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Vol. IIINo. 184
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All sections · March 2026 · 135 stories

SF Wants to Hit Pause on Robotaxis — But Is It Safety or Turf Protection?

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San Francisco officials are pushing the California Public Utilities Commission to pump the brakes on approving 24/7…

TransitMarch 29, 2026

Waymo Gets the Green Light to Charge You for a Ride With No One in the Front Seat

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San Francisco just became ground zero for the driverless-for-hire era.

TransitMarch 29, 2026

Cruise's Robotaxis Are Back in the Daylight — Should SF Be Excited or Nervous?

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The Machines Are Back, and Now They're Morning Commuters Cruise has quietly expanded its driverless robotaxi service to…

TechMarch 29, 2026

Zoox's Robotaxi Is Coming to SF — If You Can Get a Seat

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San Francisco is inching closer to a future where you hail a ride from a machine that doesn't know your name, doesn't…

TransitNorth BeachMarch 29, 2026

TechCrunch Disrupt Is Back — And This Time It Actually Has Something to Say

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Love it or hate it, TechCrunch Disrupt is one of those events that still manages to pull the right people into the same…

TechSoMaMarch 29, 2026

Garry Tan Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Tech's Most Online Civic Gadfly Is At It Again

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Garry Tan is having a moment. Whether that moment is inspiring or exhausting probably depends on how you feel about…

PoliticsMarch 29, 2026

Sam Altman Is Now Running City Hall's Vibe Check

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San Francisco hasn't even sworn in its new mayor yet and already the plot is thick: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been…

PoliticsMarch 29, 2026

Free Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming — Don't Sleep on SF's Best Kept Secret Hour

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Here's a rare sentence you don't often get to write about San Francisco: you can do something genuinely beautiful here…

CultureInner SunsetMarch 29, 2026

Light Up, SF: Your Complete Guide to Getting High Responsibly (and Beautifully)

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San Francisco has always had a complicated, passionate, and occasionally transcendent relationship with cannabis — and…

CultureMarch 29, 2026

SF's Nightlife Scene Is Alive, Weird, and Worth Protecting

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Let's be honest — San Francisco's nightlife has taken a beating.

CultureMarch 29, 2026

SF Theater Right Now: Royalty, Monsters, and the Stories We Can't Look Away From

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If you've been sleeping on San Francisco's theater scene, these two productions are a decent reason to wake up.

CultureMarch 29, 2026

SF Supervisors Green-Light Senior Housing — But the Real Fight Is Just Getting Started

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The Board of Supervisors approved a new affordable senior housing project this week, and honestly?

HousingMarch 29, 2026

The Giants Can't Hit, Can't Score, and Barry Bonds Is Not in the Building

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Four hits. Two games. Zero runs. That's the Giants' offensive résumé so far this season, and honestly, it reads like a…

SportsMarch 29, 2026

The Enemy Is Among Us: Aaron Judge Spotted Eating in North Beach Before Opening Day Showdown

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San Francisco had a visitor this week, and not the kind you take a selfie with — unless you're into fraternizing with…

SportsNorth BeachMarch 29, 2026

Purdy's House: The 49ers Are Betting Big on a Slow Rebuild Done Right

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If you've been paying attention to what's happening down in Santa Clara, the 49ers are in the middle of something rare…

SportsMarch 29, 2026

Fielder Down, City Hall in Flux: What Happens When a Supe Goes Dark?

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Supervisor Jackie Fielder is hospitalized, and the ripple effects are already being felt across City Hall.

PoliticsMarch 29, 2026

Muni Might Gut 20 Bus Lines and Almost Nobody Knows About It

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Here's a fun little civics experiment: ask your neighbor if they know Muni is considering cutting 20 bus lines next…

TransitMarch 29, 2026

SFUSD's Make-Up Week Is a Fantasy — Nobody's Showing Up

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After a teachers' strike wiped out five instructional days, the San Francisco Unified School District school board did…

PoliticsMarch 29, 2026

The Maine Are Coming to SF and You Could Score Free Tickets

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If your emo-adjacent playlist has been getting a workout lately, here's some news that'll make your week: The Maine are…

CultureTenderloinMarch 29, 2026

Mayor Wants SF to Be a Tech Guinea Pig — This Time, We're Actually Into It

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For once, a San Francisco politician is saying something we can actually get behind.

TechMarch 29, 2026

Trump's San Francisco Obsession Is Getting Old — But The City Shouldn't Get Comfortable

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Here we go again. The Trump administration is back on its San Francisco kicks, threatening federal intervention in the…

PoliticsTenderloinMarch 29, 2026

Gui Santos Is Carrying the Warriors' Wing Situation on His Back

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Let's be honest — when you're the only wing in your team's rotation, you've either arrived or the front office has some…

SportsMarch 29, 2026

Lyft vs. SF: A Tax Fight Only a City This Expensive Could Dream Up

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San Francisco and Lyft are locked in a tax dispute, and honestly, it's hard to know who to root for — a city government…

PoliticsMarch 29, 2026

SF Crime Is Actually Down — But Don't Let Politicians Fool You About Why

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Here's something you don't hear every day: San Francisco's crime rate has dropped to levels not seen in decades.

PoliticsMarch 29, 2026