The Dissent

While most tourists — and honestly, most San Franciscans — flock to Baker Beach or Ocean Beach for their coastal fix…

If you've hiked the trails up from Stinson Beach on Mt.

Say what you will about San Francisco — the budget deficits, the bureaucratic bloat, the endless cycle of ballot…

There's something beautifully libertarian about free jazz.

In a city where a night out can easily run you $150 before you've even ordered a second drink, Grace Cathedral is doing…

Here's a radical concept that apparently still exists in San Francisco: neighbors getting together to clean up their…

Here's a feel-good story that doesn't involve a ballot measure, a committee hearing, or a single dollar of taxpayer…

If you haven't already snagged SFMOMA's $15 spring admission deal, today is your last chance — and honestly, it's worth…

Look, we love our visitors. Tourism dollars keep this city's tax coffers from being even more catastrophically…

Here's a quietly depressing truth about San Francisco: we live in one of the most densely packed, culturally rich…

The Oakland Ice Center is getting a fresh coat of hometown pride — literally.

San Francisco has always been a writers' city — Kerouac, Maupin, Hammett — but some of the best local prose never came…

Here's something that should make you both smile and wince: one Bay Area resident, tired of dealing with depression and…

Getting laid off sucks. Your LinkedIn inbox fills with recruiter spam, your calendar goes from back-to-back meetings to…

In a city that spends billions trying to innovate its way out of every problem, sometimes the best entertainment costs…

Look, we normally write about government waste, transit nightmares, and the price of your studio apartment.

There's something deeply appealing about a person posting century-old family photos online and asking strangers: does…

A throwback photo of Frank Chu at Powell and Market from the 1990s recently made the rounds, and honestly, it hit…

In a city where "craft" usually means a $16 cocktail or an artisanal app update, it's refreshing to see someone…

It's been over a decade since KTVU — a supposedly professional news operation — broadcast the names "Sum Ting Wong,"…

There's a quiet revolution happening in the Bay Area, and it has nothing to do with AI, housing policy, or transit…

There's no denying it: San Francisco's skyline at night is genuinely stunning.

Before the phrase "intersectionality" ever entered a college syllabus, Asian Americans in San Francisco were already…

In a city where a mediocre lunch runs you $22 and a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage in most of…