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How to Be an Activist

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Stefanie Doucette

There’s a new march or media frenzy every day. It’s overwhelming. And if you’re too young to remember the Bay Area under Bush, you might not have a perspective on what it’s like living in San Francisco when you feel like your way of life is under siege. We put together a short list of what’s been on our minds. To wit:

Have you ever toked up communally in the name of youth culture versus “The Man?” Warning: you might encounter police with this one, but if you surround yourself with several thousand other stoners, you should be all right.

A Play-by-Play Diary of UC Santa Cruz’s Legendary, Illicit 4/20 Festival (Photos)

Photo courtesy of Isabella Cook

If confrontation and Rasta colors aren’t your thing, try quietly meditating on the ethics of a fellow yogi’s body art. Jason Ditzian meditates over his confrontation with an anti-Semitic tattoo on a patron in his regular yoga class.

Anti-Semitic Tattoo in Yoga Class

Photo courtesy of Neeta Lind/Flickr (CC)

You know how you’re always admiring your political friend who reads all the magazines and knows all the facts and arguments and things? This article will turn you into her.

Why Silicon Valley Should Get behind Universal Health Care

Courtesy of the Presidencia de la República Mexicana (CC)

Live simply. Can you survive without catered lunches and a staff-room kegerator? If going cold turkey on your start-up’s salad bar feels like too much, then maybe try doing without the on-call masseuse for a week or two.

We Asked Techies to Share the Most Frivolous, Absurd Things They’ve Seen at Their Start-ups

Facebook supposedly has a ball pit. Photo courtesy of Becky Stern/Flickr (CC).

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Last Update: February 16, 2019

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