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The Perfect 8-Day California Birthday Trip Exists — Here's What It Looks Like
PublishedSomeone just laid out what might be the platonic ideal of a 40th birthday California trip, and we're here to workshop…
A Love Letter to the Bay — From Someone Who Actually Appreciates What We Take for Granted
PublishedHere's a humbling exercise: try seeing the Bay Area through the eyes of a first-time visitor.
The Bay Area's Student Driver Epidemic Has Officially Jumped the Shark
PublishedIf you've driven anywhere in the Bay Area in the last year, you've noticed it.
The Castro Gets a Star-Studded Opening Night — And SF Film Festival Looks Like It's Back
PublishedThe 2026 SF Film Festival is kicking off in style — and for once, the headline isn't about construction delays or…
The Sunset District's Best-Kept Secret Is Free and Happens Every Evening
PublishedThere's a running joke that San Francisco spends millions on public art installations when the city already has one of…
The Doggie Diner Heads: SF's Weirdest Cultural Preservation Project
PublishedIf you've lived in San Francisco long enough, you've had the experience: you're walking or driving through the city…
The Freest Residents of Fort Funston Don't Pay Taxes or Rent
PublishedWhile the rest of us spend our days navigating MUNI delays, parsing ballot measures, and wondering why our rent just…
The de Young's Free Saturdays: A Government-Funded Museum Actually Giving Back to Taxpayers
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often enough in San Francisco: a publicly supported institution actually returning…
Finally, a Government-Free Zone: Preschool Art Pop-Ups Are the Community Events SF Needs
PublishedSometimes the best things happening in a city have absolutely nothing to do with City Hall, ballot measures, or another…
Want to Touch Grass? Albany Marsh Cleanup Shows How It's Done
PublishedHere's a radical concept for a Saturday afternoon: instead of doomscrolling through another round of Bay Area political…
A Love Letter to the Bay — No Filter Needed
PublishedThere's a new film project making the rounds called Bay the Beautiful, shot on Project Indigo, and while details are…
SF's GG Orchestra Turns Video Game Soundtracks Into a Night Out Worth Leaving Your Apartment For
PublishedIn a city that spends billions trying to be the future of entertainment, sometimes the best thing going is a group of…
Where Have All the Goslings Gone? Golden Gate Park's Quiet Mystery
PublishedIf you've strolled past Blue Heron Lake in Golden Gate Park recently, you might have noticed something missing: baby…
Your Water Bill Is About to Jump 24% — And Nobody's Asking Where the Money Goes
PublishedHope you're sitting down, San Francisco homeowners and renters (yes, landlords pass these costs along).
The Pied-à-Terre Tax Fantasy: Why California Can't Just Tax Its Way Out of the Housing Crisis
PublishedEvery few months, a new proposal floats through Sacramento or City Hall promising to solve the housing crisis by taxing…
The Only Dim Sum Guide You Need: SF's 13 Best Spots, From Chinatown to Forest Hill
PublishedSan Francisco has a lot of problems — bloated budgets, empty office towers, a transit system that runs on vibes and…
The 49ers Just Drafted Another Running Back. Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before.
PublishedIf you're a 49ers fan, the words "draft" and "running back" together should trigger a Pavlovian stress response by now.
Celebrity Gossip Is Not News — But Here's Why SF Keeps Eating It Up
PublishedLook, we're not going to sit here and recap which celebrities were spotted at which San Francisco theater this week, or…
Alex Honnold Trades Free Solo for Free Markets in SF Clean Energy Push
PublishedAlex Honnold — the guy who scaled El Capitan with nothing but chalk and an alarming lack of self-preservation instinct…
The Best Free Thing in SF You're Probably Not Using
PublishedHere's a rare case of your tax dollars — and private philanthropy — actually working for you: the Legion of Honor, one…
Women's Wellness Brunch: Because Self-Care Now Requires a Prix Fixe Menu
PublishedSan Francisco's wellness scene continues its unstoppable march into every corner of daily life, and now it's coming for…
Earth Day 2026: The Bay Area Events Actually Worth Your Time
PublishedEarth Day rolls around every April, and with it comes the predictable deluge of corporate greenwashing, performative…
Lace Up for a Good Cause: PanCAN PurpleStride Hits Levi's Plaza
PublishedHere's something San Francisco does right — and it doesn't involve a new tax, a committee, or a twelve-step permitting…
Stanford Tackles Disability in Healthcare — But Will It Change Anything?
PublishedStanford is hosting a conference on disability in healthcare and medicine, bringing together researchers, clinicians…