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UCSF Bets Big on Hearing Loss with New Mission Bay Facility
PublishedUCSF is moving forward with plans to build a major new facility dedicated to hearing-loss care in the Mission Bay…
Kaiser Santa Clara Has Legionella in Its Water — But Sure, Come On In
PublishedHere's a sentence you probably don't want to hear about the hospital where you're scheduled for a medical procedure…
Pollen Season Is Wrecking San Francisco and Your Sinuses Know It
PublishedIf you've spent the last few days wondering whether you caught a cold, developed a new chronic illness, or simply…
Leash Your Dog or Leave It Home: The Off-Leash Entitlement Problem Won't Fix Itself
PublishedHere's a scene that plays out across San Francisco approximately ten thousand times a day: someone's unleashed dog…
Passport Left in Boonville, Flight Leaves Tomorrow: A San Francisco Panic Story With a Happy Ending
PublishedHere's a nightmare scenario for you: You're driving a rental car from Fort Bragg back to San Francisco.
Nearly 1 in 5 Students Affected by TB at SF School — Yes, Tuberculosis
PublishedWhen you think of public health threats in San Francisco, tuberculosis probably isn't top of mind.
The Midweek Matinee Economy: What SF's Laid-Off Workers Are Actually Doing All Day
PublishedIf you've noticed the weekday lunch lines at Golden Boy getting suspiciously long, or the gym packed at 11 a.m.
A Teen Died Hours After His School's Drunk Driving Simulation. Let's Talk About What Actually Went Wrong.
PublishedA Bay Area teenager was killed in a DUI crash just hours after participating in his high school's drunk driving…
A Bay Area Activist Died in a Philippine Firefight. His Family Deserves the Full Story.
PublishedLyle Prijoles, a Bay Area activist, was shot and killed last month in the Philippines — one of 19 people who died in a…
Stonestown Has Become a Gauntlet of Clipboard Warriors and We're Over It
PublishedIf you've tried to grab groceries at the Stonestown Trader Joe's recently — or walk into Target, Whole Foods, or…
Only in SF: A Fountain Literally Caught Fire
PublishedWe need to talk about the fact that a fountain — a structure whose entire job is to hold water — somehow caught fire in…
Why Is It So Hard to Fill an ADHD Prescription in San Francisco?
PublishedHere's something that shouldn't be complicated but somehow is: filling a legal prescription for ADHD medication in San…
Lost Dog Spotted Near Spark Social SF — Anyone Missing a Pup?
PublishedSomeone's Best Friend Is Wandering Mission Bay If you're missing a dog in the Mission Bay area, now's the time to check…
A Tree Burned in Golden Gate Park Last Night — And Nobody Knows Why
PublishedA large tree went up in flames in Golden Gate Park near Fulton and 4th Avenue last night, drawing SFFD crews who spent…
Half Moon Bay: The Coastal Escape That Keeps Pulling SF Residents Away
PublishedLook, we get it. San Francisco is great — the fog, the $7 coffee, the mysterious substances on BART seats. But…
A Silver Lining from St. Mary's: When a Hospital Stay Comes with a View
PublishedLook, nobody wants to end up in the hospital overnight.
A Government-Free Success Story: Free Wheelchair Tune-Ups at Civic Center
PublishedHere's something you don't hear enough about in San Francisco: a community organization quietly doing good work, no…
San Francisco Has a Dog Problem — And It's Not the Dogs' Fault
PublishedSan Francisco loves dogs. We love them so much we've practically built a civic religion around them — off-leash parks…
A Father of Two Lost on the Hayward Bridge — and Questions That Deserve Answers
PublishedIn the early morning hours of May 2nd, a collision on the Hayward Bridge claimed the life of Sheerag Nasim Siddiqui, a…
A Passport, a Mystery Signer, and the Pacific Heights Neighborhood Detective Work Nobody Asked For
PublishedHere's a fun question for your Tuesday: what happens when FedEx delivers your passport — your non-American passport, no…
Golden Gate Park's Newest Resident Isn't a Dog — Please Don't Take It Home
PublishedWe need to talk about something, San Francisco.
The Women's Health Conversation SF Should Be Having
PublishedHere's something that affects roughly half the population and yet somehow remains shrouded in awkward silence…
Kaiser Pharmacy Systems Go Down Across Northern California — Good Luck Getting Your Meds
PublishedIf you were planning to pick up your prescription at Kaiser today, turn around.
450 Volunteers, 470 Bags of Trash: The People Doing What City Hall Won't
PublishedHere's a number that should make you both proud and furious: 450 San Francisco volunteers showed up last weekend across…