If you're in the market for a dildo or a Vegas-inspired vinyl harness, spare yourself the sleaze of North Beach's Broadway and head straight to Good Vibrations in the Mission District. The brainchild of Joani Blank (owner of Down There Press, a publishing company), the shop was opened in 1977 to educate women about sex, while providing a comfortable alternative to conventional "adult" shops. Twenty-four years later, Good Vibrations has branched into a worker-owned cooperative with a second... More »
