Let’s be honest, we all want money. I work two jobs aside from going to school and running this magazine. I have a mouth to feed – the one on my face – if I don’t work, then it doesn’t get fed. And with the extra money I earn, I gamble with the hopes of doubling up by doubling down at casinos – after all, scared money don’t make money.

We may not want to be rich and famous, but we’d like to live comfortably and stress free. But it’s so hard to take it easy in this city. Rent is a greater pain in the ass than rectal surgery, and with a competitive job market and the cost of living as expensive as it is, we’re forced to do what we gotta do to get by, so we hustle.

This issue captures Bay Area residents in their efforts to survive financially, hence the “Hustle” issue. You don’t need to be involved in shady or illegal business to be a hustler, you just have to stay on the grind. It doesn’t matter if you’re running your own business out of your apartment, giving guys blue balls for dollar bills, or entertaining pedestrians for change, you’re still hustling.

And while we’re at it, this is the last issue with the current staff. Next semester a new crew comes in and takes our jobs, so I need a new gig.

Hire me, please.

CONTACT MAHARAJ AT ZONE209@SFSU.EDU