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ArtSmart Hits a Decade — But Is Anyone Asking Where the Money Goes?
PublishedArtSmart is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a gala, and hey — congratulations are in order.
Free Choir, No Strings Attached: Choral Pride Wants You to Sing
PublishedHere's something refreshing: a community organization that doesn't want your tax dollars, doesn't need a government…
The Outer Sunset Cleans Up Its Own Streets — No City Budget Required
PublishedHere's a radical concept that somehow keeps surprising people: when government doesn't get the job done, regular San…
Bazaar Writers Salon: SF's Literary Scene Proves Culture Doesn't Need a Government Grant
PublishedThere's something refreshing about a creative community that just...
CBS Workers Score a Tentative Deal — But Who's Really Winning?
PublishedCBS workers have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting what could have been a messy labor disruption at one…
Hunky Jesus Returns to Dolores Park, Because Of Course It Does
PublishedHappy Easter, San Francisco — the only city where the holiday's most talked-about event isn't an egg hunt but a contest…
Golden Gate Park's Roller Disco Is the Free Fun City Hall Can't Ruin
PublishedEvery Sunday, something borderline magical happens in Golden Gate Park — and it costs taxpayers exactly zero dollars.
Castro Art Mart Proves You Don't Need City Bureaucracy to Build Community
PublishedEvery first Sunday of the month, a stretch of Noe Street in the Castro transforms into something San Francisco used to…
Oakland Museum's Free First Sundays: A Rare Case of a Government-Adjacent Institution Getting It Right
PublishedHere's something you don't hear us say often: a publicly supported institution is doing something smart with community…
The Painted Ladies Are Still Here. Can We Say the Same for the City Around Them?
PublishedThe Painted Ladies greeted San Francisco again this morning, same as they have since the 1890s.
Stop and Look Down: The Peninsula's Tiny Wildlife Deserves Your Attention
PublishedIn a city obsessed with billion-dollar transit projects that go nowhere and housing plans that never break ground…
Cole Valley, Rendered in Pastel, Reminds Us What We're Fighting For
PublishedSometimes the best commentary on a city isn't a budget report or a board of supervisors meeting — it's a pastel drawing…
Influencers Set Up Shop in Kids' Playground, Get Mad When Parents Object
PublishedHere's a sentence we shouldn't have to write in 2025: adults without children don't get to commandeer a kids'…
When Talking to Bots Beats Talking to No One, We Have a Problem
PublishedHere's a story that should stop you mid-scroll: A 67-year-old Hong Kong immigrant, living in San Francisco for over…
Man Spotted Unicycle Sailing in Pacifica Because Of Course He Was
PublishedJust when you think the Bay Area has shown you everything — the naked guys at City Hall, the guy who jogs in a full…
Ryan Coogler's Barber Just Opened a Studio in Union Square — And It's Exactly What Downtown Needs
PublishedHere's a refreshing headline for a neighborhood that's been starving for good news: DuPree's Barber Studio just opened…
A Premium Care Agency for Gay Elder Men? SF Entrepreneur Says the Need Is Real
PublishedHere's a market problem that doesn't get talked about much: aging alone in a city that's supposedly the most…
The Excelsior's Unofficial Mayor Knows Where to Find the Best Late-Night Burrito
PublishedThere's a version of San Francisco that doesn't make it into the tech press releases or the tourism brochures — and…
Teens Are Battling With Foam Swords in Balboa Park and Honestly? Good for Them.
PublishedIf you were strolling through Balboa Park on a recent Saturday afternoon and stumbled upon a squadron of teenagers in…
A City That Still Shows Up: SF Rallies to Help a Grieving Neighbor Find a Bagpiper
PublishedFor all the justified frustration we direct at San Francisco's bureaucratic failures and policy misfires, sometimes…
Dolores Park Dogs: The Only SF Government We Actually Trust
PublishedThere's a reason Dolores Park remains one of the few institutions in San Francisco that nobody complains about — and…
A City Worth Photographing — And Worth Fighting For
PublishedThere's a reason people keep pulling out their cameras in this city.
Your Tax Bill Is Painful, But At Least These SF Museums Are (Occasionally) Free
PublishedLook, we get it. Between rent that requires a second mortgage on your soul and grocery bills that make you question…
Manny's Found the Cheat Code: Bribe San Franciscans With Beer and Fries to Clean Up Their Own Streets
PublishedHere's a sentence you probably never thought you'd read: a San Francisco establishment is offering dollar beers, free…