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Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

A street skateboarding pioneer and owner of FTC, Kent Uyehara poses in his first flagship shop which opened in 1994. (Ryo Kojima / Xpress)

Your Favorite Skater’s Favorite Skate Shop

Sarah Louie, Staff Writer
February 13, 2025

A cold and rainy January night in San Francisco did not stop the crowd of people gathered outside laughing and talking on Haight Street. A sea of FTC hats, free Laughing Monk beer, and skateboards perched...

Per Sia, a 43-year-old transgender woman, drag queen, and educator, spends her weekday afternoons teaching first graders at an after-school art program in San Francisco. She has spent over a decade in the program and even longer as a drag queen. Her life outside of teaching is intermixed with performances and drag story hours, having been the first drag queen to host these now internationally recognized events for children. Drag has been a part of her life for eighteen years, and over the span of almost two decades, she has made an impact on the San Francisco drag scene and even more of an impact on her students. (Photo taken on April 26, 2024.)

Per Sia by Night

Braelyn Furse, Staff Photographer
February 11, 2025

Mashouf Wellness Center was completed in 2017. The wellness center provides students with opportunities for adventure and athletic experiences across its 118,700 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities. (Yoobin Shin/Xpress Magazine)

SF State Sustainable Buildings and Certification, Explained

Olivia Mendez, Managing Editor
February 8, 2025

SF State’s new buildings on campus meet requirements that will certify their status as sustainable buildings. Through a combination of design, construction materials, low-energy fixtures, and post-occupancy...

Sean Newport and Billy pose for a portrait in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

The Art of Eviction

Luke Cramer, Staff Writer
December 16, 2024

Sean Fizdale, who goes by his art name, Sean Newport, spent the past 14 years renovating his warehouse apartment on Capp Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. A pickaxe leans against a beam in...

Lily Layman (right) works on a junk journal at the Crafts and Gratitude: Pages of Thanks event at Peacock Meadow in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

Got Junk [Journals]?

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
December 13, 2024

Receipts, colorful stickers, photographs and random gum wrappers in the bottom of your bookbag all might be junk you’re unsure how to get rid of. Within blank pages of a journal, your crumpled up junk...

Hook, Line and Stinker: Northern Californian Fishers Flooded with Worry

Hook, Line and Stinker: Northern Californian Fishers Flooded with Worry

Travis Raburn, Staff Writer
November 19, 2024

At 4 a.m. before the veil of dawn lifts itself over high Northern Californian mountaintops and breaches the branches of redwood harems, longtime fisherman and boat captain Zack Medinas starts his day.   Portside...

Mark Bass sits in his apartment at University Park North in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, October 03, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga Xpress Magazine)

Legal loophole allows University to send eviction notice

Julia R. Custodio, Staff Writer
October 16, 2024

When Mark Bass found his 80-year-old roommate unconscious on the floor of their SF State housing apartment, he didn’t think it would be the spark that would lead to his eviction notice. Instead, Bass,...

Amsn writes graffiti on the top of a building in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, October 04, 2024. (Jesus Arriaga Xpress Magazine)

An Unlawful Art: Graffiti in San Francisco

Michael Lane, Copy Editor
October 16, 2024

On a warm Thursday night in San Francisco’s Mission District, the bustling streets come to life as the veil of night creeps over the city. Despite people returning home for the night, the neighborhood...

Patrick Batt works at the cash register of his store, Auto Erotica, in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 1, 2024. (Autumn DeGrazia/Xpress Magazine)

AIDS: Frontlines of An Epidemic

Travis Raburn, Staff Writer
October 16, 2024

There’s a quiet memorial in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, cradled between groves of hardy trees topped with quilted canopies. Sunlight pierces through their verdant veils, casting dappled light...

Vintage magazines and erotica are a common sight on Folsom Street in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept 14, 2024 (Michael Lane / Xpress Magazine)

Who’s Your (Leather) Daddy?

Travis Raburn, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024

Moonlight spills over the rooftops of San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, illuminating a peculiar scene in the street below. Men dressed like erotic leather soldiers can be seen standing outside...

Andrea Fuenzalida stands at her table at the Haight Ashbury Street Fair Art Walk in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Braelyn Furse / Xpress Magazine)

Peace, Love, and Happiness Found in San Francisco

Jaiden Forey, Staff Writer
September 23, 2024

Haight Street is infamous for its unique energy, musicians, food and clothing. The intricate history of the Haight has been a tourist attraction in San Francisco for years. The one day a year that brings...

Morgan Rossi poses for a portrait at Happy House in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 20, 2024. Happy House specializes in showcasing and selling artists' work.(Jesus Arriaga / Xpress Magazine)

Happy House: How a Psychedelic General store is helping Local Artists

Natalie Gallegos, Content & Online Editor
September 23, 2024

From neon clothing and dead stock vintage items to zines, bolo ties and clown rings, the sights you’ll see upon entering the funky, psychedelic general store Happy House in North Beach, will make you...

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