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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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