Several counties and cities, including San Francisco, now require residents to wear face coverings in public settings. Xpress wants to help you have fun, get creative and make a mask. Continue reading How to make a face covering
Shelter-in-place has halted all nonessential movement, business or otherwise, but some outlets have found a way to persist. If you’re bored being stuck at home here are 12 things you can do for free while sheltering-in-place. Relieve some stress by watching live cams of puppies, kittens, and cats explore and play provided by the San Francisco SPCA. Visit the home of the renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. “The Blue House” … Continue reading When boredom strikes: what you can do online during the shelter in place
Unknown individuals vandalized a study lounge within an SF State dormitory. Videos of the vandalism circulated social media on the same day that President Lynn Mahoney announced the suspension of face-to-face classes for the remainder of the Spring semester. Xpress spoke with a resident of that dormitory about life in student housing during the recent developments. Continue reading Life in SF State housing amid mass evacuation
Hundreds gather for discounted flash tattoos on this unique tradition held every Friday the 13th Continue reading The Tattoo Holiday you didn’t know existed
Tales of suns and moons determining how you love, hate and live sound like something that comes from fairytales and myths. But it seems nowadays you can’t enter a room without hearing the question, “What’s your sign?” Astrology is a system of beliefs that the positions of the sun, moon and planets at the time of someone’s birth has a direct influence on their character. … Continue reading Algorithms ruin astrology, stick to tarot for spirituality
Lime, a transportation company known for their electric scooters, announced that it will be implementing new technology to detect when users ride illegally on sidewalks. If the new software detects someone illegally riding on a sidewalk for more than half the ride, it will send an in-app notification and an email to the rider that their action is illegal. There are no penalties at this … Continue reading No more illegal sidewalk riding with Lime scooters
Within the Mission District lies Noisebridge, a community run, nonprofit hackerspace open to anyone interested in the creative space and all it has to offer. This includes not only the space itself and all its resources, but weekly classes on programming, game design, art, music and laser cutting. The hackerspace has been open for 12 years and is seen as the home for underground computer … Continue reading Underground computer culture welcomed by Noisebridge hackerspace
Son of immigrant parents, Daniel Acosta, newly appointed Chief of Police at Foothill-De Anza Community, hopes to build a better relationship between the police department and the community it serves. Born in the Sacramento area in a town called Colusa, Acosta was raised in San Jose as the middle child of immigrant parents from Mexico. He graduated from San Jose State University with a major … Continue reading Danny Acosta appointed new Chief of Police
After a two year hiatus, Michael Bublé has returned with his new album “Love,” consisting of songs that express Bublé’s deep love for his fans, music and most evidently, his family. “Love” has an overall jazz pop genre feel, with jaunty big jazz melodies in most of the songs. The impeccable performing from the jazz band featured forced you to listen to the wonderfully boisterous … Continue reading Michale Bublé returns with new album ‘Love’
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