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Hi all –  If you’re subscribed through a credit card pledge, you’ve probably already noticed that Patreon pledges (and apparently Apple subscriptions) have been flagged by credit card processors as potential fraud, triggering your bank to contact you.  So far, we’ve heard from about a dozen customers using at least five banks, so my best guess is that one of the national credit card processing backbones has tweaked their security settings to flag ongoing subscriptions from Patreon, Apple and maybe other sites. (This does not appear to affect our PayPal subscriptions.)  If this has happened to you, it should be easy to resolve: 1. Reply to your bank’s fraud alert (text, phone, online – whatever they use) to flag the Patreon charges as legit  2. Wait another day. Patreon will re-attempt declined charges automagickally, so if you’ve told your bank it’s legit, it should go through tomorrow.  Again, this appears to be broader than Patreon. I personally had my Apple subscriptions as well as my personal Patreon subscriptions flagged, so you might want to check on other any other subscriptions you have.  We are very sorry to hear about the inconvenience. Since this is a fraud alert and not an NSF decline, banks should not charge anyone a fee for this. If anyone is charged a fee, please let me know ASAP and I’ll get this escalated with Patreon help desk.  Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your support! Very best Mir & the Wicked Grounds team   

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  A reminder about this important community input meeting at L7 tomorrow (Tuesday, July 17th) from 6:30 to 8pm to help preserve Wicked Grounds as a viable long-term community resource and institution.  Wicked Grounds hosts events, provides education, helps queer/ trans/ kink folks find viable mental and physical health care resources, provides support drinks to those in need, and generally serves as the community hub for kinksters, poly folks, queer folks, trans folks, and the openminded vanilla folks of SOMA and beyond. Starbucks literally cannot replace our resources,  and their presence less than a block away would endanger our viability.  Let’s not forget that SOMA’s Leather District is a Leather CULTURAL District — not a Leather Historical District. It’s all well and good for L7 to put in the lovely plaques commemorating SOMA’s Leather history on Ringold Alley. (Seriously – it’s wonderful. Go check it out.)  That said: if Wicked Grounds is to continue as a viable cafe in SOMA, and not just another name on a plaque, we must rally together to preserve the current culture of our district. We must let Starbucks know that their presence within eyesight of Wicked Grounds endangers a critical community hub.  Make your voice heard. RSVP for tomorrow’s meeting, or simply send your feedback via email (aspiers@bergdavis.com).  The San Francisco Kink Collective will be hosting an “after party” at the Stud starting after the meeting. Join us there to rabble rouse and keep the revolution going! 

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 A day without a Wicked Grounds. Unimaginable, right?  Unfortunately, staying here for you is an ongoing battle.  On Tuesday, July 17th, we will be closing at 4pm so that all staff and our community can attend a community input meeting for a proposed Starbucks at L7 at 8th and Harrison. We encourage you to take advantage of our being closed for this inconvenient afternoon to speak up for the integrity of the Leather Cultural District and the importance of true community businesses in this space.  Get active. Get involved. Light a candle for Stormy Leather. And get out there to make spaces you believe in.  To attend the Starbucks community input meeting, you must RSVP to Aishleen Spiers at aspiers@bergdavis.com. The meeting will be at the L7 Apartments Community Room at 8th and Harrison from 6:30 – 8pm on Tuesday, July 17th.  Again, WG will be closed starting at 4pm that day so we can focus on attending this meeting.  Want to keep up with the latest about this? See our event listing for Ungrounded on Facebook.