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In San Francisco’s Mission District, KitKat was known to locals as “the boss.”

Reporter @opalmanic on what KitKat meant to the community, and why his death involving a Waymo sparked such a backlash.

🎧Listen to our new episode, “Death, Robotaxis, and a Cat Named KitKat.”
Link in bio, or search Close All Tabs wherever you get your podcasts.

#closealltabs #closealltabspodcast #podcastrecommendation #waymo #sanfrancisco

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🚨 TONIGHT 🚨
We’re bringing the magic to the Mission Arts Performance Project 🌌✨

🎶 Live music by Inti Mystica
📍 Muddy Waters, 521 Valencia St, San Francisco
🕕 Event: 6–10PM
🎤 Inti Mystica set: 8:30PM
💫 FREE • NEW VENUE • COMMUNITY VIBES

Come thru, dance, and celebrate the cosmic sounds with us 🌟🔥
#MAPP #MissionDistrict #IntiMystica #CommunityPower

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The love is real! 💜 We’re feeling so grateful for the wave of support following yesterday’s announcement—and thrilled that @missionlocal captured this pivotal moment for Voss Gallery.⁠
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A huge thank you to @opalmanic and the Mission Local team for so thoughtfully telling our story. They beautifully captured the heart of our mission and this evolution into a nomadic gallery model:⁠
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“Sometimes we get so caught up in the groove that we don’t have time for reflection. I’m curious to see how else I can better support artists without being tied to a physical location.” – @itsartsyashley, Owner/Director⁠
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This is just the beginning. ✨️ We’re honored to have our community—and our local press—alongside us as we step into this new chapter. ⁠
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🔗 Read the full article (and see how @sfartguide fits into the vision!) at the link in our bio.

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Link in bio 🔗 worth the read.

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Some shots of The Under Launch Party Event last month, courtesy of @companyjarvis

Huge thanks to @tiltedbrimsf for hosting us, we greatly appreciate it, you guys are awesome! Check them out this upcoming @sffirstthursday for an art walk and pop-up!
This was a giant step for us and we are grateful for everyone who showed up and all our other supporters who sent their love.

Time to keep our foot on the pedal and get ready for the next issue to continue spotlighting the underground artists and small businesses that make up our beautiful world!

Much love,
The Under

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Existing in the context

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Introducing the Prendergasts!! 🌝✨
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So much planning, intention and help went into creating this magical weekend. Most of our flowers were grown from seed on our farm, our friends helped us pull off our spring meadow floral design for the ceremony, Caroline’s wedding outfit was hand made with so much love by the talented @createdwithspirit, our Persian Sofre table was hand curated by our aunties and Caroline’s father, our friends added hand drawn touches to the details around the venue, @ksm5926 created a custom cigar bar, our friend @opalmanic DJ’d our wedding with curated vinyls from our collection, and @radioranchcamp hooked us up with the Photo Booth rental!
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We really leaned into our community that weekend and they showed up for us in the most magnificent way ✨ We feel so blessed and grateful for all the family and friends who traveled from near and far to take part in our magical union. We love y’all!! ❤️‍🔥✨🪩
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The Details:
Wedding Florist - @harvestmoonhomesteadd Humboldt Grown Flowers - @harvestmoonhomesteadd, @brunnerfamilyfarm, @sunvalley_local
Bridal Wedding Outifit - @createdwithspirit
Photo Booth Rental - @radioranchcamp
Wedding Rings - @aysujewelry & @whiplashcurvejewelers
Wedding Cake - @ramonesbakery
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#mcmenamins #mcmenaminswedding #keepitlocal #springwedding #springweddingflowers #springweddinginspiration #discowedding #discoweddinginspiration #arcataflorist #humboldtweddingflorist #humboldtwedding #humboldtweddingcakes
#weddingmagic #silkweddingjumpsuit #silkweddingoutfit

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“There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be…It's easy…All you need is love.” ❤️ Wonderful Weekend Celebrating True Love! 🍾

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Yesterday was the journalism graduation. I was in the department for five years, on the publication for one.

Some have been there longer, some shorter.

It hasn’t fully hit yet, the idea of closing this chapter. It will soon. Maybe tomorrow or maybe next month.

But while the memory is still fresh, the adrenaline still pumping, and the photos still timely (kinda), let me impart some of the wisdom I’ve gathered during my short time at Golden Gate Xpress.

An açaí bowl and a beer on campus cost the same amount, one is enjoyable and the other will sometimes give you heartburn.

There’s free parking behind Mashouf, if you don’t mind the walk.

Maintaining a healthy balance outside of the newsroom will keep you sane.

There is no such thing as silent burps.

As much as you might think you’re the next Cartier-Bresson, you’re not and you should buy a good zoom lens.

The stairs are always faster than the Humanities elevators.

The newsroom usually closes at 6pm, the Pub at 9pm, and the news does not.

Despite having a faculty parking permit, you cannot park overnight.

An Uber home is usually $20 but sleeping on your friend’s floor is free.

Chewable Lactaid does NOT taste good. Regular Lactaid tastes worse.

As long as you leave campus by 2:45 you CAN still make it to Takahashi before the kitchen closes.

You can write stories about AS, you can run through a line of police officers in pursuit of a fifth-place swimmer and conservative personality, you can close out the newsroom, you can get kicked out of a liquor store and you can stand in the cold at some random reservoir chasing a non-event.

You can do all these things and more, but you haven’t got a chance if you go it alone.

It was an amazing year, filled with stress, beauty, laughter, Quickly’s popcorn chicken, and the news.

You have all been a great team and I couldn’t have asked for any better.
Fall ‘22-Spring ‘23.

On to the next story.

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Mid-semester recap from behind the scenes of the Golden Gate Xpress newsroom.

No feature, no inlines. Straight to socials.

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“I migrated to the United States when I was 18 years old. I felt like society expected a certain behavior of me because I was a Latino migrant, though it could all have been in my head.

Yes, I am Latino and I love music, all music, including our Latin music. However, I choose to listen to Latin American genres that some people might not associate with the region.

To everyone who thinks we only listen to certain sounds, let me tell you that we are a large, diverse, multicultural area that enjoys various sounds despite the constant tunes the radio plays here. Take a fucking listen.”

🎵Listen to the playlist at the link in bio.

✍🏽+🎨: @opalmanic

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