The Dissent

While San Francisco's bureaucrats spend millions per unit on affordable housing that never seems to materialize…

In a city where seemingly everything requires a permit, a committee, and a six-figure consulting fee, San Francisco's…

There's something quietly radical about a group of San Francisco seniors putting on a theater production at a community…

San Francisco has lost its most charismatic resident — and no, we're not talking about another tech founder decamping…

There's something humbling about placing a 1939 postcard of the Hotel Lankershim next to a 2021 photo of the same…

Here's something refreshing in a city where everything seems to cost more than it should: Baker Beach at sunset remains…

Here's a question that keeps popping up from visitors planning trips to San Francisco: How safe is downtown at 2-3 AM?

In a city where community often means a Slack channel you muted three months ago, something refreshingly analog is…

San Francisco's hospitality industry is supposedly booming again.

San Francisco charges you enough in rent, taxes, and $7 bridge tolls.

Somewhere in San Francisco, there's $10,000 buried underground.

In a region where a one-bedroom apartment can run you $3,500 a month and a cup of coffee somehow costs $7, it's worth…

Look, we don't usually do poetry reviews at The Dissent.

While San Francisco spends millions on consultants, committees, and "community engagement" processes that somehow never…

Here's a refreshing story that doesn't involve a single city committee, grant application, or six-figure nonprofit…

Every few weeks, another bright-eyed transplant announces they're packing up their overpriced Manhattan studio for an…

In a city where a mediocre latte costs $7 and a one-bedroom apartment costs your entire paycheck, the Japanese Tea…

Here's a truth no one puts in the tourism brochures: San Francisco is one of the loneliest cities in America for…

San Francisco now has an AI-powered comedy night.

Half a century ago, three guys in Sheffield, England started making music that sounded like a malfunctioning government…

Look, we usually cover city budgets and transit disasters around here, but every once in a while a question hits our…

Here's a free policy proposal for San Francisco: stop spending millions on wellness programs and just tell people to…

Before the Marina was brunch spots and overpriced one-bedrooms, it was the site of the most audacious flex in San…

So you're heading out of town and want to bring back a little piece of San Francisco for your coworkers.