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Soda Tax Goes Flat in SF

Alec Fernandes
December 17, 2014

This midterm election asked voters to further define where the nanny state ends and the freedom to be reckless begins. What Americans can and cannot do often hangs in the balance between personal freedom...

‘We Were Here,’ a documentary about SF’s AIDs crisis

Airha Dominguez
December 17, 2014

The documentary We Were Here was screened at the Koret Auditorium as a part of the World AIDS Education and Community Day at De Young Museum on Nov. 30. The film revisits the early days of the AIDS...

Homeless Migration

Alec Fernandes
December 13, 2014

The number of people living on the streets of San Francisco has changed recently. Here is a look, Life in San Francisco can be encapsulated by a single phrase: You get what you pay for. The cost...

American Football plays at the Fillmore on their first night during their stay in San Francisco on Thursday, Dec. 11.

Dances on the Wall: American Football @ The Fillmore

Lorisa Salvatin
December 12, 2014

Words and Photos by Lorisa Salvatin A rim of light lines a dark figure anchored at center stage, his silhouette intensifies against the green glow of an iconic image of a house with windows, a glow projected...

A new oasis for SF drag

Chantel Genest
December 12, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MN_0VIOxYI&feature=youtu.be Trannyshack has spent the past twenty years performing in various venues and touring around the world, but this New Year’s Eve, San...

The space between the panels

Nadine Quitania
December 10, 2014

A look into the comic book culture's past, present, and future... As a kid, Brian Hibbs would go to the bodega around the corner of his house in Brooklyn to check out the spinner rack full of comics....

Cheapskate’s Guide to Drinking in San Francisco

Ivane Lund-Soyombo
December 10, 2014

Living in a city that is home to over six hundred bars and restaurants as well as a ton of eccentric characters has its perks. But between attempting to afford San Francisco’s increasingly high rents,...

Chicago Review: All that jazz

Airha Dominguez
December 8, 2014

A line of sultry female dancers in thin black tights and skimpy costumes sing and dance in wooden chairs for the “Cell Block Tango” a song that narrates how these murderesses finish in jail. The...

Kosher, that’s how they roll

Catherine Uy
December 8, 2014

The air is somewhat cold and there is an intoxicating scent of fish and salt water. Inside the South San Francisco warehouse is a beehive of activity: people answer phones, work on their computers,...

The Art of Surfing

Calla Camero
December 7, 2014

http://youtu.be/7H7qeYcrfMA Ocean Beach is known for having one of the most powerful, unpredictable, and thrilling waves around. From the Cliff House all the way down to the Sloat Beach access, this...

A look into Queer Women’s Fashion

Farnoush Amiri
December 6, 2014

A woman’s appearance has been shown in studies to be one of the top indicators of stress in their daily life. Women tend to pick at all the layers that compose their appearance: their clothing choices,...

Half of Dolores Park to close for renovations

Anais Fuentes
December 5, 2014

A place where drugs and alcohol are as commonly seen as puppies and babies. Where hippies, drug dealers, musicians, and families can all be found sharing the same sixteen-acre space with each other....

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