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Federal Agents in San Diego Uncover Sophisticated Cross-border Drug Tunnel under U.S./Mexico border

March 31, 2020 45

SAN DIEGO – Federal agents on the San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel on Thursday, March...

The Castillo family continues to wow with their Limon Rotisserie concept

Mahsa Dinyari

Features

March 26, 2012 572

Slowly roasted, Peruvian-style cuisine

Crass and talented teens win Slam Dance Audience Award for Bindlestiffs

Jessica Ruth Goldberg

Entertainment

January 28, 2012 1199

Punchlines and laughs galore in this offbeat coming of age story.

The Blast Interview: “The Unit” from MTV’s Jersey Shore

Mahsa Dinyari

Entertainment

January 28, 2012 5253

He discusses Snooki and new found fame.

Endearing time-travel comedy impresses at Sundance

Jessica Ruth Goldberg

Entertainment

January 26, 2012 262

Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly discuss Safety Not Guaranteed with Blast.

Reporting live from the Sundance Film Festival

Jessica Ruth Goldberg

Movies

January 21, 2012 311

Check in during the festival for interviews and updates

Gordon Ramsay to open steakhouse in Las Vegas

Mahsa Dinyari

The News

January 17, 2012 327

LAS VEGAS — World-renowned chef, Gordon Ramsay, will be opening his first Las Vegas restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steakhouse, in the...

Solyndra requests approval for $500,000 in bonuses despite bankruptcy filing

Leslie Cory

The News

January 17, 2012 80

FREMONT, Calif. — After filing for bankruptcy on Sept. 6, the California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra LCC is now asking...

UC puts a ban on campus smoking

Leslie Cory

The News

January 13, 2012 66

DAVIS, Calif. — As announced by University of California President Mark Yudof earlier this week, a smoking ban on all...

Inmate firefighter thought to have died of natural causes

Nikolas Bunton

The News

January 13, 2012 69

SAN LUIS OBISBO, Calif. — Just over a week ago, on Wednesday January 4, a California inmate firefighter, Crisanto Leo...

Man robbed and beaten in possible anti-gay attack

Jamie Douglas

The News

January 12, 2012 80

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man was attacked and robbed early Wednesday morning near San Francisco State University after being...

EPA targets local company for polluting San Francisco Bay

Leslie Cory

The News

January 11, 2012 119

SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, January 9, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that Sims Metal Management, a metals recycling company,...

San Francisco Sheriff-elect being investigated for domestic violence

Mahsa Dinyari

The News

January 7, 2012 86

SAN FRANCISCO — Sheriff-elect, Ross Mirkarimi is being investigated for domestic abuse. Ivory Madison, neighbor of Mirkarimi and his wife...

Occupy Oakland attempts to take over City Hall

Jamie Douglas

The News

January 6, 2012 26

OAKLAND, Calif. — Occupy Oakland protesters determinedly tried to enter City Hall on Thursday in an attempt to take over...

Criminals to heroes: California penal system trains inmates to be firefighters

Nikolas Bunton

Enterprise Articles The Issue

January 4, 2012 5763

Fire camps teach the incarcerated real life skills and gives them a new lease on life.

Haight-Ashbury three-alarm fire injures 1

Mahsa Dinyari

The News

January 3, 2012 92

SAN FRANCISCO — The cause of a three-alarm fire on Masonic Ave. in San Francisco is still unknown as police...

Suspect charged in veteran shooting

Mahsa Dinyari

The News

December 28, 2011 101

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Ruben Ray Jurardo, 19, is being charged for the attempted murder of war veteran and Purple...

Oakland to investigate police violence at Occupy protests

Gabi Reyes-Acosta

The News

December 22, 2011 84

OAKLAND, Calif. — Mayor Jean Quan announced on Wednesday that an independent investigation into police conduct during the raid on...

Hells Angel murder suspect still at large

Mahsa Dinyari

Features

December 21, 2011 909

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Steve Ruiz, a 38 year-old Hells Angel member who is suspected of shooting fellow biker Steve...

Military base helicopter crash kills four

Andrew Castronovo

The News

December 13, 2011 212

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McHORD, Wash. — All four crew members were killed Monday night after 8:00 p.m. when two army surveillance...

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!

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