The Dissent

San Francisco is expanding its night markets into new neighborhoods, and honestly?

Look, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about the many ways the Bay Area separates you from your money —…

If your Thursday nights have devolved into doomscrolling city budget reports (just us?), here's a better option: Trivia…

Want to see what community-building looks like when the government isn't involved?

In a city where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage payment in most of America, free stuff isn't just…

While City Hall burns through billions trying to engineer community through committees, task forces, and "activation…

San Francisco has a lot of problems — a bloated budget, a struggling downtown, transit that sometimes feels like…

Every few months, someone on the internet declares San Francisco dead.

Here's something San Francisco actually gets right: free stuff in a gorgeous public park that doesn't require a permit…

Here's a radical concept for a city that charges you $15 to park, $8 for a coffee, and roughly your firstborn for a…

Here's something San Francisco still gets beautifully right: world-class scientists walking into a neighborhood bar and…

If you've been looking for a reason to wander through North Beach that doesn't involve overpriced espresso or dodging…

San Francisco's annual Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros celebration is back for 2026, and honestly?

If you've been meaning to roll out your yoga mat somewhere other than your overpriced 400-square-foot apartment, here's…

Here's a feel-good story that also happens to be a lesson in what's possible when a community actually gets things done.

The Bay Area Storytelling Festival is apparently happening in 2026.

Sometimes the best events are the ones that just...

If you ever needed proof that San Francisco is still the uncontested capital of doing whatever the hell you want on a…

Here's a novel concept for San Francisco: a massive, free, all-day event that doesn't require a permit fee study, a…

Look, we're not going to pretend that every fundraiser in the Bay Area deserves your hard-earned dollars.

Sometimes the best things happening in a city have absolutely nothing to do with City Hall, ballot measures, or another…

Earth Day rolls around every April, and with it comes the predictable deluge of corporate greenwashing, performative…

Here's something San Francisco does right — and it doesn't involve a new tax, a committee, or a twelve-step permitting…

Sometimes the best things a city does have nothing to do with City Hall.