A Beginner’s Guide to Oakland
I knew when I moved to Oakland a couple years ago that I’d have to do some convincing to get my San Francisco friends to come hang out in the East Bay....
NightlifeA collection of 68 posts
Bookin’ It to the Bar
“Reading is for dorks,” the bouncer tells me as a group of 20-somethings approaches the bar....
Friend Me
When I first moved here, I would have been surprised to hear myself make that statement....
Crabs, Communists, and Cops
in his apartment near Fisherman’s Wharf. Books, photos, papers, power tools, and the paraphernalia of a life well lived are stacked and strewn in a manner that leaves pathways big enough for Specs to get his scooter through....
Mister Marina
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to our high school days, when we romped like dogs in heat and pounded a few too many beers....
All the Reasons Why People Get Kicked Out of Zeitgeist
If you live in San Francisco, chances are you know someone — or at least you know someone who knows someone — who has been thrown out of Zeitgeist....
Girls Girls Girls
I live in the Castro with my girlfriend, most of my friends are queer, and I was the managing editor of a lesbian magazine....
Booze Cruise
I enjoyed my first (legal) drink at Vesuvio, tasted my first (legal) absinthe at Beretta, and made out with more fools than I care to mention in the big red booths in the back of Li Po Lounge....