surfing

A sign.
05 Feb 2024

This North Bay Town Has Gone Almost a Year With No Post Office

In Bolinas, a funky little coastal enclave in Marin County, residents are calling out the state government over a local lack of resources. No, it’s not food, thanks to a smattering of restaurants and markets, nor gas which comes courtesy of Bo Gas, though it’s as pricey a gallon of

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A person on a wave.
15 Jan 2024

Mavericks Just Saw 50-Foot Waves. One Video Caught It All.

Bay Area surfing is picky, powerful, and, at times, dangerous. There’s Ocean Beach, notorious for long paddle-outs and strong currents. There are even beginner surf breaks, though that classic cold bite in the water remains. But one NorCal swell is known world-wide for its towering waves. Mavericks, off of Pillar

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

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

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
20 Nov 2023

Scenes From San Francisco’s Western Front

As I sit on the face of a shrub-studded dune, wind-spiraled sand in my eyes, a man and his two children approach the edge of the beach above me. Dad, I assume, has a fishing pole in his hand, the same as dozens of journeymen along Ocean Beach headed north.

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Two guys.
24 Jul 2023

Here’s Where to Start Surfing in NorCal Before The Apocalypse

As the world gets hotter and hotter each year, tides rising quick enough to make Kevin Costner’s Waterworld-ass head spin, it’s hard to see any silver linings. That’s because there aren’t any silver linings. Not sure Joan Didion could write a wry yet deeply insightful essay out of all the

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A sign at a beach.
17 Apr 2023

Longtime Lifeguard Says New Surfers Need to Quit Learning at Ocean Beach

Doug Armstrong is an ocean rescue supervisor who works exclusively at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. His team is located within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and also covers Stinson Beach, nearby where Armstrong lives in Marin County. Their jurisdiction covers all the coast line between the two beaches,

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20 Feb 2018

NYC VS SF: Who Has the Better Parks, Beaches, & Outdoor Bars

SF & NYC residents argue if Golden Gate Park is better than Central Park, and if the rooftop bars in Brooklyn beat the patios of Zeitgeist and El Rio

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09 Oct 2010

Surf’s Up! – The Great-Highway Surf Movie Night

In the frigid San Francisco tradition of gathering together to watch movies out of doors, the folks at Surf for Life are holding The Great-Hightway Surf Movie Night in the Outer Sunset tonight. Starting at 7:00 PM they will be showing two awesome, surf-themed movies and giving out FREE s’mores!!!

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20 Aug 2010

Things To Do At Rockaway Beach

Summer is almost over, and if you’re anything like me you’re panicking about every passing second that is not spent at the beach. Rockaway Beach is the most Broke-ass friendly of them all, in my opinion, because you don’t have to buy an LIRR ticket, so get out there. It’s

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