Marke B.
Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.
LEGAL TAX CHEATING: City loses $137 million to pointless “deferrals”
By Tim Redmond
San Francisco has allowed developers to defer $166 million in payments that should have gone to affordable housing, Muni, and childcare, an analysis based on city data...
Cans not condos – the war on very poor people
By tiny aka Lisa Gray-Garcia
My hands caressed the edges of the Coors can – it was softer than the 211 can, almost like velvet. And unlike the Coke, Pepsi,...
Mayor Lee gets dogged by questions on his friend’s house falling down
By Tim Redmond
Mayor Ed Lee came to the Board of Supervisors to talk about dogs, but the issue that dogged him out in the hall afterward was the collapse...
FIVE THINGS you can’t miss today
By Caitlin Donohue
WTF is AHDM4U? Issue release party Hey gang, your kindly events lister here, Caitlin Donohue, with a kindly message to please attend my online magazine AHDM4U’s Emerging...
FIVE THINGS you really want to do today
By Caitlin Donohue
“Graffuturism” Graffiti futurism – you’ll know it when you see it. At least, that’s the attitude of Poesia, who edits Graffuturism.com and curates this group exhibition revolving...
POLITICS ON TUESDAY: Dufty, again? Kelly, again? And what tech could really do to change its image
By Tim Redmond
Wouldn’t it be crazy if Bevan Dufty, who has redeemed himself somewhat among progressives as the mayor’s homeless services coordinator, decided to run for District 8 supervisor...
Mayor Lee’s secret meeting with corporate CEO’s to discuss the city’s future
By Tim Redmond
The email out of the Mayor's Office was very explicit: "This invitation is for CEO's (sic) and senior executives only and is not transferable." The lucky few,...
End homelessness! There’s an app for that!
The new CEO of the company once run by Gregory Gopman – he of the now-famous homeless-hating rant – wants to solve the problems of homelessness and poverty with...
FIVE THINGS you must do today, Monday, Dec. 16!
By Caitlin Donohue
FREE BAGELS AT LA VICTORIA BAKERY Local bakers Sour Flour offer up this carbfest at the Mission’s venerable culinary café every week – get in the neighborly...
Tom’s Town: Housing, schools, tech … and puppies
By Tom Temprano
There was a big vote on affordable housing this week at a rather unlikely spot: The SF Board of Education. A kerfuffle was brewing over the school...
