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Your Mom Deserves Flowers, Not Another Overpriced Candle
PublishedMother's Day is this Sunday, and if your current plan involves a last-minute Walgreens card and a vague promise to "do…
Japantown's Karaoke Scene Loses Another Venue — And It's Not By Choice
PublishedAnother small business in San Francisco is getting shown the door — not because it failed, but because the building…
SF's Mental Health Ward Was Supposed to Heal People. Staff Say It Traumatized Them Instead.
PublishedSan Francisco loves to talk about its compassion for the mentally ill.
The Tenderloin: San Francisco's Most Misunderstood Neighborhood
PublishedLove it or hate it, the Tenderloin is one of the most fascinating, complicated, and honestly exhausting neighborhoods…
San Francisco's Revolving Door: Arrests Are Up, But What Exactly Are We Paying For?
PublishedSan Francisco is arresting more people than it has in years.
The SF Meal Delivery Wars: Who's Actually Worth Your Money (And Who Disappeared With It)
PublishedLook, we get it. You're a busy professional in one of the most expensive cities on Earth, and somehow cooking dinner…
Sacramento Said 'Build Housing.' San Francisco Said 'New Phone, Who Dis?'
PublishedHere's a fun riddle: What happens when the state of California orders cities to build more housing, courts uphold those…
Oklou Turned the Warfield Into a Cathedral — And We're Converts
PublishedThere's a moment at certain shows where the room shifts — where an artist stops being someone you've heard about and…
SFMTA Wants to Fix the 1 California — We'll Believe It When We Ride It
PublishedSFMTA is embarking on a multiyear project to improve the 1 California, one of the busiest Muni lines in the city.
Anchor Steam Is Gone and San Francisco Should Be Embarrassed
PublishedHere's a sentence that should sting: visitors to San Francisco can no longer reliably find a California Common beer — a…
A Tourist's SF Itinerary Goes Viral for Being Absolutely Unhinged — And We Respect the Hustle
PublishedThere's a certain breed of traveler who treats vacation like a military operation.
Ro Khanna's Portfolio Is Up 112%. Should We Be Impressed or Concerned?
PublishedRep. Ro Khanna, who represents a massive chunk of Silicon Valley, has reportedly seen his stock portfolio surge by 112…
A Robot Brought Your Pad Thai — Now It Wants a 22% Tip
PublishedSomewhere in the Bay Area, a restaurant has achieved peak Silicon Valley: they've replaced most of their waitstaff with…
Bay Area Drivers Have Collectively Forgotten What a Turn Signal Is
PublishedHere's a public service announcement that apparently needs to be made in the year 2025: your car has a turn signal.
Sunrise at the Rusty Porthole: SF's Most Accidentally Poetic Photo Op
PublishedSometimes San Francisco doesn't need a policy debate or a budget scandal to remind you why people put up with the rent…
$195 Million in Bond Money Hits the Streets — Here's Where It's Actually Going
PublishedMayor Lurie is moving to appropriate $195 million in bond funding for infrastructure projects across San Francisco, and…
Breakfast Little Is Bringing Its Cult-Favorite Burritos to Cow Hollow
PublishedHere's something that doesn't require a tax increase, a feasibility study, or a board of supervisors vote: a good…
Rise Over Run Proves SF Still Has Room for Small Makers Who Actually Make Things
PublishedIn a city where "maker culture" has mostly devolved into people selling AI-generated sticker packs on Etsy, it's…
Climate Week Hits SF: Art Shows and Buzzwords at the Mills Building
PublishedSan Francisco's Climate Week is upon us, and with it comes a familiar lineup: art exhibitions with elemental titles and…
An Alameda Brewery Wants You to Drink Carbon Capture Beer. We Have Questions.
PublishedThere's a brewery in Alameda offering tours where you can taste what they claim is the world's first beer made with…
Free Lunch (Concerts) Actually Exist: Civic Center Soundtrack Returns
PublishedHere's something city government rarely delivers: a genuinely good deal for taxpayers and residents alike.
TCHO's Berkeley Factory Tour Is the Sweetest Way to Spend an Afternoon (and Your Money)
PublishedIf you've ever wandered the aisles of a San Francisco grocery store and picked up a sleek, minimalist TCHO chocolate…
Another Day, Another AI Breakfast: SF's Founder-VC Circuit Keeps Grinding
PublishedIf you've walked through SoMa or the Financial District on any given weekday morning, you've probably passed at least…
The Bay Area's Loneliness Problem Isn't a Bug — It's a Feature of How We Built This Place
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be hard but somehow is: How do you make friends in the Bay Area?