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Sex Work in San Francisco, Then and Now

It seems little has changed in the 100-plus year movement for sex workers’ rights....

Even as Kink.com Ceases Production in the Armory, the Bay’s Porn Scene Thrives

One dungeon gate closes; another opens for local porn producers....

Photos: Berkeley Protest Against White-Supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos

Alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’s scheduled appearance at the UC Berkeley Student Union was canceled after campus protests turned violent....

Are Bagels to NYC as Burritos Are to SF?

While I don’t want to say I would die without good Mexican food, I’m also not convinced that life would still be worth living....

An Elegy for Caffe Med, One of the Last Outposts of 1960s Counterculture (Photos)

The iconic Berkeley hangout — where Black Panthers held meetings and Allen Ginsberg penned “Howl” — closes its doors for good...

Krampus Can’t Come Soon Enough This Year

Like childhood and retirement, the Christmas holiday can never live up to its overblown hype....

“Missed Connections” Actually Worked for Me — Kind Of (It’s Complicated)

It’s a bad idea to fall for a barista. They only ever bring you just what it was you wanted....

Berkeley High School Students Just Staged a Huge Walk-Out (Photos)

At 9:30 a.m. this morning, students from Berkeley High School in downtown Berkeley staged a walk-out in protest of Trump’s presidential victory last night....

Stunning Photos from Día de los Muertos in the Mission

The Mission’s Día de los Muertos celebration is more than just another calendar holiday; it’s an assertion and an affirmation....

Bay Area Adult Film Actors Speak Out About Prop 60

Buried among the 17 initiatives on the ballot in California this year is Proposition 60, a referendum that, if passed, would mandate condom use in adult films, require that porn producers pay for performers’ sexual healthcare and require producers to obtain proper state licensing....