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The Orpheum's Back Wall Is Getting a Glow-Up — And We're Here For It
PublishedIf you've walked down the back side of the Orpheum Theater recently, you might have noticed something that isn't a…
Lara Downes Reminds Us What 'This Land' Actually Means
PublishedPianist Lara Downes is doing something quietly powerful — gathering fellow musicians to explore the resilience baked…
If You're a Size 14 in SF, the Fashion Industry Doesn't Want Your Money (But It Should)
PublishedHere's a fun paradox about San Francisco: we pride ourselves on being the most inclusive, body-positive city on the…
Stuck in the Service Industry? You're Not Alone — And You're Not Unqualified
PublishedHere's a truth that doesn't get said enough in a city obsessed with tech resumes and LinkedIn optimization: if you've…
The Most Beautiful Community College You've Never Noticed
PublishedThere's a quiet architectural gem hiding in plain sight on the Peninsula, and it took a photography student with a…
Somewhere in SF, a Country Star Is Born (And Doesn't Even Know It)
PublishedA Saturday Night Legend Walks Among Us San Francisco's karaoke scene doesn't get enough credit.
Market Street: 120 Years of Reinvention (and Still Figuring It Out)
PublishedThere's a famous piece of film — shot just four days before the 1906 earthquake — called A Trip Down Market Street.
A Robot Walks Into a Bar: SF Now Has AI-Powered Comedy Nights
PublishedBecause San Francisco wasn't already enough of a tech parody, we now have "Laugh GPT" — a free AI-powered comedy night…
Cal Academy Workers Are Showing Up to Jobs They've Been Told Don't Exist
PublishedHere's a sentence you don't read every day: the California Academy of Sciences wants to lay off workers, and those…
Trina Michelle Robinson Brings Her Vision to Two SF Art Spaces — And You Should Pay Attention
PublishedSan Francisco's art scene doesn't always get the credit it deserves — partly because so much of the city's cultural…
Russian Hill Chihuahua Seeks Sitter, Demands Multiple Interviews and Background Check
PublishedForget San Francisco's brutal job market — the toughest hiring process in the city right now might be for a part-time…
The Best Spots in SF Where Nobody's Recording a TikTok
PublishedHere's a radical idea: What if you left your house and went somewhere that didn't assault you with screens, influencer…
Laid Off in the Bay? At Least the Trails Are Free
PublishedThere's a quiet trend emerging on Bay Area trailheads, and it's not a new fitness craze.
The Golden Gate Still Has the Power to Shut You Up and Make You Stare
PublishedThere's a moment — and if you live here, you know it — when you round a corner or crest a hill and the Golden Gate…
Angel Island's Dark History Deserves Better Than Silence — A New Theater Project Steps Up
PublishedIf you grew up in the Bay Area, you probably visited Angel Island on a school field trip.
Scientology's SF Church Has a Trespassing Problem, and It's Exactly as Weird as You Think
PublishedSan Francisco's Church of Scientology is dealing with an unusual security headache: groups of people attempting to…
SF's Jazz Scene Is Alive and Well — Here's Where to Find It
PublishedSan Francisco has a lot of problems. A thriving jazz scene isn't one of them. Whether you're celebrating a birthday…
A Guy With a Hot Coffee Reminded Us Why We Live Here
PublishedWe spend a lot of time at The Dissent talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget bloat, the bureaucratic…
May the Fourth Be With You, From the Birthplace of Star Wars
PublishedHappy Star Wars Day, Bay Area. May the Fourth be with you. Look, we don't do a lot of fluff pieces here at The Dissent…
When San Francisco Actually Gets It Right
PublishedWe spend a lot of time around here pointing out what's broken in this city — the budget bloat, the bureaucratic…
Your Tax Dollars Already Paid for It — Now Get In Free
PublishedHere's a rare piece of good news for your wallet in a city that seems purpose-built to drain it: several of San…
Academy of Art Fashion Students Prove SF Still Makes Things Worth Looking At
PublishedSan Francisco has a reputation problem. Between the doom-loop narratives and the tech layoffs, it's easy to forget that…
Alcatraz Has a Coyote Now, Because Of Course It Does
PublishedJust when you thought Alcatraz couldn't get any more cinematic, the National Park Service has revealed the surprising…
Inside Murphy Windmill: Golden Gate Park's Coolest Hidden Gem You've Never Seen
PublishedMost San Franciscans have driven past the Murphy Windmill at the western edge of Golden Gate Park a hundred times…