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All sections · April 2026 · 1,919 stories

Your Mom Deserves Flowers, Not Another Overpriced Candle

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Mother's Day is this Sunday, and if your current plan involves a last-minute Walgreens card and a vague promise to "do…

CultureApril 21, 2026

Japantown's Karaoke Scene Loses Another Venue — And It's Not By Choice

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Another small business in San Francisco is getting shown the door — not because it failed, but because the building…

CultureJapantownApril 21, 2026

SF's Mental Health Ward Was Supposed to Heal People. Staff Say It Traumatized Them Instead.

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San Francisco loves to talk about its compassion for the mentally ill.

PoliticsApril 21, 2026

The Tenderloin: San Francisco's Most Misunderstood Neighborhood

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Love it or hate it, the Tenderloin is one of the most fascinating, complicated, and honestly exhausting neighborhoods…

CultureTenderloinApril 21, 2026

San Francisco's Revolving Door: Arrests Are Up, But What Exactly Are We Paying For?

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San Francisco is arresting more people than it has in years.

PoliticsApril 21, 2026

The SF Meal Delivery Wars: Who's Actually Worth Your Money (And Who Disappeared With It)

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Look, we get it. You're a busy professional in one of the most expensive cities on Earth, and somehow cooking dinner…

FoodApril 21, 2026

Sacramento Said 'Build Housing.' San Francisco Said 'New Phone, Who Dis?'

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Here's a fun riddle: What happens when the state of California orders cities to build more housing, courts uphold those…

HousingApril 21, 2026

Oklou Turned the Warfield Into a Cathedral — And We're Converts

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There's a moment at certain shows where the room shifts — where an artist stops being someone you've heard about and…

CultureTenderloinApril 21, 2026

SFMTA Wants to Fix the 1 California — We'll Believe It When We Ride It

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SFMTA is embarking on a multiyear project to improve the 1 California, one of the busiest Muni lines in the city.

TransitApril 21, 2026

Anchor Steam Is Gone and San Francisco Should Be Embarrassed

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Here's a sentence that should sting: visitors to San Francisco can no longer reliably find a California Common beer — a…

FoodApril 21, 2026

A Tourist's SF Itinerary Goes Viral for Being Absolutely Unhinged — And We Respect the Hustle

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There's a certain breed of traveler who treats vacation like a military operation.

CultureApril 21, 2026

Ro Khanna's Portfolio Is Up 112%. Should We Be Impressed or Concerned?

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Rep. Ro Khanna, who represents a massive chunk of Silicon Valley, has reportedly seen his stock portfolio surge by 112…

PoliticsApril 21, 2026

A Robot Brought Your Pad Thai — Now It Wants a 22% Tip

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Somewhere in the Bay Area, a restaurant has achieved peak Silicon Valley: they've replaced most of their waitstaff with…

FoodApril 21, 2026

Bay Area Drivers Have Collectively Forgotten What a Turn Signal Is

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Here's a public service announcement that apparently needs to be made in the year 2025: your car has a turn signal.

TransitApril 21, 2026

Sunrise at the Rusty Porthole: SF's Most Accidentally Poetic Photo Op

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Sometimes San Francisco doesn't need a policy debate or a budget scandal to remind you why people put up with the rent…

CultureApril 21, 2026

$195 Million in Bond Money Hits the Streets — Here's Where It's Actually Going

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Mayor Lurie is moving to appropriate $195 million in bond funding for infrastructure projects across San Francisco, and…

PoliticsApril 21, 2026

Breakfast Little Is Bringing Its Cult-Favorite Burritos to Cow Hollow

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Here's something that doesn't require a tax increase, a feasibility study, or a board of supervisors vote: a good…

FoodCow HollowApril 21, 2026

Rise Over Run Proves SF Still Has Room for Small Makers Who Actually Make Things

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In a city where "maker culture" has mostly devolved into people selling AI-generated sticker packs on Etsy, it's…

CultureApril 21, 2026

Climate Week Hits SF: Art Shows and Buzzwords at the Mills Building

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San Francisco's Climate Week is upon us, and with it comes a familiar lineup: art exhibitions with elemental titles and…

EventsFinancial DistrictApril 21, 2026

An Alameda Brewery Wants You to Drink Carbon Capture Beer. We Have Questions.

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There's a brewery in Alameda offering tours where you can taste what they claim is the world's first beer made with…

CultureApril 21, 2026

Free Lunch (Concerts) Actually Exist: Civic Center Soundtrack Returns

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Here's something city government rarely delivers: a genuinely good deal for taxpayers and residents alike.

EventsCivic CenterApril 21, 2026

TCHO's Berkeley Factory Tour Is the Sweetest Way to Spend an Afternoon (and Your Money)

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If you've ever wandered the aisles of a San Francisco grocery store and picked up a sleek, minimalist TCHO chocolate…

FoodApril 21, 2026

Another Day, Another AI Breakfast: SF's Founder-VC Circuit Keeps Grinding

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If you've walked through SoMa or the Financial District on any given weekday morning, you've probably passed at least…

TechApril 21, 2026

The Bay Area's Loneliness Problem Isn't a Bug — It's a Feature of How We Built This Place

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Here's a question that shouldn't be hard but somehow is: How do you make friends in the Bay Area?

CultureApril 20, 2026