Golden Gate XPress Magazine, a publication of San Francisco State University Journalism Dept.

Open City: A Week of Comedy Open Mics in SF

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

  By Molly Sanchez Photos by Frank Leal By day I am a journalist. I sit in classes, carry a voice recorder in my purse, and find...

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Nutrition in the Raw

Posted in Current Issue, Featured Stories, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

By Nicole Ellis Photos by Samantha Benedict The word juice means different things to different people. The “juice-heads” in Jersey...

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The Benchwarmers of Section 139

Posted in Current Issue, Featured Stories, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

By Jessica Mendoza Photos by Gabriella Gamboa It’s a cloudy morning in San Francisco. Crowds of people gather towards China Basin. The...

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Sublet Survivor

Posted in Current Issue, Featured Stories, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

  By Kenny Redublo Photos by Virginia Tieman Valencia street is alive as usual. Cyclists ride next to cars and trucks zooming by while...

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Scrapped Up

Posted in Current Issue, Featured Stories, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

  By Kayla McIntosh Photos by Gabriella Gamboa The name SCRAP says it all. Tucked away in SF’s Bayview neighborhood, a...

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Unique Hotels in San Francisco

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

  By Hassina Obaidy Photos by Erica Marquez and Andy Sweet Location, cleanliness, and price are usually the top three things guests...

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Best Hangover Breakfasts

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

By Ben Pack Photos by Frank Leal You wake up, and through your squinting eyes you remember that it’s Sunday. You try to piece together...

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Food Tours

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

By Vanessa Serpas Photos by Gabriella Gamboa By Vanessa Serpas Photos by Gabriella Gamboa Whether you are a local or new to San Francisco,...

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Nerdy San Francisco

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

  By Molly Sanchez Photos by Virginia Tieman San Francisco is a city full of the weird and the wonderful. It’s the city of Lucas...

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San Francisco Welcomes Back Allen Ginsberg

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

By Nicole Ellis Only in San Francisco can Vermeer, Allen Ginsberg, and ancient terracotta soldiers be displayed within five miles of one...

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Diving Deep: Rhys’s Guide to the Best Dive Bars in SF

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

By Rhys Alvarado Li Po Cocktail Lounge 916 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 982-0072 Bathroom-o-meter: 1.5 Happy Hour: None In the...

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It’s 5 o’ clock Somewhere

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

By Babak Haghighi Photos by Virginia Tieman “To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” -Homer...

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How to Spring Forward in Style

Posted in Current Issue, iPad Issue, Spring 2013

  By Melissa Landeros Photos by Erica Marquez Embellishments, patterns, colors, collars, and cutouts so many trends, so little time...

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Wet Burritos, Dry Humor

Posted in Fall 2012, iPad Issue

Words: Babak Haghighi & Molly Sanchez Photos: Babak Haghighi Sharon Houston, a dark-haired comic from Los Angeles, stands in the oval...

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Farm Fresh To Go

Posted in Fall 2012, iPad Issue

Words & Photos: Kelly Leslie The sun has yet to awaken, but a sea of residents from the Bernal Heights neighborhood flood Alemany...

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