This Wednesday, March 4, and every first Wednesday, the San Francisco Zoo is free for all city residents, including the unemployed, with valid ID. You’ll see over 250 different species of animals including the nearly two-year-old bald eagle, Stephen Colbert Jr., and recently born gorilla who you can now the subject of a naming contest.
The [...]

Southern Governors may reject raise in unemployment benefits / NYTimes
You get paid to be jobless, Citigroup gets money to suck / The Economist
City move workers to Unemployed Department / SFChron
What aren’t we doing right: A man who once stomped on another man’s head gets $100 million / ESPN

[youtube gDm2aQyH5sE nolink]Monday, March 2, you can catch the king of laid back cool, Chris Isaak, for free at Aomeba SF.

Back when you weren’t unemployed, you probably heard about, but weren’t able to experience First Tuesdays. That’s when on the first Tuesday of every month nearly a dozen of the city’s museums or cultural institutions are free to the public.
Now that you’re unemployed here’s the full list for you to enjoy:

Conservatory of Flowers (Golden Gate [...]

You are now unemployed. You have nowhere to be, and nothing to do. Once you accept that, here’s how you to take advantage of one of the real benefits of unemployment: sleeping in.

Eat a large dinner
Hydrate, but not too much
Imbibe in a few alcoholic drinks, but not too many unless you don’t mind waking up [...]

Friday, February 27, from 5 pm to 9 pm is the third and final Diesel:U:Music, a free Noise Pop event, with DJ sets by Le Savy Fav and The Sumbmarines, plus acoustic live performances by Portland folk-pop band Loch Lomond and indie-pop band Ra Ra Riot.
There will also be free booze and Little Star pizza on hand as [...]

Sunday, March 1, is your chance to explore 6,000 plus years of Asian culture for free. Every first Sunday of each month the Asian Art Museum, which houses one of the largest collections of Asian art in the world, is free to the public (that includes the unemployed).
The museum opened in 2003 in the old [...]

Thursday, February 26, from  5 pm to 9 pm is another Diesel:U:Music, a free Noise Pop event with an acoustic set by local indie band Birdmonster, and DJ sets by Aaron Axelsen, Papercuts, and Sean Moeller from Daytrotter.
Most importantly there will be free booze and free Little Star pizza on hand. This is the second event [...]

Free Noise Pop event at this happy hour concert on Thursday, February 26 beginning 5 pm at Bender’s Bar in the Mission District. Scissors for Lefty headlines with Picture Atlantic. 
Drink specials courtesy of Fernet, who are sponsoring the event. Also, enjoy $1 off drafts and $3 well drinks until 7 p.m.  along with Benders’ usual $2 cans [...]

As of today, February 22, you’ll now receive an extra $25 a week in unemployment per federal legislation that was signed into law on February 17. Congratulations! You’re now an unemployed middle management.

Unemployment isn’t all that fun, if you’re not getting paid to do it. Regardless of what you’ve heard or how you feel about unemployment benefits, file for them. You can file online in a matter of minutes.
After filing expect to wait at least a week. Most likely, given California’s situation and the large numbers of [...]