satire

25 Jun 2024

Sheng Thao Should Lean Into Being A Villain…For Comedy

Oakland is having a moment, and not in a good way. Whether it’s the Juneteenth mass shooting at Lake Merritt that left 15 people injured or the FBI raiding Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, things in ‘The Town’ are looking kind of down.  With so much happening in Oakland, you

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22 Apr 2024

Real-Life Miracle Occurs Aboard San Francisco MUNI

A miracle occurred on a San Francisco MUNI bus yesterday.  On April 21st at approximately 7:30 PM, Reddit user Scoofy was nearing the end of a long journey. One reasonably expects a MUNI bus “chock full of folks from all walks of life” to be loud inside. It’s partly why

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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

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01 Apr 2024

Newsom Becomes Spokesman for Men’s Warehouse

Move over runway models, there’s a new icon in town, and he’s gubernatorially good-looking. Men’s Wearhouse has the most unexpected, yet totally expected new spokesperson: The Bay Area’s own…Gavin Newsom. Upon hearing the news of Newsom’s collaboration with Men’s Warehouse, one might initially be shocked, but upon further reflection, it

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01 Apr 2024

Shen Yun To Turn 10 Iconic Bay Area Landmarks into Giant Billboards

April 1, 2024 – San Francisco is about to get a green makeover on many of its most iconic and historical landmarks.  The theater company Shen Yun has bought out the facades and air rights on several San Francisco bridges, buildings, and even on some of its most popular residents.

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A sandwich.
25 Mar 2024

These Delicious Sandwiches in the Tenderloin Let Me Forgive My Mother

BY TOUTA BAHER Touta Baher was a child actor who was taken out of the game by Shia LaBeouf on the set of a Skippy peanut butter commercial. That traumatic incident forced him into the archaic world of poetry, where he now sits in rooms full of white people and

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21 Sep 2023

SF Parody Site Installs ‘Homeless Proof’ Planter Boxes

There is an exquisite parody site in San Francisco that mirrors its subject incredibly well.  It has the same look and feel, even the language it uses to satirize is consistent with the marketing jargon from the original company.  It really is a mockery on par with a full spread

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15 Jun 2023

How to Extract Baby Teeth in a Fun Way

Do you have children with mouthfuls of teeth that just won’t fall out? Or maybe you have the opposite problem, and you’re tired of searching everywhere for discarded baby teeth? Well, now you’re in luck because there is a solution for you!  The World’s Biggest Bounce House is Coming to

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Outside a restaurant.
08 May 2023

This Tenderloin Restaurant’s Food Is So Good I Broke Up With My Girlfriend

BY TOUTA BAHER I wanted to write about an Indian and Pakistani restaurant in the Tenderloin, but had a hard time deciding which one to focus on. There are so many delicious options within two blocks, but I decided to talk about Shalimar Restaurant, the place that inspired me to

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