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Cleanups Tackle Richmond District Blight as 311 Requests Mount
Refuse Refuse SF and The Richmond Neighborhood Center, with support from The Asian American Foundation, are…
Glenview's Median Fell 14.6%. The Competition Didn't.
The median single-family sale price in Oakland's Glenview dropped to $1.11 million in May 2026 — down 14.6%…
On 3rd Street, a Black‑Owned Bookstore and Café Is Headed for the Storefront That Was a MetroPCS
Vanessa Lee, co-owner of Smoke Soul Kitchen, has applied to open Chapter 3 — a bookstore, café, and wine bar — at 4512…
She Wrote the Book on Backyard Cannabis. Her City Bans Growing It Outside.
Albany's Penny Barthel is the Bay Area's most prominent advocate for home cannabis cultivation — and the author of the…
No Taco Bell Cantina for the Cliff House, But a $25 Million Restoration is Underway
Despite online speculation, the iconic Cliff House is not slated for a Taco Bell Cantina.
The Day the Golden Gate Bridge Flattened: A 1987 Cautionary Tale for Modern Crowds
In 1987, the Golden Gate Bridge visibly flattened under the weight of hundreds of thousands of revelers during its…
At 900 Bancroft Way, a Sidewalk Library That Skips the Books
Berkeley has roughly 50 official little free libraries and dozens more unofficial ones — and the most interesting have…
At MoAD, the Gaps in a Family Migration Story Become Beaded Art
Demetri Broxton's MoAD exhibition transforms family photographs with beads, sequins, and intentional gaps to explore…
San Ramon Teen Documents Stage 4 Cancer Treatment on Social Media
A 19-year-old San Ramon resident uses social media to document his Stage 4 cancer treatment, building an online…
Benicia’s Split Screen for Queer Families: Official Welcome Meets Curriculum Fights
Benicia offers queer families official welcome and relatively affordable Bay Area housing, but recent school curriculum…
The Cross‑Bay Commute for Friends: When Housing Means Living in Berkeley, Socializing in SF
A newcomer priced out of San Francisco moves to Berkeley and asks if building a social life across the bay is…
On First Street, Livermore trades a cocktail bar for a French supper club
A French supper club, a Neapolitan pizzeria, a bakery expansion, and a micro food hall are all slated to open on…
Alcatraz's $100 Million Renovation Meets Trump Prison Proposal
A $100 million National Park Service preservation project on Alcatraz Island runs parallel to the Trump…
At 500 Parnassus, the 1897 Seth Thomas Clock Still Marks Time
The historic 1897 Seth Thomas pendulum clock on UCSF's Millberry Union stands as a preserved campus landmark…
At 1920 Van Ness, Where a Silver Miner's Home Once Stood
A Reddit query about a family ancestor's Van Ness Avenue hotel reveals that Simeon Wenban's residence stood at 1920 Van…
Valencia's Seven‑Day Entertainment Zone and the Bar Boom
San Francisco's entertainment zones have expanded to over 30 locations since 2025, with Valencia Street's seven-day…
Map Slices Bay Area Into Equal‑Population Regions, Ignoring City Lines
A Reddit user's map divides the US into 300 equal-population regions, creating artificial Bay Area boundaries that…
At 21st and Mission, a Former Chase Bank Will Become a Listening Room
The former Chase branch at 2500 Mission St.
Ticket before the tow: A Reddit post shows SFMTA's two‑step process
A Reddit photo shows a car ticketed then towed, illustrating SFMTA's policy that requires a citation as the legal basis…
Fog City Flea's Mission outpost closes after nine‑month run at 150 Valencia St
Fog City Flea Trading Post closes its Mission location at 150 Valencia St after nine months, with owner citing…
Meiggs Wharf, the North Beach Origin Buried Beneath the Embarcadero
The 19th-century Meiggs Wharf that created North Beach lies buried under landfill with no historical marker as the…
In the Inner Sunset, a New Privately Funded Grant Program Aims to Fill Storefronts
SF New Deal launches a privately funded pilot grant program for Inner Sunset businesses, offering up to $20,000 to fill…
The Ghost Fleet Still Anchored: Suisun Bay's WWII Reserve Fleet Remains, 87 Vessels and Counting
Despite a major environmental cleanup completed in 2017, the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet still hosts 87 vessels, with no…
Next Time You Complain About the Fog, Check the Heat Map
San Francisco's July fog keeps the city cool while heat waves scorch the rest of the country, but neighborhoods like…