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Yoga Bum!
A future history of the Sit-Lie ordinance...
What Would Happen if North Korea Hit San Francisco with a Nuclear Missile?
It wouldn’t be pretty. Here’s a quick breakdown of what to expect....
When Should You Talk to Your Kids about Trump?
Small children are ignorant, but so is the president....
Have Uber and Lyft Reduced Drunk Driving in San Francisco?
We dig into the data. TL;DR: it’s more complicated than you might think....
Amazon’s Second Headquarters May Create Jobs. But It Will Also Drive Inequality and Housing Crises.
Major cities the world over are in a tough position. A trend of increased income inequality has created bifurcated cities characterized by intractable housing crises and gentrification....
The iPhone X Proves How Tim Cook’s Apple Is Embracing the Rich
Ten percent of Americans earn half of all income—and Apple wants to appeal to them...
Love Your iPhone? Don’t Thank Apple. Thank the US Government.
Without public research funding, there’d be no iPhone — which makes Apple’s relentless tax dodging even more whack....
Why You Should Care about Vallejo’s Battle against the Orcem Cement Factory
Vallejo’s fight is emblematic of how industry seeks to control towns all over the Bay Area....
Will Federal Law Enforcement Crack Down on Burning Man?
Jeff Sessions is a-huntin’ some sittin’ ducks....
Apple’s $1B Manufacturing Fund Isn’t about Job Creation. It’s All for a Tax Deal.
Tim Cook’s announcement in May that Apple has created a $1 billion fund to support advanced manufacturing in the United States has been framed as an initiative to support domestic-job creation in new industries, yet it’s hard to see how that money will actually create many jobs....
“Gross National Happiness Is a Lie”: Oakland’s Bhutanese Refugees Speak Out
There are some beliefs that are hard to let go of. The Easter Bunny....