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Money

This Is Why Homeless People Don’t Go to Shelters

02.24.20

By Rick Paulas
Pulse

Homeless Moms Spark Bill to Punish Landlords for Leaving Homes Vacant

02.20.20

By Emma Ockerman
Drugs

White Weed Entrepreneurs Are Gaming Programs Meant to Help People of Color

01.30.20

By Chris Roberts
Pulse

2 Homeless Moms Just Moved Into an Investor-Owned Property to Highlight Oakland’s Rent Crisis

11.19.19

By Emma Ockerman
Music

Drew Banga Wants to Spark the Bay Area’s Rap Resurgence

10.28.19

By Taylor Crumpton
Entertainment

‘Baby Raves’ Are the Hot New Thing for Insufferable Bay Area Parents

10.16.19

By Alex Zaragoza
Environment

The California Blackouts Are Leading to Fear, Rage, and Uncharged Teslas

10.10.19

By Harry Cheadle
Money

Property Owners Can Do Basically Whatever They Want to Homeless People Now

10.09.19

By Rick Paulas
Pulse

Journalist’s Battle With San Francisco Cops Is Getting “Real Fucking Messy”

05.22.19

By David Uberti
Tech

Dead Whales Are Washing Up in Droves on California’s Beaches

05.16.19

By Sarah Emerson
Food

School Lunch Baron Allegedly Hacked Students’ Data to Take Down His Competitor

05.08.19

By Jelisa Castrodale
Food

Bay Area City Stuck with a Chick-fil-A Vows to Make It the ‘Gayest in the Country’

04.12.19

By Jelisa Castrodale

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Music

A Rare Led Zeppelin T-Shirt Sold for Thousands in 2011, but Today’s Prices Make That Look Like Pocket Change

A 1979 Knebworth Festival t-shirt selling for $10K is nothing compared to a 1973 tour security t-shirt on eBay today.

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By Lauren Boisvert
Lost Weekend

An Anatomy of ‘The Dude’

X says ‘The Dude’ is a whole new type of person. But ‘The Dude’ has been around for generations.

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By Adam Christopher Smith
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These New Sex Toys Look Like Artisanal Produce—But How Do They Work?

Feeders are having a moment.

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Gaming

Gears of War: E‑Day Release Window May Have Leaked Early

A surprising wrestling event sponsorship may have just leaked the release window for The Coalition’s Gears of War: E-Day.

2 hours ago

By Denny Connolly
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Your Instagram DMs Just Got a Lot Less Private—Here’s How to Claw That Back

Now it’s up to you to keep weirdos, hackers, and snoops from eavesdropping on your private Instagram discussions.

2 hours ago

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan