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A Breakup, a Sidewalk, and the Disappearing Art of the Inner Richmond
PublishedThere are bad breakups, and then there's dumping your ex's art collection on a street corner in the Inner Richmond like…
No Dialogue, No AI, No Problem: SF's Silent Film Festival Is the Counter-Programming We Need
PublishedIn a city where every other startup is racing to generate synthetic content with large language models, San Francisco…
The Bay Area Weekend Escape Guide for People Who Actually Value Their Time
PublishedHere's a truth about living in the Bay Area: between the cost of living, the grind, and the general heaviness of…
The Great SF Tailor Hunt: Why Finding Someone Who Won't Destroy Your Clothes Is Harder Than Finding a Rent-Controlled Apartment
PublishedIn a city where you can drop $6 on a single piece of toast and $3,500 on a studio apartment, you'd think finding a…
When Your Favorite Fitness Influencer Has Questionable Taste in Home Décor
PublishedSan Francisco fitness influencer Kris Hui, known online as "Sanfrankrisco," is drawing backlash after images circulated…
Ren Faire Season Meets Bay Area Culture: The Hunt for Traditional Palestinian Garb on a Budget
PublishedRenaissance faire season is approaching, and one of the more charming quests we've come across isn't for a Holy Grail —…
Your Weekend Agenda: SF's Best Kept Secrets Are Hiding in Plain Sight
PublishedIt's the weekend, San Francisco. Time to close the laptop, ignore your Slack notifications, and remember why you pay…
The Last Two Nordstrom Cafes in NorCal Are Both in the Bay Area — And That's Kind of Beautiful
PublishedIn a region that can't stop chasing the next açaí-infused, AI-optimized dining concept, there's something quietly…
Half Moon Bay: The Coastal Escape That's Closer Than You Think
PublishedLook, we get it. San Francisco is great. But sometimes you need to escape the fog, the construction cones, and the $7…
Skip the Algorithms, Buy Some Actual Art: SF Women Artists Gallery Is Worth Your Time
PublishedIn a city where "art" often means a $50 million public installation that looks like a rusty paperclip or a tech bro's…
The Best Things in SF Are Still Free — Like Last Night's Sunset
PublishedIn a city where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage in most of America, where a cup of coffee can run…
Kickball Is Gay, and That's the Most Normal Thing in San Francisco
PublishedLast Saturday, while city bureaucrats were presumably busy figuring out new ways to spend your money, something…
Chonkers the Sea Lion Is the Only SF Public Figure We Actually Trust
PublishedWhile City Hall burns through your tax dollars debating how many bureaucrats it takes to fill a pothole, the real star…
Silicon Valley Parents Built Their Dream School, Then Did What They Do Best: Ruin It
PublishedThere's a special kind of irony when the same people who disrupted taxis, bookstores, and your entire attention span…
Thrift Town Is Back: The Mission's Favorite Treasure Hunt Reopens
PublishedIn a city where beloved small businesses seem to vanish weekly — replaced by either vacancy or another boba shop —…
The Bay Area Friendliness Problem Is Real — But It's Not What You Think
PublishedHere's a question that keeps coming up in conversations around the Bay Area: Why does it feel like nobody here would…
The SF Dating App Report: Hinge, Hope, and Whole Foods Cake
PublishedLook, we're a fiscally conservative outlet that covers local politics and government accountability.
Fifty Years Ago, a Boy Boarded a Ship — And San Francisco Became Home
PublishedApril 30th, 1975. Saigon was falling. A father came home from work, looked at his family, and said: let's go. No…
San Francisco's Best Freeloaders: The Parrots of Vallejo Stairway
PublishedIf you've never had the pleasure of walking up the Vallejo Stairway in Telegraph Hill and being loudly heckled by a…
Free Art in SF? The Witness Collaborative Proves Culture Doesn't Need a Government Price Tag
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often enough in San Francisco: it's free.
Another 'Immersion Workshop' — But What Are We Actually Immersing In?
PublishedSan Francisco loves a good workshop. We especially love ones with vague, aspirational names that sound like they were…
A $1,050 Lesson in Why 'Charm' Shouldn't Mean 'Sloppy Craftsmanship'
PublishedThere's a fine line between artisan charm and careless craftsmanship — and a local jewelry shop in Rockridge seems to…
SF's Dress Code Is 'Whatever You Want' — But Bring a Coat
PublishedJune in San Francisco is a beautiful scam.
The Bay Area Bands That Almost Made It — And Why That Matters
PublishedEvery great music city has its legends. And then it has its almost legends — the bands and artists who were one break…