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Free Vinyl Night Returns to SF — Your Wallet Can Finally Breathe
In a city where a cocktail runs you $18 and a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage in most of America, the…
Rush Hour Comedy Night Brings SF's Best Black & Asian Comics Under One Roof
If you've been craving live comedy that doesn't feel like it was workshopped in a corporate DEI seminar, Rush Hour…
Want to Learn Makeup in SF Without Blowing Your Budget? Here's the Deal.
Look, not every story we cover involves City Hall burning through your tax dollars or BART falling apart.
Mission Peak: The Bay Area's Best Free Gym Membership
Look, we get it. You moved to the Bay Area, you're paying $3,200 a month for a studio apartment, and you need a hobby…
NASA Will Spell Your Name With Satellite Photos and It's Weirdly Delightful
In a week dominated by budget fights, housing battles, and transit headaches, sometimes you just need something that's…
SF's Favorite Pastime: Assuming Who's the Nanny
San Francisco loves to talk about how progressive it is.
Baker Beach Is Covered in Tiny Blue Aliens and No, They're Not Used Condoms
If you've wandered down to Baker Beach recently and thought the shoreline looked like the aftermath of a very…
The Sunset Gets a New Community Room and Free Rakes — Your Tax Dollars at Work (Actually, Maybe?)
The Sunset District picked up a couple of small wins this week, and for once, we're not being entirely sarcastic.
Want to Actually Touch Grass? Hayward Regional Shoreline Is Peak Bay Area Birding
Here's a radical idea for your weekend: put down the phone, leave the doom-scrolling behind, and go watch some birds.
Before the Budget Fights: A Reminder That This Land Has Deep Roots
We spend a lot of time at The Dissent talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget bloat, the bureaucratic…
Dave & Buster's Bets Big on Oakland's Waterfront. Bold Move or Just… a Move?
Dave & Buster's is officially planting its flag on the Oakland waterfront, with a new location at 55 Harrison set to…
Sometimes You Just Need to Stop and Appreciate the City You're Paying $3,500/Month to Live In
Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget deficits, the…
KCSM's 'Passing the Torch' Bridged Generations of Bay Area Jazz
If you thought jazz was a relic collecting dust somewhere between your grandpa's record collection and a Ken Burns…
San Francisco's Weekend Agenda: What Are You Actually Doing Out There?
It's Friday, San Francisco. The fog is doing its thing, your paycheck just hit (and immediately left for rent), and…
The Case for Slow Learning: Why SF's Multi‑Week Classes Are Worth Your Time and Money
In a city that practically invented the one-click solution and the two-day delivery, there's a quiet rebellion brewing…
The Golden Gate Still Slaps — And That's Worth Saying
In a city where we spend most of our editorial energy tracking budget overruns, bureaucratic dysfunction, and the…
OM Records Turns 30, Throws a Party Where San Francisco's Music Scene Actually Started
Before every tech bro discovered DJ sets at Burning Man, San Francisco had a legitimate underground electronic music…
Inside SF's $25M Victorian Showcase: Where 'Cozy' Costs More Than Most People's Homes
The San Francisco Decorator Showcase is back, and this year's message is clear: open concept is dead, long live cozy.
The Same Ten Faces: Bay Area Creators Say the Invite List Never Changes
If you've scrolled through Instagram stories from any Bay Area restaurant opening, product launch, or cultural pop-up…
The Mission Becomes a Global Stage — No Passport Required
If your idea of "international culture" is ordering a cortado at a third-wave coffee shop, the S.F.
The Real Cost of Looking Good in SF (Without a Car)
San Francisco has a reputation for many things — tech money, fog, and $7 toast — but it's also quietly become a hub for…
Corona Heights' Chaotic Parrot Flock Remains SF's Best Free Entertainment
In a city where a trip to the zoo will cost you $30 and a mediocre cocktail runs $18, the wild parrots of Corona…
Fort Point Surfers: The Best Argument for Leaving San Francisco Alone
There's a particular kind of magic that happens at Fort Point that no city program funded, no committee approved, and…
Alameda's Ocean Photography Exhibition Is a Rare Free Win for Bay Area Culture
Sometimes government-adjacent cultural programming actually delivers something worth your time — and your zero tax…