The Sun Reporter is a 70 year old newspaper that serves the African-American community of San…read moreFrancisco and the Bay Area. It is published on Thursdays and costs less than fifty cents to purchase. I read it for the social commentary and news reporting on Black people in the USA. There is no online edition. They do have a limited website. http://sunreporter.com/

I remember going to get the Sun Reporter for my mom when I was young. I now live in the bay view…read moreand a 60 year old woman. I get the Sun Reporter by mail now, and I love it. Even tho I live here, I can't keep up with the going on in the area all the time. So I read this paper and get all the insight of what's going on. Everything is so well written and give me a look at the big picture in the Black Community.

I love zyzzyva and the writers and writing community it supports. it doesn't feel fussy; it feels…read morecharming and engaging and intimate, like a good and true and sassy friend. i didn't realize there was a yelp page for it until i belatedly read howard junker's blog asking for people to yelp it, so here i am. when i lived in l.a. (before coming back to the City), i caught a reading of zyzzyva writers at the awesome skylight books, and howard was even there. it was a great night. not just because of the free wine and cheese. it felt familial in a literary way. the wine and cheese did help. i admit it.

With stories and poems that both your…read moreanarchist-genderbending-all-black-wearing-comparative-literature-grad-school-attending friends and your Oprah's-Book-Club-reading relatives can enjoy, ZYZZYVA is San Francisco's best literary journal that doesn't include DVDs, combs, stories by Icelandic authors, and color pages. It's also the city's best literary journal that comes out on time. Yeah, McSweeney's, you know I'm talking to you.

I used to pick up this mag-rag to look at all the pretty shiny people in their happy gowns and…read morecostumes and think - gosh, they really live for this stuff. Then one day I get a call, and someone I know points out the fact that I'm in there! HA! Imagine that!? Guess this means I'm now legit. :) Either that or it's just great to be yourself.

I really enjoy reading this paper. Copies are put in my mail room every month and I enjoy reading…read moreabout local news, updates, and functions going on around town. People should be a little nicer about it, as they don't put anyone down, just show how much fun and exciting life is. With so many problems in the world, it is nice just to read about local attributes. They also have a cute office.

I saw this free paper, The City Star and gave it a read through…read more Not bad, I thought - and I like their color scheme as it matches my company. *Very seldom used light bulb* I called Benjamin Buggs from the info listed in the paper to see about getting my business an advertising hole. He was very helpful and quick to adjust his conversation with the typical bar, clothing retailer or whatever to understand the needs specific to a 24 hour locksmith service. He gave me a very thorough and very reasonable price list and we hammered out a size and daily run deal. He asked me a few questions and he said that he'd have his graphic arts department look at my web site for design cues and come up with a proposed piece. What they gave me was so near perfect that I only had to make two minor adjustments. For those that don't know - that's incredible. They get it. They very efficiently put all the information that I wanted listed as well as a fairly good print of my bird logo for a great price. All the while, Benjamin was brainstorming and coming up with quality ways to maximize exposure and minimize cost. If you're a business looking to advertise for a good rate - try the Examiner and Daily Star. I could not possibly be happier with the outcome.

Teresa Williamson is one of the most inspiring women of San Francisco. She's the co-founder of…read moreTangoDiva.com and her first book Fly Solo is a must for every woman who wants to travel or was too scare to travel alone. Quote Teresa, "I wanted to empower women to travel" and her website does just that. You can view and read what other Divas think of places they've been from Greece to Haiti to Florida. The website always lists latest travel deals which is a plus. The women and some men I've met through Tango Diva have been inspiring, positive, and very helpful. I went to Teresa's book signing in SF and she said that TangoDiva.com is about to close their doors on open registration within the next month. So sign up quick.

Thank you, California Home and Design Magazine, for from time to time including photos of me in…read moreyour social pages. I really love attention and nothing makes me happier than to stare at pictures of myself and my fabulous friends in fine and respectable periodicals such as you. Paper City's got nothing on you guys. And you can quote me on that one (but hey, Paper City, don't let that discourage you). Narcissism aside, after growing up in the design business, I find CHDM one of the most interesting, diverse, engaging magazines of it's kind. Keep doing what you're doing and keep on supporting local SF business! And keep putting my fabulous face on those pages.

Good news world! The editor finally paid me my wages. Alleluia!…read more So, all is set right as far as getting compensated is concerned. I hope this little paper endures because it is the among the few papers covering issues and concerns of the neighborhood. With the Mission Dispatch on "vacation" since December of 2009, due to the economic recession, the Mission District and surrounding areas has few voices for the community. And, as far as I can see, mainstream media does not provide much in local news, especially at the neighborhood or grass roots level. Also, El Reportero features news that impacts the entire Bay Area. It's coverage is wide. And, I noticed that it does make an effort to present news that is often missed or ignored by mainstream sources. For example see this recent article... http://www.elreporterosf.com/editions/?q=node/4645 I still believe papers like El Reportero have lots of potential and I hope they endure and continue reaching out to the community.

What Jonathan didn't say is that he was asked to either pick up the check or accept payment via…read morePaypal, which was immediately sent to him immediately after he was owed the money. However, he said he couldn't accept Paypal, and then it took him a long time to pick up the check. He went on his own to cause embarrassment and write on Yelp that he didn't get paid. Which was false! I am glad he went on to correct the record, but his negative comments is still there online. El Reportero is really a paper that prints real news that does not entertains or distracts, but rather informs and denounces government corruption as part of its coverage. www.elreporteroSF.com

Morbid Curiosity is a San Francisco-based zine that you must read to believe. TRUE, first-person…read moreaccounts of the unwise, unpleasant and unsavory. Nine years old and a San Francisco institution. Read about assisting a suicide, starring in porn, spinal injections, learning to embalm, stalkers, dead landlords, corsetry, the CIA Public Information Office. . .it's all here. Not for the faint of heart, but then, you aren't faint of heart anyway, right?