Welcome to zpub.com

A local San Francisco website since 1994 … and now based in the Bayview of SF  … an area of the city with good weather and parking.   

Shipyard Open Studios October 18-20
Shipyard Open Studios Fall 2024 banner imageHunters Point Shipyard and Islais Creek Studios

Bayview Video  Over 600 views on YouTube.

“Mi Rancho” Mexican Supermarket now Open on 3rd St in Bayview
Mexican grocery chain just opened  a new location in the Bayview.  Some great deals with a full seafood and meat counter.  

The Arts in San Francisco …

  • Minnesota ProjectsThey seem to be leading the way for Arts in the Citylots of Events and support for Artists … Minnesota Street Project Foundation, 1150 25th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
  • Graphic Arts Workshop .   Founded in 1952 by faculty and artists from the California Labor School and is one of the last remaining printmaking studios in the city.   On 3rd Street.  Interesting events and good place to collect prints from members.  If you have some extra cash and are interestered in supporting Arts/printmaking in the City, consider making a donation.
  • I also suggest donations to the Free to Choose Network and the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.   

Media/websites/email lists …

  • designboom.com – interesting design news from around the World
  • 48hills.org – A Daily, independent community news and culture site founded by Tim Redmond. 35,000 readers a week.

  • New website mailing list for the Bayview – britesf.org
  • edotbayview.orginteresting site and email list for the Bayview
  • missionlocal.orgIndependent news from the Mission in San Francisco – consider supporting
  • The San Francisco Standard, 290 Division Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 – another interesting local publication  San Francisco is littered with trash. These detectives are busting those responsible … article by Noah.
  •  1440 ….  an interesting email newsletter.  join here.
  • ProPublicainteresting news site/service and worth donating to.
  • Catalystan intersting publication
  • Quincy Instituteanother interesting organization … Israel’s Invasion of Gaza: One Year Later – from their newsletter “On October 13, 2023, Israel began ground operations in the Gaza Strip, less than a week after the Hamas attack on October 7. A year later, Gaza has been reduced to rubble: 90 percent of the population is displaced, over 42,000 people are confirmed dead, with thousands more likely dead or dying, and Israel now having invaded Lebanon on October 1st. Israel continues to occupy Gaza and is engaged in “systematically emptying” northern Gaza; while at the same time, Israel has escalated the conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon”  It is way past time for  Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu (b. 1949) to end his rein and put an end the Zionist killing Project in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon all supported by US taxpayer dollars.  … he is clearly a war criminal of the Hitler variety and a disgrace to all Pease loving Jews around the World and only adds to anti-Semitism around the World.   

  • Gotham by Susan Dyer ReynoldsCorruption in the city
  • California Political Review – For another perspective on CA politics
  • Western Neighborhoods Project.  Dedicated to the history of San Francisco’s Richmond, Sunset, OMI and West of Twin Peaks districts.
  • Shaping San Franciscohosts interesting events in the city and a cultural heritage. Consider donating – I did.
  • Recomend Los Angeles Times Essential California newsletter.  Sign up  LaTimes.com

Books recomends  … How Economics Explaines the World and 5000 years of Debt.

Black history in the Bayview of san FranciscoNotice that many Black homeowners in the Bayview are cashing out and leaving for a better life in the burbs …  Also notice that Section 8 landlords are cashing out and getting out of the rental business.  

Toast to Fun, Love, money (N$) and a good life.  Think Rodney King said it right in 1992, ‘Why Can’t we all just get along?’  More videos by EJP … Asshole  … JustWon’tBeTold …  1000$ market St givaway

Yours Truly,  Bob  Black (bob@zpub.com) Obviously a fake Mr. Black – the “real” one wrote the Abolition of Work

In memory of Kate Steinle …

Killing of Kate Steinle – July 1, 2015, 32-year-old Kathryn “Kate” Steinle was shot and killed while walking with her father and a friend along Pier 14 in the Embarcadero district of San Francisco. The guy that fired the shot that killed  her – a José Inez García Zárate of Guanajuato, Mexico, was an illegal immigrant who was deported from the U.S. a total of five times, most recently in 2009.  And got off scott free thanks to a George Soros district atternty Last words from Kate to her father, “I am dying” … so sad  … And to the politicians in Sacramento and Washington DC – do a better job.

update 10/13/2024