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Your Neighbor's Yard Looks 'Messy' — They Might Just Be Smarter Than You
PublishedEvery spring, the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour opens up private gardens across the Bay Area to show what…
Paola de la Calle: The Artist Digging Through Culture Like an Archaeologist With a Paintbrush
PublishedWhen Art Actually Has Something to Say In a city where "art" can mean anything from a $200,000 government-funded mural…
San Francisco's Nightlife Isn't Dead — You're Just Looking in the Wrong Zip Code
PublishedThere's a question that pops up with almost comical regularity from visitors to San Francisco: Where is everyone?
The Most Bay Area Origin Story Ever: Will Wright Lost His Home in the Oakland Firestorm and Built The Sims
PublishedHere's a piece of Bay Area history that deserves more attention: the best-selling PC game franchise of all time was…
Witches of Ocean Beach: Beltane Brings SF's Pagan Community Together
PublishedWhatever your thoughts on crystals, cauldrons, or cosmic energy, there's something undeniably San Francisco about a…
The Koi Guy of Potrero Hill: Street Art That Actually Makes a Neighborhood Better
PublishedIf you've wandered the streets of Potrero Hill near 19th and Connecticut, you may have noticed something quietly…
Is San Francisco Actually Rising? A New Documentary Makes the Case
PublishedThere's a new documentary streaming on Apple TV and Amazon called San Francisco Rising, and it's worth your time — not…
Kesha's Moving to SF — Welcome to the Tax Bracket, Queen
PublishedIn what might be the most unexpected development in San Francisco real estate since someone actually wanted to move…
San Francisco: Where Every Conversation Is a Pitch Meeting You Didn't RSVP To
PublishedThere's a meme going around — an SF-specific version of one of those cultural stereotype templates — and honestly, it's…
Somewhere in San Francisco, $10,000 Is Still Buried Underground
PublishedSan Francisco has a buried treasure problem — and for once, it's the good kind.
Your Guide to Throwing a Karaoke Birthday Bash in SF (Without Getting Nickel-and-Dimed)
PublishedTurning 40 is a big deal. You deserve to belt out "Don't Stop Believin'" in front of your closest friends without…
The $200-a-Month Downward Dog: Why SF Yoga Memberships Are Their Own Form of Suffering
PublishedLook, we talk a lot about the cost of living in San Francisco — the $3,500 studios, the $7 lattes, the parking tickets…
A $100 Craigslist Wedding and the Beautiful Chaos of Getting Married in the Bay
PublishedThere's something deeply refreshing about a couple who just wants to get married without the $40,000 production, the…
SFMOMA Goes Wild, Robots Fly Coach, and SF's Elite Keep It... In the Family?
PublishedIt's another week in the Bay Area cultural scene, which means another round of headlines that sound like they were…
The Best Free Thing in SF You're Probably Not Using: Legion of Honor Saturdays
PublishedHere's a rare case of a government-funded institution actually giving something back to the people who fund it: the…
Amy Bouchard Takes the Stage Solo at The Marsh — SF's Home for One-Person Shows
PublishedThe Marsh, San Francisco's beloved breeding ground for solo performance, is hosting Amy Bouchard for a solo show — and…
The Permanent Grand Opening: Irving Street's Grocery Stores Have Cracked the Code
PublishedWalk down Irving Street in the Sunset and you'll notice something peculiar: grand opening banners that have been…
Kesha Is Moving to San Francisco. Welcome to the Jungle, Girl.
PublishedPop icon Kesha — yes, that Kesha — is apparently packing her bags and heading to San Francisco.
The Market Nobody Talks About: Cleaning Your Way Out of a Rough Patch
PublishedHere's something that doesn't make the usual SF news cycle but probably should: there's a quiet, growing demand in this…
Craigslist Is Still the Most Honest Place on the Internet
PublishedIn an age of algorithmic feeds, curated LinkedIn posts, and AI-generated slop, one San Franciscan did something…
The Presidio's Forgotten Hospital: When San Francisco Actually Built Things That Lasted
PublishedBefore the Presidio became a national park dotted with luxury housing and a George Lucas campus, it was a working…
The Bridge Disappears Again — And We're Still Not Over It
PublishedThere's a reason photographers camp out at Battery Spencer at 5 a.m.
San Francisco Mornings Are Still Undefeated
PublishedSay what you will about San Francisco — the budget deficits, the bureaucratic bloat, the $1.7 million public toilets —…
CatchLight Live 2026: A Visual Storytelling Summit Comes to KQED
PublishedCatchLight Live 2026 is bringing its Visual Storytelling Summit to KQED's San Francisco headquarters, and whether…