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The Marina's Networking Industrial Complex Strikes Again
PublishedThere are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and someone in the Marina launching a networking event that promises…
Happy Earth Day: A Reminder That the Bay Area's Best Feature Is Still Free
PublishedHappy Earth Day, San Francisco. While city officials will no doubt use the occasion to announce some new…
The Chonks of Pier 39 Are Out Here Living Their Best Lives — And Paying Zero Rent
PublishedTwo Steller sea lions put on an absolute show for tourists at Pier 39 this afternoon — one industriously clearing deck…
The Actual SF Bucket List Nobody Puts on Instagram
PublishedSan Francisco has a tourist problem — not too many tourists, but too many tourists doing the same five things.
Breaking News: Baby Ducks Exist in Golden Gate Park and Everything Is Fine
PublishedIn a city where the Board of Supervisors can't pass a budget without a psychodrama, where SFMTA treats every parking…
The City From Above: A Reminder of What We're Fighting For
PublishedSometimes you need to get a few hundred feet off the ground to remember why you put up with everything happening at…
Noriega Street and the Quiet Magic of SF's 'Old School' Corners
PublishedThere's a version of San Francisco that doesn't make it onto anyone's three-day itinerary — no Pier 39, no rented…
Good Riddance or Cultural Vandalism? SF Finally Pulls the Plug on Vaillancourt Fountain
PublishedStarting in May, cranes will descend on Embarcadero Plaza to begin dismantling the Vaillancourt Fountain — hoisting its…
Theater Review: 'Burden of Proof' Reminds Us That Fear Is the Real Enemy
PublishedSan Francisco's theater scene has never been shy about tackling big themes, and Burden of Proof is no exception.
The Ocean-Themed Car Wash on the Peninsula Is the Best Government-Free Public Experience Around
PublishedSometimes the best things in the Bay Area aren't the ones your city government spent $4.7 million on a feasibility…
The AIDS Memorial Grove: Golden Gate Park's Quietest, Most Powerful Acre
PublishedGolden Gate Park has no shortage of destinations fighting for your attention — the de Young, the Conservatory of…
Jerry Garcia's Guitars Hit the Auction Block — Your Rent Money Just Got a New Rival
PublishedSan Francisco is many things — tech hub, fog capital, sourdough mecca — but before all of that, it was the birthplace…
Your Toddler Doesn't Need a Bucket List — They Need a Puddle
PublishedThere's a post making the rounds from a Sunset stay-at-home parent with an 18-month-old, asking for help building a…
Shipyard Open Studios Is Back — With Free Parking, Beer, and Art That Doesn't Require a Grant Application to Enjoy
PublishedThis weekend, the Hunters Point Shipyard throws open its studio doors for Shipyard Open Studios, and if you haven't…
Sometimes This City Just Stops You in Your Tracks
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget overruns, the…
Free Film Screening at YBCA: A Rare Case of Getting What You Pay For (In a Good Way)
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often in San Francisco: free and worth your time in the same sentence.
SF Opera Goes Al Fresco at Filoli — And It Won't Cost You a Dime
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day in a city where a decent burrito runs you $16: world-class entertainment…
YBCA Opens Its Doors for Free — Here's Why You Should Actually Go
PublishedYerba Buena Center for the Arts is offering free admission, and before you scroll past this like it's another flyer on…
Your Alcatraz Tour Got Cancelled? Good. Here's What to Do Instead.
PublishedLook, Alcatraz is great. It's a crumbling federal prison on a rock in the middle of the Bay, and somehow we've turned…
West Portal Stays Winning: Why This Quiet Neighborhood Keeps Drawing People In
PublishedThere's something about West Portal that just works.
The Brett Carson Quartet Is Bringing Live Jazz Back to SF — And We're Here For It
PublishedIn a city that seems to spend more time debating bike lanes and supervisorial turf wars than celebrating its own…
Toronado Saved by a Regular — Exactly How It Should Be
PublishedIn a city where beloved institutions get swallowed by corporate landlords and replaced with something involving açaí…
Smuin Ballet's Future Forward Reminds Us Why SF's Arts Scene Still Matters
PublishedSmuin Ballet is bringing its Future Forward program to the Bay Area, and if you haven't been paying attention to one of…
Philz Caved on the Flags. Nobody's Clapping.
PublishedSo the Philz Coffee pride flag saga has reached its predictable conclusion: the new corporate ownership tried to strip…