The Dissent

The Great San Francisco Friendship Problem Here's a truth nobody warned you about when you moved to San Francisco…

Here's a perennial Bay Area dilemma: you're living in one of the most expensive cities in America, a solid job offer…

Look, we mostly cover government waste and transit nightmares around here, but sometimes a story comes along that…

Sometimes the best things in San Francisco aren't built by city government — they're just hiding behind drywall…

San Francisco is gearing up for the "Space Walk" — a cannabis lounge crawl planned for 2026 that promises to be the…

If you've ever been stuck at SFO with a three-hour delay and nothing but overpriced trail mix and a dying phone battery…

Here's something they don't teach you in economics class: the Bay Area's most powerful export isn't software, and it…

There's a reason San Francisco has been one of the most photographed cities in America for over a century.

Say what you will about San Francisco — and believe us, we say plenty — but this city knows how to put on a show after…

If you've been sleeping on Duboce Park, consider this your wake-up call.

There's something deeply humbling — and a little bit hilarious — about the fact that San Francisco's founding…

In a sentence that could only be written about San Francisco in 2025: the Duboce Triangle Taco Bell/KFC is reportedly…

There's something perfectly San Francisco about a painting titled "Lost Cat" that features a coyote.

Let's talk about the breakdown of civil society — not at City Hall (though that too), but somewhere arguably more…

If you've wandered down to Pier 39 lately, you may have noticed the docks sitting at a slightly different angle than…

There's something quietly radical about a peaceful morning in Golden Gate Park.

Say what you will about San Francisco — and we say plenty — but this city knows how to put on a show when it wants to.

Here's a tale as old as San Francisco capitalism: Build a beloved local brand, drape it in rainbow flags, sell it to…

Look, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about what San Francisco gets wrong — the budget bloat, the…

Here's something refreshing: a new business in San Francisco that isn't asking for a government subsidy, a tax break…

In a region where a mediocre brunch costs $45 and parking will run you $12 an hour, it's worth remembering that some of…

Before the $4,000 studios, the robotaxis, and the infinite discourse about whether San Francisco is "back" — there was…

In a city where a one-bedroom apartment will run you $3,200 a month, a decent burrito costs $16, and the government…

There's something almost too on-the-nose about hosting a cyberpunk movie night in the Mission District — a neighborhood…