RIP “Woke”
How market forces appropriate powerful words and subvert their meaning...
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Someone Threw Out Their Mannequin Legs in Cole Valley
Today in the Most San Francisco Things to Have Ever San Francisco’d, someone in Cole Valley threw out an...
Sex Work in San Francisco, Then and Now
It seems little has changed in the 100-plus year movement for sex workers’ rights....
Time to Go Nuclear Against Anti-Internet Privacy Laws
Let’s throw some sand in the face of insidious ISP privacy laws....
The Oakland Tax Raiders: Why Professional Sports Teams Should Be Publicly Owned
Team owner Mark Davis blackmailed the city into coughing up money for the team time and time again at the expense of Oakland’s citizenry....
Stop Being Scared of Your Microwave
Or: How to convince your conspiracy-minded friends that their microwave will not give them cancer, kill nutrients or spy on them....
Introducing: The Debunker
A new series in which we consider the Bay Area’s status as a haven of conspiracies, and then debunk them...
Why You Must See the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
It’s a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Here’s a guide to why, how and where to see the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse....
The Day I Killed Someone
I stood there on the Napa River Bridge, gripping the railing for what seemed like the longest time, trying to...
If California Adopts Universal Health Care, It Will Be a Model for the Whole Country
As with gay marriage, what California does with health care may set a course for the rest of the US....
Meet the Beatboxing Street Performer Who Invented His Own Bagpipes
Legendary among San Francisco street musicians, the Canadian creator of the “Heartpipes” tells how he got here....
Raider Revolution: How Oakland Could Use the 5th Amendment to Keep the Raiders
If Oakland were to use this constitutionally approved means of keeping the team, it could start a populist revolution in the NFL....