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Free Vinyl Night Returns to SF — Your Wallet Can Finally Breathe
PublishedIn 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
PublishedIf 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.
PublishedLook, 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
PublishedLook, 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
PublishedIn 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
PublishedSan Francisco loves to talk about how progressive it is.
Baker Beach Is Covered in Tiny Blue Aliens and No, They're Not Used Condoms
PublishedIf 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?)
PublishedThe 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
PublishedHere'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
PublishedWe 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?
PublishedDave & 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
PublishedLook, 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' Proves Jazz Is Alive — No Government Grant Required
PublishedJazz Isn't Dead. It Just Doesn't Need a Bailout. If you thought jazz was a relic collecting dust somewhere between your…
San Francisco's Weekend Agenda: What Are You Actually Doing Out There?
PublishedIt'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
PublishedIn 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
PublishedIn 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
PublishedBefore 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
PublishedThe San Francisco Decorator Showcase is back, and this year's message is clear: open concept is dead, long live cozy.
The Bay Area's Influencer Industrial Complex Has a Gatekeeping Problem
PublishedIf 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
PublishedIf 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)
PublishedSan 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
PublishedIn 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
PublishedThere'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
PublishedSometimes government-adjacent cultural programming actually delivers something worth your time — and your zero tax…