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This 10‑Year‑Old Chihuahua Has More Energy Than City Hall — And She's Looking for a Home
Look, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about bloated budgets, crumbling infrastructure, and politicians who…
A Stranger's Mother's Day Offer Reminds Us What Community Actually Looks Like
No government program built this. No nonprofit grant funded it. No city supervisor held a press conference about it. A…
No, '49er' Is Not Bay Area Slang — And We're Tired of Influencers Making Stuff Up
Somewhere on the internet, an influencer — whose name we mercifully cannot recall — apparently went viral claiming that…
Why Is It So Hard for New Moms to Find Community in San Francisco?
Here's a question that shouldn't be hard to answer in a city of 800,000 people: Where can a new mom meet other new moms?
Philz Coffee Pulls Pride Flags, Discovers San Francisco Has Opinions
Philz Coffee — the once-beloved, unmistakably San Francisco coffee chain — just made one of the dumbest business…
Palo Alto Dad Uses ChatGPT to Sue 16 Colleges — But His Kid Already Works at Google
A Palo Alto father is using AI tools to file racial discrimination lawsuits against 16 universities that rejected his…
A Bar Is Doing More for SF Artists Than City Hall. That Should Tell You Something.
While San Francisco spends billions on bureaucratic programs that somehow never quite solve the problems they're meant…
In the Sunset, One Bar Owner Bets on Pints Over Prompts
While half of San Francisco is busy pivoting to AI, launching AI startups, or slapping "AI-powered" on their lunch…
The Internet Did That Thing Again: SF Sleuths Track Down a Mystery Photo Location
Sometimes the internet is a cesspool of bad takes and worse policy ideas.
Bayview‑Hunters Point Deserves More Than a Photo Op
There's a new black-and-white photography series making the rounds that captures Bayview-Hunters Point in stark…
Left Coast Annual Exhibition Returns — But Who's Footing the Bill?
The 2026 Left Coast Annual Exhibition is coming back to San Francisco, and before we get into the details, let's ask…
Elon‑Headed Robot Dog Roams SF, Because Of Course It Does
Just when you thought San Francisco's streets couldn't get any weirder, someone strapped an Elon Musk head onto a robot…
Want to Tie‑Dye Like a Kyoto Master? There's a Workshop for That.
San Francisco has no shortage of artsy workshops promising to unlock your inner creative — most of them involving…
SFMOMA Drops Admission to $15 — And Yes, That's Actually a Deal
If you've ever balked at SFMOMA's regular $25 admission price — and let's be honest, who hasn't — the museum is…
The Best Free Thing in Golden Gate Park You're Probably Overlooking
Here's a fiscal responsibility tip that doesn't involve cutting government budgets: the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden…
Thursday Nights Just Got Better: Inner Circle Takes Over White Rabbit
Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's wrong with San Francisco — the budget black holes, the…
Jesus Christ Superstar Hits Woodside — Because Even the Peninsula Needs Saving
If you've ever wondered what happens when Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera about the most famous dissident in history…
SF Main Library Hosts Kim Shuck Poem Jam — A Low‑Key Cultural Win
Say what you will about San Francisco's government spending habits — and we say plenty — but the public library system…
A Decade Gone: Remembering What SF Lost When It Stopped Being Fun
Twelve years. That's how long it's been since San Francisco lost another piece of what made it San Francisco — not a…
Live 105 Is Back — But Is It Really Live 105?
Live 105 is back on the Bay Area airwaves, and if you grew up moshing in your mom's minivan to the sounds of actual…
The Great Tote Bag Arms Race Has Reached Its Final Form
There are exactly two currencies that matter in the Bay Area: equity in a pre-IPO startup and a mini tote bag from the…
The Most Bay Area Economic Indicator: A Hiking Group for the Laid Off
There's a new grassroots hiking group making the rounds in the Bay Area, and its existence tells you everything you…
SF's Most Libertarian Bird Is Out Here Solving the Gopher Problem for Free
While the city debates how many millions to throw at its next urban wildlife management study, a great blue heron near…
Coit Tower, Ina Coolbrith Park, and the Free Things SF Still Gets Right
In a city where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a luxury car and a burrito somehow runs you $18, it's worth…