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

What I’m about to tell you isn’t a secret. I’m from the East Bay. I was born in Walnut Creek, lived in Oakland’s Laurel neighborhood until I was 12 and then moved around Contra Costa until we ended up finding a permanent spot in Martinez. I lived in Emerson Arms,

As 2024 winds down, we’re reflecting on another incredible year of sharing the stories, art, culture, and nightlife that make the Bay Area so unique. BrokeAssStuart.com wouldn’t be what it is without you—our community of readers, supporters, and believers in independent media. This year, instead of asking you to join Patreon

This May 1st neighbors, community organizations and local merchants opposed to the rapid pace of displacement/evictions in the Mission, will take the fight to City Hall, and stand up to the policies that are destroying  the cultural and social fabric of our neighborhoods. Community leader and activist Roberto Hernandez reminds us that:

  ‘Tis a real life, old school, 1920s dance hall complete with taxi dancers. Don’t know how to dance the dance or not be a wallflower? Luckily for you, there will be dance lessons on hand including how to use a dance card. You know, for those of us who

The world adapted to the radio sounds of folk powerhouse bands with hand claps, glockenspiels and taiko drum appropriations. I can’t be the only one that yearns for new music, but that shakes the core like my go-to tracks collecting dust in their near obsolete jewel cases. With Dylan Shearer’s

  No need to shove a bobby-pin in your ear to remove the wax, you heard right. We are offering a pair of FREE tickets to see his royal high…ness, formerly Snoop Lion, formerly Snoop D.O. DOUBLE. G, and recently…DJ Snoopadelic. Don’t front and act like you don’t want these.

  ‘Tis a real life, old school, 1920s dance hall complete with taxi dancers. Don’t know how to dance the dance or not be a wallflower? Luckily for you, there will be dance lessons on hand including how to use a dance card. You know, for those of us who

Parada 22 is a brick and mortar in the Upper Haight that neighbors its cousin, Cha Cha Cha.  And cousins they are, literally, for Cha Cha Cha (and Boogaloos) is owned by restaurateur Philip Belber who is a cousin of Parada 22 owner, Gloria Pinette.  For the last six months,