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The Best Deal in San Francisco Is Already Paid For With Your Taxes
PublishedHere's a radical concept for a city where a mediocre latte and two hours of café Wi-Fi runs you $8 plus tip: you've…
Your Reminder That the Best Things in SF Are Still Free
PublishedWhile city hall finds exciting new ways to spend your money on consultants, committees, and programs that produce…
Your Reminder That the Best Things in the Bay Area Are Still Free
PublishedIn a region where a one-bedroom apartment can run you $3,000 a month and a mediocre burrito somehow costs $18, it's…
San Francisco's Early Bedtime: A Feature, Not a Bug
PublishedStand atop Nob Hill on any given evening and look east across the city.
The Transamerica Pyramid Is Shooting Lasers at Coit Tower and Honestly? We're Into It
PublishedIf you looked up at the San Francisco skyline last night and thought you'd accidentally wandered into a Bond villain's…
The Free Market at Its Finest: One SF Beauty Worker Is Giving Away Products the Donation System Won't Take
PublishedHere's a small story that says a lot about how broken our systems are — and how regular people quietly route around…
Bape Is Coming to Union Square — Yes, That Union Square
PublishedJapanese streetwear giant Bape is setting up shop in Union Square, and honestly?
Karl the Fog: SF's Most Beloved Influencer Is Losing His Audience
PublishedSan Francisco has no shortage of local celebrities, but none have achieved the cultural staying power of Karl the Fog —…
16th & Mission Gets an Open Mic Night — Minus the Mic
PublishedSomewhere in the grand tradition of San Francisco's DIY spirit — the same city that gave you poetry slams in North…
Thursday Nights Just Got Better: White Rabbit's Inner Circle Keeps the Midweek Party Alive
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's going wrong in San Francisco — the budget disasters, the…
The National Queer Arts Festival Returns — Here's What to Know
PublishedThe National Queer Arts Festival is back in San Francisco, and love it or not, it's one of those cultural institutions…
The Ancient Queen Behind One Sculptor's Modern Vision
PublishedThere's something quietly radical about an artist who looks past the endless churn of contemporary trends and finds…
Another SF Institution Loses Its Leader After Slashing Staff
PublishedScott Sampson, the head of the California Academy of Sciences, has resigned — and the timing tells you everything you…
When San Francisco Actually Looked Like a City Worth Fighting For
PublishedSometimes you need to look backward to understand just how far we've drifted.
SF's Underground Comedy Scene Is Thriving — And It's Free
PublishedWhile San Francisco's city government continues to spend millions on "activating" downtown with consultant-designed…
Mark Twain Was Right: A Survival Guide to SF's Coldest Season (Summer)
PublishedEvery year, thousands of transplants arrive in San Francisco expecting sunshine, flip-flops, and rooftop cocktails from…
A Love Letter to Bay Area Architecture, One Old Photo at a Time
PublishedHere's something that doesn't involve a budget scandal, a transit meltdown, or a supervisors' meeting that makes you…
When Striped Bass Ran Beneath the Golden Gate
PublishedThere's a photograph floating around from the 1930s that should make every San Franciscan stop scrolling for a second…
The Castro, Captured in Chalk: When Art Reminds Us What We're Fighting to Keep
PublishedThere's something quietly powerful about seeing a San Francisco neighborhood rendered in pastel — soft, warm, almost…
Seven Hours of Hitler: Because San Francisco Film Culture Has Never Heard of 'Less Is More'
PublishedSan Francisco's art-house film scene is bringing back Hitler, A Film From Germany, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's legendary —…
Your Solo Summer in the Bay Area: A Case for Getting Off the Couch
PublishedSummer's here, and if you're a twentysomething grinding through a degree or a desk job in the Bay Area, there's a…
Welcome to San Francisco, Where Eye Contact Is a Felony
PublishedIf you've ever moved to San Francisco from literally anywhere else in America and felt like you'd accidentally become…
Beach Raves at Point Lobos: Spontaneous Fun or Another Permitting Gray Zone?
PublishedIf you happened to be wandering near Point Lobos on a recent Friday evening, you might have stumbled into something…
San Francisco's Streets Were Built for Skateboarding — A New Doc Proves It
PublishedSay what you will about San Francisco's crumbling infrastructure, but skateboarders have always seen the city's hills…