Post by Alison McNeill and video by Miiko Mentz The Bubby award train makes its next stop at Patricia Handschiegel. We presented Patricia with the award for “Kick-Ass Female and Best Laugh� at the recent Twiistup 5 event in Santa Monica. If you missed our highlight reel or the first two stops on...

Everyone's talking about Prop 8, whether it will stand, and whether the already-performed marriages will remain even if the discriminatory ban stays on the books. But if the unrighteous affront to America freedoms is left in place yet the 18,000+ performed marriage are allowed to remain, there is an...

Everyone's talking about Prop 8, whether it will stand, and whether the already-performed marriages will remain even if the discriminatory ban stays on the books. But if the unrighteous affront to America freedoms is left in place yet the 18,000+ performed marriage are allowed to remain, there is an...

As commercial vacancies increase, cities are feeling the pain of lower tax revenues. read more...

[ Opinion: New poll shows 48% of Cal. adults favor same-sex marriage now? Don't rush to another vote in 2010. TURNOUT still rules outcome on this issue, in CA; just as it did in November 2008. Because oldest voters (65+) are most likely to vote; whilst young voters (18 to 39) are least likely. So le...

Taxfilter. What is the correct course of action given my current tax situation? I spent the entirety of 2008 living and working in Chicago, IL. I did not spend one minute residing or working in another state. Five years ago, in 2004, I worked for a very shady California company that regularly abused...

Post and video by Miiko Mentz Bubblicious Reporter Alison McNeill recently presented Bubby awards to five winners at Twiistup 5, which was held at Hangar:8 at the Santa Monica airport. On Friday, we posted our highlight reel of the Bubby Award winners and this week we’re posting one interview ...

When the history of the gay rights movement is written – hopefully sooner rather than later – the story of Prop. 8's damage to gays and lesbians may be overshadowed by the way the California gay marriage ban transformed the gay movement. In a survey conducted by Queerty of several h...

(photo by Jonathan Hung) Please please please stop sleeping on this band y'all.  The Splinters, a Berkeley-based all-girl group whose tunes we called "decidedly lo-fi near-two minute rollicks" are finally back with great news both about new tracks (9!) to come and dates with destiny next week. We s...

You know you're from California when you look outside and wonder why it's raining tiny, Styrofoam balls! Seriously, it's comin' down!...