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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

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, Staff Writer
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...

Kim Lee weighs mushrooms at the Mushroom Adventures stand at Stonestown Farmers Market in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Braelyn Furse/Xpress Magazine)

Go Green or Go Home

Serrae Bell, Managing Editor
September 23, 2024

It was a rare sunny Sunday in San Francisco. The temperature was above 70 degrees, the wind traveled at only 5 mph and people gathered in an empty parking lot behind Stonestown Galleria to indulge in the...

Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown poses for a portrait in his penthouse office near the ferry building. Mayor Brown, the first Black mayor of San Francisco had a decorated political career and still works to help other democrats win elections.

Q&A with Willie Brown

Amy Burke, Staff Reporter
June 12, 2024

On the morning of March 20, former mayor Willie Brown awoke from his sleep, but this wasn’t any normal day—it was his birthday. An important part of the fabric of San Francisco, the spry 90-year-old...

Angel Hancock puts a large joint up to his lips at Hippie Hill in San Francisco, on April 20, 2024.

Spark in the Park

Giovanna Montoya, Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2024

Nestled between Haight Street and the Conservatory of Flowers lies the historic Hippie Hill. Surrounded by tall shady trees and refreshing green foliage, the hill overlooks Robin Williams Meadow and is...

Marcelo Montoya practices a new grapple trick on a student.

A Certain Strain of Wrestler: A Photo Story

Gustavo Hernandez, Staff Photographer
June 12, 2024

Before the establishment of some of the most renowned wrestling companies like World Wrestling Entertainment and All Elite Wrestling, theatrical wrestling could be seen in a more local setting. As the...

I’ve Never Been Here Before dances during one of her performances at 924 Gilman Street. Most of the other people in the picture are members of other bands that were performing that day, including Snallygaster and Nick Pants.

Radical Roots: Community in the Punk Scene—A Photo Story

Andrew Fogel, Managing Editor
June 12, 2024

As an offshoot of the rock and roll of the ’50s and ’60s, punk music and culture was created to challenge musical and societal standards. The music is raw and riddled with political messages of anti-authoritarianism,...

Buddah statues adorn a wall of the Vietnamese Buddhist Association on a Sunday, when their prayers are held, in San Francisco on March 17, 2024.

Preserving Vietnam: A Photo Story

Tam Vu, Visuals Editor
June 5, 2024

San Francisco is home to a wide variety of different cultures and, although they may be hard to find, Vietnamese communities do exist. If you walk along Duboce Avenue, you may pass what looks like your...

A member of the Teamsters union chants near the Muni line in front of SF State.

A Tentative Victory

Andrea Jiménez, Staff Reporter
June 5, 2024

In June of 2023, the California Faculty Association union and the California State University system bargained for a new contract. The CFA has been advocating for staff and faculty labor rights for four...

An Artificial Future in Music

Stepping into the San Francisco Symphony Soundbox on April 6, we were greeted by a number of different robots performing different skills from painting on canvases to a robot dog doing tricks. The program...

BART Train passing through the 19th Street station stop in Oakland, CA, on 3/18/24. (Zackery Stehr)

Community Keeps Transit Safe

Zackery Stehr and Tam Vu
May 20, 2024

Riding public transit can sometimes come with uncomfortable situations that can’t be helped, like being packed into a train or bus, encountering the smells of the city or just having to endure unexpected...

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