The Dissent

Here's something you don't hear often in San Francisco: it's free.

Look, we normally spend our time here yelling about budget deficits and bureaucratic incompetence, but sometimes a…

Here's a radical idea that costs the city exactly zero dollars: let San Franciscans actually talk to each other.

Birthday season is upon us (it's always someone's birthday season), and if your idea of treating yourself involves hot…

If you haven't checked in on Pier 39's K-Dock lately, you're missing out on San Francisco's most unapologetic…

In a city where a mediocre latte runs you seven bucks and "affordable" has become the punchline of every housing…

In a city where a burrito costs $18 and a studio apartment runs you $2,800 a month, finding anything at 50% off feels…

We see this question pop up constantly, and it's worth addressing head-on: if you're visiting San Francisco for the…

Here's something to think about the next time you're dodging e-scooters on your way down Market Street: you're walking…

In a city where we spend billions trying to engineer social outcomes through programs, task forces, and bureaucratic…

In a world where every form of entertainment seems to require a Wi-Fi connection, a software update, and your biometric…

San Francisco has always been a city that takes itself too seriously while simultaneously refusing to take anything…

In a city where everything from parking to a mediocre burrito costs you $20, here's something genuinely free and…

Here's a basic market reality that the Peninsula has somehow ignored for years: there's demand for a solid, inclusive…

San Francisco has never been short on creative ways to combine spirituality with caffeine, and the latest entry in the…

Here's something City Hall can't tax, regulate, or screw up: surfers catching waves under the Golden Gate Bridge at…

Here's a fiscal tip they don't teach you in economics class: the best bar crawl in San Francisco costs $2.50.

Sometimes you need a break from writing about budget deficits and bureaucratic incompetence to acknowledge a simple…

Sometimes you need a reminder that San Francisco's best features aren't the ones that cost taxpayers billions of…

Every year, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater rolls into the East Bay, and every year, it reminds us that some…

If you've lived in San Francisco for more than a week, you know the drill: your phone says sunny, the sky says…

San Francisco has long been a city where the walls talk — from the murals of the Mission to the tags of the Tenderloin.

Mission Local, the nonprofit newsroom covering San Francisco's Mission District and beyond, has named Joe Rivano Barros…

Here's a truth nobody in the suburbs wants to say out loud: the East Bay bedroom communities are built for couples with…