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A Reminder That the Best Things in the Bay Area Are Still Free
PublishedHere's a radical concept in a region where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage in most American cities…
The Presidio's Best-Kept Secret: Lucasfilm's Lobby Is Worth the Trek
PublishedIf you've lived in San Francisco for any length of time and haven't wandered through the Lucasfilm campus at One…
Chonkers the Sea Lion: The Only Government-Free Public Service San Francisco Actually Loves
PublishedIn a city where half the public infrastructure is broken, a 2,000-pound sea lion has become our most reliable tourist…
Sutro Tower: The Ugly Landmark We'd Fight Anyone Over
PublishedThere's something deeply San Franciscan about falling in love with a 977-foot steel trident that looks like it was…
Your Tax Dollars Already Paid for It — Might as Well Go: Legion of Honor Free Day Is Every First Tuesday
PublishedHere's a rare case where the city actually gives something back to you without adding a new fee, surcharge, or…
San Francisco Loses a Giant: Gap Cofounder Doris Fisher Dead at 94
PublishedDoris Fisher, the San Francisco native who cofounded Gap with her late husband Don Fisher in 1969, has died at 94.
Two Landmarks, One Skyline: What Coit Tower and the Bay Bridge Tell Us About SF's Best Era of Building
PublishedTake a look at Coit Tower and the Bay Bridge sitting side by side against the San Francisco skyline, and you're looking…
The Presidio's Best Resident Doesn't Pay Rent and Nobody's Complaining
PublishedHappy May the 4th, San Francisco. While the city grapples with budget deficits, homeless encampments, and a transit…
Escape the City, Embrace the Fog: Purisima Creek Preserve Is Your Free Weekend Reset
PublishedHere's a radical idea for your weekend: instead of dropping $18 on a cortado and sitting in a concrete parklet that the…
The $2K Work Bag: Peak SF Tech Leadership Energy
PublishedThere's a very specific genre of San Francisco professional that only exists here: someone who needs a single bag that…
Golden Gate Park's Best Free Deal and Its Cutest New Residents
PublishedSpring has officially arrived in Golden Gate Park, and it's bringing two things San Franciscans love: free stuff and…
A Reminder That San Francisco Has One Cultural Freebie That's Actually Worth Your Time
PublishedHere's something that won't cost you a dime in a city that seems determined to nickel-and-dime you into oblivion: the…
Monday Nights in SF Are Secretly the Best Night to Go Out
PublishedIf you think Monday nights in San Francisco are dead, you're not paying attention.
The SF Dating Scene Is So Cooked People Are Using Concert Tickets as Bait
PublishedLook, we're not here to judge anyone's hustle.
Welcome to San Francisco, Where Summer Means Sweaters
PublishedIf you're planning a move to San Francisco, here's the first thing you need to understand about this city: summer is a…
The Bay Area Is Still Gorgeous — No Filter Required
PublishedIn an era where every smartphone shot gets run through three AI filters and a preset pack before hitting Instagram…
Your Weekend Has a Book Event — If You're Into That Sort of Thing
PublishedFor those of you who occasionally put down your phones long enough to crack open an actual book — or at least attend a…
SF International Arts Festival Kicks Off May with 'Tree of Dreams' Cinematic Theatre
PublishedSay what you will about San Francisco's spending habits and bureaucratic bloat — this city still knows how to put on an…
Castro Art Mart Returns: First Sundays Get Dragged Up for 2026
PublishedThe Castro is kicking off 2026 with a recurring reason to actually leave your apartment on a Sunday morning.
SF Nightlife Is Fine. You're Just Terminally Online.
PublishedEvery few weeks, some variation of the same post surfaces: "Is SF nightlife really dead?" And every few weeks, people…
Why Trans Visitors Keep Falling in Love With SF (And Where They're Actually Going)
PublishedA recent post from a couple of trans men visiting from Salt Lake City reminded us of something San Francisco still does…
Point Pinole's Most Wholesome Missed Connection Proves Romance Isn't Dead (Just Geographically Confused)
PublishedIn a world of dating apps, algorithmic matchmaking, and whatever fresh hell Zuckerberg is cooking up in the metaverse…
KFOG and the Slow Death of Local Radio (Thanks, Corporate Consolidation)
PublishedSomeone dug a KFOG bumper sticker out of an old box recently, and if that sentence just hit you with a wave of…
91 Years Old, Still on the Dance Floor: SF Loses a Legend in Pope Dimentia the Last
PublishedSan Francisco lost one of its most enduring and unapologetic characters this week.