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Someone Redesigned 14 Bay Area City Flags and Honestly, Some Cities Should Take Notes
PublishedHere's a question you've probably never asked yourself: what does your city's flag actually look like?
The North Beach Gift Shop That Became the Internet's Favorite Mystery
PublishedIn a city where small businesses are constantly fighting to survive — crushed between rising rents, permitting…
You Can Rent a Cop in San Francisco — And Honestly, Maybe That's Fine?
PublishedSan Francisco has a program that lets private companies hire real, uniformed, armed SFPD officers at hourly rates —…
The D5 Supervisor Race: Where Gotcha Politics Meets Actual Questions Nobody Wants to Answer
PublishedThe District 5 supervisor race is shaping up to be exactly the kind of spectacle that makes you wonder if San…
A $3 Beer in the Outer Sunset? Read the Fine Print.
PublishedLook, we love cheap beer as much as the next fiscally responsible San Franciscan.
One Maker 3D Printed the Entire City — And SF Wants to Buy It
PublishedThere's something deeply satisfying about seeing San Francisco reduced to a tabletop — every hill, every block, every…
The Vallejo Stairway View That Reminds You Why You Put Up With SF's Nonsense
PublishedSometimes you need a reminder that San Francisco is, underneath all the budget deficits and bureaucratic dysfunction…
When the People Guarding Your Safety Can't Guard Their Own Cash
PublishedHere's a question for you: If someone can't be trusted with a union checkbook, should they be trusted as a top aide to…
Your Guide to SF's VIP Nightlife — Because You Earned That Bottle Service
PublishedLook, we get it. You just survived three years of law school, a mountain of student debt, and enough case briefs to…
Prefab Housing: Sacramento's Latest Silver Bullet or Another Expensive Experiment?
PublishedCalifornia legislators, led by Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, are pushing a package of six bills designed to make…
OpenAI Now Has a Bigger Office Footprint Than Salesforce. Let That Sink In.
PublishedThere's been a quiet reshuffling of the San Francisco commercial real estate leaderboard, and it tells you everything…
Apple Park and the Self-Inflicted Wound of Cupertino
PublishedApple Park is a $5 billion spaceship that landed in Cupertino and — stop the presses — brought wealth, traffic, and…
SFUSD Wants to Overhaul Its Curriculum — But Won't Let Parents See the Playbook
PublishedSan Francisco's public school students are finally getting new history and social studies textbooks.
The 1 Line Is Falling Apart, But At Least We're Polite About It
PublishedThere are two kinds of Muni conversations happening in San Francisco right now, and together they paint a perfect…
Marina Goes Dark: Multiple Blocks Lose Power, PG&E Offers a Shrug and a 3 AM ETA
PublishedMultiple blocks across the Marina District went dark last night, knocking out power for residents and sending fire…
Lost Fluffy Frenchie Roaming the Mission — and Locals Have Some Advice
PublishedA fluffy French Bulldog was found wandering near Mission and Maynard Street this weekend, collarless (well, no name tag…
SF's Comedy Scene Is Thriving — And Your Wallet Can Actually Survive It
PublishedSan Francisco has a reputation for being the city where your bank account goes to die.
Golden Gate Park Is Giving Away Free Fun This Summer — No Tax Dollars Required From Your Wallet
PublishedHere's a radical concept for a city that charges you $15 to park, $8 for a coffee, and roughly your firstborn for a…
Dead Heads Rejoice: Jason Movrich & Friends Bring the Grateful Dead to SF
PublishedIf you've ever wanted to experience the Grateful Dead without the time machine (or the questionable van ride), Jason…
SF Wants Doctors to Prescribe Parks Instead of Pills — And Taxpayers Get the Bill
PublishedHere's an idea that sounds lovely on a bumper sticker: doctors writing prescriptions for seniors to spend time in parks.
Skyline College Proves You Don't Need a Six-Figure MFA to Make Real Art
PublishedFor 26 years now, Skyline College has been quietly doing something that most elite art institutions charge a small…
Help Find Kayshaunn Wortham: 23-Year-Old Missing From Ocean Beach Area Since April 22
PublishedWe don't usually run missing person alerts, but when a desperate parent reaches out to the city for help finding their…
Forget TED Talks: SETI Scientists Are Buying Rounds and Talking Aliens at a Mission Bar
PublishedHere's something San Francisco still gets beautifully right: world-class scientists walking into a neighborhood bar and…
A Tribe, Roger Stone, and the Presidio Walk Into a Bar...
PublishedA Native American tribe is asking the Trump administration to hand over the Presidio — yes, the entire 1,500-acre…