do if, on a night out

Jake Warren 0
28 Jun 2022

San Francisco Pride: Staving Off The Comedown

A San Francisco Pride Experience Judging by looks alone, San Francisco was more than ready to party. An LED rainbow beamed up Market Street from a scissor-lift platform stationed in front of the Ferry Building. The leeward hillside below Sutro Tower bore an inverted, bright-fuschia triangle. It shone hot-pink at

Jake Warren 0
08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

BAS Editorial Team 0
08 Jan 2015

How To Do Rubber and Latex Fashion on a Budget (NSFW)

If these skintight rubber fashions and the NSFW tag above pique your interest, you’re perhaps tempted to attend SF fetish fashion events like RubbDown ‘15 or International Ms Leather. And you’ll surely look fuckin’ fabulous in those shiny, clingy outfits that so prominently emphasize the precise dimensions of your boobs and/or junk.

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training 0
26 Sep 2014

City Shutterscape- Folsom Weekend in Licking Colour

Well, fellow denizens of Sodom, you’ve outdone yourself again.  Folsom weekend has come and past in all it’s smutty glory. Although the presence of creepy, square onlookers seems to increase every year, the true pervs that make this town great came out in force to show their freaky-deaky solidarity.  Sure

Fabian Echevarria- Frugal Photo Pro 0
01 Jul 2010

$1 Jell-o Shots, Animal Behaviour and $100 to the newest CHICKENBEAR at the Powerhouse July 4

‘œAre you bummed that there isn’t a San Francisco Street fair that specifically targets your metaphoric internal homo animal designation? Are you sorta chickeny? Fox-curious? Wolflexible? Does hotmusclebear.com leave you lukewarm? Are you a Turkey Vulture? A pigasus? A bearacat?’ So say Walter Gòmez and Mica Sigourney of CHICKENBEAR. Sounding

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
04 Jun 2010

Flaunt Your ‘Stache at The Bearded Gentleman Book Release Party on Saturday!

I’m pretty excited to be hyping this event because it combines several of my favorite things in life:  facial hair, books, FREE stuff, and hot guys.  Well, I don’t really know about the last one, but I feel like if I talk about it like it’s true, it will be.

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0