For better or worse, San Francisco is home to a myriad of different tech people and some of these tech workers are bound to fall in like with non-tech peeps (at least the ones who aren’t going straight for the Silicon Valley prostitutes )....
It was a Friday night out with friends at a crowded and well-regarded restaurant, the sort of place that grows everything itself or else buys its product locally, and gets written up so often in the culinary rags that you’ve probably eaten there....
In the Bay Area, the temptation to work at a start-up is everywhere. Whether you’ve driven past the throngs of smartphone-watching shuttle commuters or you’ve gone green with envy at the luxurious cafeterias some companies offer, it’s not hard to see why people are drawn to the start-up culture....
With little signage out front and a black screen door that is regularly locked, sometimes it’s hard to discern if Masala Cuisine — a tiny Indian restaurant on a somewhat dodgy stretch of International Blvd. in East Oakland — is open....
Jersey Boys tells the story of the Four Seasons (Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, and Nick Massi), a musical group as tied to the state’s identity as Camaros and guys named Big Vinnie....
Tired of having to scroll through frivolous photos of friends at bar mitzvahs and graduations to get to the bikini pics you’re really looking for?...
vendors calling out greetings as they put the finishing touches on their displays, early bird looky-loos hoping to get a head start on the best stuff....
Mission Chinese Food is one of the most renowned and reviewed restaurants in San Francisco....
Have you heard? It’s time to run for cover: the Nerd Apocalypse is nigh!...
The Western Addition vs. NOPA gentrification debate rages on, and at the center of it all is a restaurant that brings over 400 people a day to the neighborhood — the aptly named NOPA....
For another side to the story, make sure to read “If I’m a ‘Gentrifier,’ You Probably Are Too,” another first-person piece from a contributor from Oakland Local, which ran yesterday....
Be sure to read “An Article About Gentrification That Isn’t Going to Make You Feel Good About Yourself,” for an alternate perspective on the issue....
