"From his 2015 run for mayor to his SFGate dive-bar column, the writer, performer, and all around bon vivant known as Broke-Ass Stuart has been a permanent fixture on the San Francisco scene for two decades. Later this week, with the dedication of Broke-Ass Stuart Day on October 17th, Schuffman's association with the city goes on the permanent record. It's just in time for another milestone: the release of Schuffman's book The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death & Dive Bars."
"When I started this column over two years ago, I meant for it to be what it says in the intro. I told myself and my editor that I'd be doing things like talking about the most creative cocktails and the best happy hours in the city. Then I realized that I find that shit abysmally boring, and decided to do what I do best: tell stories about the places and people that make my life amazing."
"By coincidence, The Weeknighter started around the same time the populace fully realized how out of control things were getting here. The city that so many of us had left our hearts in was suddenly leaving us behind. Like fickle Aztec gods, human hearts were no longer enough to appease the hills and buildings and fog and landlords we all lived amongst, between the ocean and the bay."
Broke-Ass Stuart (Jason Schuffman) has been a fixture of San Francisco for two decades, combining writing, performance, and nightlife curation. A dedication of Broke-Ass Stuart Day on October 17th coincides with the release of The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death & Dive Bars. He wrote the Weeknighter column exploring SF nightlife, later collected into the new book. The column shifted from cocktail recommendations to personal storytelling about places and people that shaped San Francisco life. The writing reflects nostalgia and concern as residents confront rapid change, gentrification, and loss of the city's character between ocean and bay.
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