Western Addition

San Francisco is Finally Fulfilling Part of its Promise to the Fillmore
By now, most of us know about the Urban Renewal policies that attempted to destroy the Fillmore, a historically Black neighborhood in San Francisco. With a windfall of $8.1 million from the federal government to finish the Buchanan Street Mall, the Fillmore community might have its phoenix moment. The Buchanan

What It’s Like To Be From The Western Addition
Written By: Reese Wong I was born and raised here in the Western Addition, right around Fillmore and Geary St. I even went to high school nearby and used to skateboard around the neighborhood in my free time with a couple of friends that I grew up with here.

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Fugly Pedestrian Bridge At Geary & Steiner Successfully Demolished
Look at that beautiful blue sky over the corner of Geary and Steiner streets, a sight that has not been visible in that spot since 1962. We told you last week that they were tearing down the concrete pedestrian bridge at that intersection that has served as a uniquely terrible

Dueling Saloons: Club Waziema vs. Minibar
Western Addition (SF) – Two Bartenders pit two beloved bars against one another using a set of aesthetic and practical criteria

10+ Days of Creative Activist Mayhem Coming to San Francisco
The media’s buzzing with the old news of artists’ displacement in San Francisco. Every month the remaining members of the city’s arts community mourn the loss of yet another place where creative people lived or worked together for years. The cause celebre of artist David Brenkus ‘s eviction from his

The Nite Owl: The Lucky Penny
It’s been a fairly cold summer inside and out this year, but in the past weeks things have warmed up slightly, albeit encased in drizzle. I’m riding the 38-Geary out of the Tenderloin and away from Bus Station John’s frisky disc-y, the Tubesteak Connection where a gaggle of fuzzy men

BAS Pride 2015: Win Tix to Hard French Pride Party + The 2015 Bi-BQ + Pride Night @ Comix Experience
Well queers, we are already mid-week of this year’s rainbow tour and about knee deep in plenty of gay-ass shit to do. If you are, by chance looking for something to do on the way to the Milk Club and 48 Hills joint happy hour (because you would never miss

Win Tickets to Gardens + Villa @ The Independent!
Gardens and Villa’s band name is pulled from the location of their house on Villa Street, and the property’s lovely garden to which they tend. The music they make is very much connected to coastal city they call home, Santa Barbara — the stoney bike rides, dance parties, a scene