The Dissent

Walk through the Mission District on any given week and you'll stumble across something that no city arts commission…

In a city that increasingly feels like it's regulating the fun out of everything, Question Mark Tavern is doing…

In a city that practically worships at the altar of disruption and algorithmic playlists, there's something beautifully…

San Francisco's art scene doesn't need another bloated municipal grant program to stay alive.

Here's a small story that probably won't make the evening news but perfectly captures the kind of low-stakes urban…

Look, San Francisco could use a laugh right now.

There's a quiet test of any great neighborhood: what happens when your plans fall apart and you're suddenly on foot…

Here's something you probably didn't know: you can get autographed headshots of KTVU news anchors.

In a media landscape where San Francisco stories tend to involve doom loops, empty office towers, and someone's car…

In a region where people routinely spend $200 on sound bath experiences and $50 on adaptogenic mushroom lattes, one…

Here's a story that has nothing to do with city budgets or transit meltdowns, but honestly might be the most relatable…

In a city where actual crises compete for attention daily — from budget deficits to transit meltdowns to the housing…

Look, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about government waste, bad policy, and bureaucratic dysfunction.

Here's something San Francisco actually gets right for once: free museum days that let residents enjoy world-class art…

Here's a story that hits home for a lot of San Franciscans right now: A parent recently reached out to the local…

San Francisco loves to talk about its future — the next tech campus, the next transit bond, the next housing plan…

Take an evening walk down Haight Street and do something radical: stop scrolling, look up, and actually look at the…

Here's something you don't hear about every day in a city obsessed with the next AI startup: San Francisco women are…

Another week, another round of San Francisco's most powerful people doing powerful people things.

If you're a single woman in San Francisco trying to find a decent guy in his 30s, you might start to wonder if they…

Say what you will about San Francisco's skyline — the cranes that never stop, the Salesforce Tower that divides opinion…

Here's a question that keeps coming up in San Francisco — a city that prides itself on being one of the most…

Here's something you don't see enough of anymore: a guy with a spare concert ticket and zero pretense, just putting it…

Here's a fun sentence: a member of BTS — yes, that BTS — was recently spotted hanging out at California's Great America…