Stop Telling Women to Smile Hits Oakland — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Sarah Han I used to think I was the only one who was stopped by random men and told...
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These Awesome Tiny Houses Were Built for the Homeless
By Sarah Han Oakland artist Gregory Kloehn rose to fame in 2011, when he created small homes made out of...
Queer Dance Party Requests White Allies Stay Off the Dance Floor — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
by Amber Schadewald Sail away, sail away, sail away, sang Oakland queer party Ships In The Night to all the white queers and straight allies. Really. They told us to scram. Insert needle (and jaw) drop...
Oakland Is No Longer 2nd Most Dangerous City in America
By Sarah Han The good news: Oakland crime is down (Yay!) Bad news: But so is police morale. Here’s...
You Can Keep Your Williamsburg — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
Today Gawker threw up This is the Williamsburg of Your City: A Map of Hip America and I just threw...
How Apt is the Oakland-Brooklyn Comparison Anyway? — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Peter Lawrence Kane Smaller, younger, poorer, more diverse, more industrial, less dense, more polluted, less tourist-clogged, cheaper, realer, victimized...
Oakland’s Real Issues Covered in Fake Newspaper
By Sarah Han You wanna know who’s really gentrifying Oakland? According to Oakland Unseen, the three main groups are...
The Price of Living in Oakland Skyrocketed 76% — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
By Jennifer Maerz It’s tough not to get anxious about the price of housing in San Francisco. In San...
East Bay Beer Map — The Bold Italic — San Francisco
Served only by the liter and just one day a week, the Monkey Head Arboreal Ale makes Triple Rock the...
The Best Places to Watch Fireworks in the Bay Area
By Sarah Medina America’s greatest holiday is t̶o̶m̶o̶r̶r̶o̶w̶ today! Grills are firing...
Best Parties for Girls Who Like Girls
By Kristin Smith The Dyke March, the high-holiest of all lesbian events, is on the horizon. On Saturday, June 29,...
How I Came to Love Living in Oakland
By Sarah Medina When I graduated from UC Berkeley in the spring of 2012, I was eager to start what...