The Dissent

Let's talk about the elephant in the room — or rather, the hoodie-and-sneakers combo at the Michelin-star restaurant.

If you weren't down by the waterfront Wednesday morning around 10:30, you missed what might be the best free…

If you're looking for a weekend activity that costs basically nothing, keeps you off your phone, and reminds you why…

There's a certain poetry to losing your government job and responding by opening a place where people can drink.

Here's a trend worth paying attention to: more and more San Franciscans are seeking out ADHD coaches — not as a…

File this under "things most of the free world figured out ages ago": San Francisco is rolling out outdoor alcohol…

If you've driven the I-80 westbound recently, you've probably noticed: the billboards are getting weird.

We spend a lot of time in this space talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the spending, the bureaucracy, the…

San Francisco has always been a city where cultural movements collide, remix, and launch into something bigger.

Here's a feel-good story that also doubles as a quiet reminder of something we sometimes forget: San Francisco has a…

In a region where a mediocre cocktail runs you $18 and parking can cost more than a plane ticket, it's worth…

There's a new dome sitting near the Transamerica Pyramid, and depending on your disposition, it's either a fascinating…

Here's something you don't see every day: a major national retailer actively courting San Francisco for a new…

Here's a thought experiment: What if the people paid to inform you had every incentive to mislead you instead?

Here's something you don't see every day in a city where people routinely walk past their own neighbors without making…

Look, we know San Francisco has its share of urban wildlife.

Spring has arrived in San Francisco, and the Pride of Madeira is blooming across the Presidio's hillsides — those…

San Francisco has never been short on theatrical nightlife, but SoMa's latest hidden gem takes the concept of a "secret…

In a city where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage in most American cities and a cup of coffee can run…

Here's something you don't hear often in a city where a mediocre cocktail runs you $18: free entertainment.

San Francisco's live music scene doesn't get nearly enough credit.

A recent transplant from Miami posted what might be the most relatable question any twentysomething newcomer to San…

In a city obsessed with the Next Big Thing — the hottest reservation, the longest brunch line, the newest concept…

In a city that reinvents itself every five years — tearing down what was and replacing it with something shinier, more…