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Roger Stone Wants to Hand the Presidio to a Bay Area Tribe. What Could Go Wrong?
PublishedRoger Stone — Nixon tattoo enthusiast, perennial political provocateur, and now apparently a lobbyist for Bay Area land…
Jerry Garcia's Guitars Hit the Auction Block — Your Rent Money Just Got a New Rival
PublishedSan Francisco is many things — tech hub, fog capital, sourdough mecca — but before all of that, it was the birthplace…
Jackie Speier Says Congress Is Still a Cesspool — And She's Probably Right
PublishedFormer Bay Area Congresswoman Jackie Speier has never been one to mince words, and her latest assessment of Capitol…
Turtle Island: SF's Hidden Wildlife Gem You're Probably Not Allowed to Visit
PublishedSomewhere in the San Francisco Bay, there's a tiny speck of land known as Turtle Island — and if you've never heard of…
The Bottom of SF's Housing Market Is a Feature, Not a Bug
PublishedSomewhere in San Francisco, a guy named Sam Devdhara figured out what City Hall has spent decades pretending doesn't…
SF Lays Off Community Ambassadors — Because Who Needs Accountability When You Have Programs?
PublishedSan Francisco is cutting its community ambassador program, laying off workers who've been stationed everywhere from…
A Geothermal Startup That Might Actually Be Worth the Hype
PublishedIn a region where "clean energy startup" is practically a greeting, it's easy to be skeptical when another company…
Matt Mahan Ethics Complaint: When 'Independent' PACs Don't Look So Independent
PublishedAn ethics complaint is alleging that a pro-Matt Mahan PAC and his campaign illegally coordinated — with billionaire…
Your Toddler Doesn't Need a Bucket List — They Need a Puddle
PublishedThere's a post making the rounds from a Sunset stay-at-home parent with an 18-month-old, asking for help building a…
Want to Do Something That Actually Matters This Weekend? Go Clean a Marsh.
PublishedHere's a radical idea for your Saturday afternoon: instead of doomscrolling about everything wrong with the Bay Area…
Shipyard Open Studios Is Back — With Free Parking, Beer, and Art That Doesn't Require a Grant Application to Enjoy
PublishedThis weekend, the Hunters Point Shipyard throws open its studio doors for Shipyard Open Studios, and if you haven't…
Sometimes This City Just Stops You in Your Tracks
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget overruns, the…
Free Film Screening at YBCA: A Rare Case of Getting What You Pay For (In a Good Way)
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often in San Francisco: free and worth your time in the same sentence.
Free Nature Stencil Art Workshop: Your Tax Dollars Didn't Pay for This One
PublishedHere's something we don't get to say often enough: a free community event that doesn't come with a side of government…
SF Opera Goes Al Fresco at Filoli — And It Won't Cost You a Dime
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day in a city where a decent burrito runs you $16: world-class entertainment…
YBCA Opens Its Doors for Free — Here's Why You Should Actually Go
PublishedYerba Buena Center for the Arts is offering free admission, and before you scroll past this like it's another flyer on…
SF Shuffles the Deck on Street Outreach — Will It Actually Change the Game?
PublishedSan Francisco is handing control of its street outreach teams over to the Department of Public Health, shifting the…
Lights Out: Power Outage Hits Costco and Stretches Across Neighborhoods
PublishedNothing reminds you how fragile modern life is quite like standing in a darkened Costco, cart full of perishables…
Your Alcatraz Tour Got Cancelled? Good. Here's What to Do Instead.
PublishedLook, Alcatraz is great. It's a crumbling federal prison on a rock in the middle of the Bay, and somehow we've turned…
27 Transit Agencies, Zero Accountability: The Bay Area's $10 Billion Governance Disaster
PublishedHere's a fun exercise: try to get from San Jose to Marin County using public transit.
The Bay Area's Real Housing Crisis: When 'Affordable' Means 5 Hours in Your Car
PublishedHere's a story that perfectly encapsulates the Bay Area's broken housing equation: A tech worker moved from Sunnyvale…
Free Bloodwork in SF? All It Costs Is a Pint of Your Blood
PublishedHere's something that somehow flew under the radar for most San Franciscans: you can get clinical bloodwork done for…
West Portal Stays Winning: Why This Quiet Neighborhood Keeps Drawing People In
PublishedThere's something about West Portal that just works.
SF Renters Are Getting Catfished by Their Own Landlords
PublishedHere's something that should surprise exactly no one who's apartment-hunted in San Francisco: landlords are hiding some…