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Three Teslas, Zero Parking Skills: San Francisco's Main Character Epidemic
PublishedA scene spotted in a San Francisco parking lot this week pretty much sums up the current state of the city's streets…
Another Mysterious Acronym, Another Virus Season in the Bay Area
PublishedJust when you thought it was safe to stop Googling respiratory virus acronyms, allow us to introduce you to HMPV —…
Alamo Square Birthday Party Disrupted by Harasser — And San Francisco Is Tired of It
PublishedA birthday celebration at Alamo Square turned ugly on April 4th when a man reportedly harassed partygoers with slurs…
Six Years After the Grand Princess, We Still Haven't Learned a Thing
PublishedSix years ago, the Grand Princess cruise ship sat off the coast of Oakland like a floating indictment of everything…
Grab Your Umbrella: Bay Area Weather About to Get Dramatic
PublishedJust when you thought you could trust that endless stretch of mild, do-nothing skies, Mother Nature is apparently ready…
Try to Report a Safety Hazard at a SF Nightclub, Get Shoved Into a Wall
PublishedHere's a fun sequence of events: You go to a nightclub.
One Thing SF Still Gets Right: The View
PublishedSay what you will about San Francisco — the budget deficits, the bureaucratic bloat, the transit delays that make you…
Nature Doesn't Care About Your Trail Plans
PublishedIf you've been hitting the Bay Area trails lately — and honestly, with weather like this, you should be — here's your…
Pain at the Pump: When 'Not Bad' Means Nearly Seven Bucks a Gallon
PublishedYou know things have gotten absurd when Bay Area drivers are genuinely relieved to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of…
The Earth Moved at 1:42 AM — Here's What We Know
PublishedIf you bolted upright in bed around 1:42 AM wondering if that was a dream or actual tectonic activity — no, you weren't…
The Inner Richmond Hum: Construction, Conspiracy, or Just San Francisco Being San Francisco?
PublishedSomething strange is happening near Park Presidio, and no, it's not just the fog rolling in.
Garbage Truck Goes Up in Flames on Divisadero, Because of Course It Does
PublishedIf you were trying to get through the Divisadero and Ellis intersection today, you weren't.
Kezar Pub Allegedly Has a Camera in the Men's Room — And Yes, That's as Bad as It Sounds
PublishedHere's a sentence we didn't expect to write today: a popular Haight-Ashbury bar allegedly has a camera recording inside…
Kaiser's Gig-ified Therapy Plan Is What Happens When Healthcare Meets Silicon Valley Brain
PublishedKaiser Permanente, the healthcare giant that already struggles to get its mental health patients seen in a timely…
Rotavirus Is Surging in Bay Area Wastewater — Here's What You Need to Know
PublishedWastewater monitoring across Northern California is lighting up with rotavirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal…
A Dead Bat in Fremont Just Tested Positive for Rabies — Here's What You Need to Know
PublishedA dead bat discovered at a Fremont home has tested positive for rabies, and Alameda County health officials are urging…
Mother Duck Crashes Pilates Class, Demands Help — And Honestly, Fair Enough
PublishedA Feathered Interruption With a Happy Ending Look, we spend a lot of time on this site talking about government…
The Best Government Program Is One That Just Gets You Outside
PublishedHere's something we don't say often at The Dissent: a government program that actually makes sense.
Want to Actually Fix San Francisco? Grab a Trash Bag and Hit Clement Street
PublishedHere's a radical concept for you: instead of waiting for City Hall to allocate another $300 million to a "street…
Tahoe Avalanche Report Raises Hard Questions About Personal Responsibility in the Backcountry
PublishedAn investigation into the deadliest avalanche in California history — the one that struck near Lake Tahoe — has…
The Richmond District's Eternal Cycle: New Paint, Same Problems
PublishedThere's a saying in the Richmond District that everything new is old again — and if you've been paying attention, it's…
A 4.6 Quake Hit the Bay Area and We Barely Looked Up From Our Phones
PublishedA magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled the Bay Area early Thursday morning, centered in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Justice Served: Mission Woman Convicted of Gruesome Roommate Murder
PublishedA San Francisco jury has convicted Mission District resident Lisa Gonzales of murdering and dismembering her roommate…