The Dissent

San Francisco loves a good rebrand. Can't fix the potholes? Call it a "glow up." Can't get permitting timelines under…

Here's something you don't see every day: a major national retailer actively courting San Francisco for a new…

Details are scarce, but the buzz around "Cat's Corner Swings Park" is picking up in San Francisco — and if history is…

In a city where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage payment in most of America, free stuff isn't just…

Here's a thought experiment: What if the people paid to inform you had every incentive to mislead you instead?

California's never-ending quest to squeeze more revenue out of high earners is once again making national headlines —…

While City Hall burns through billions trying to engineer community through committees, task forces, and "activation…

Here's something you don't see every day in a city where people routinely walk past their own neighbors without making…

Residents in the Richmond District have noticed something missing along Clement Street and California Street — and no…

Let's dispense with the polite fiction that tech layoffs are about hard times.

Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about government waste, broken transit, and politicians who can't…

San Francisco politics has always been theatrical, but the congressional race to succeed Rep.

Look, we know San Francisco has its share of urban wildlife.

Spring has arrived in San Francisco, and the Pride of Madeira is blooming across the Presidio's hillsides — those…

San Francisco is rolling out an updated vision for the Embarcadero Plaza redesign, and this time they're going bigger —…

San Francisco has never been short on theatrical nightlife, but SoMa's latest hidden gem takes the concept of a "secret…

Here's a question that shouldn't be hard: Should a robot car know not to park in front of a fire station?

In a city where a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage in most American cities and a cup of coffee can run…

Here's something you don't hear often in a city where a mediocre cocktail runs you $18: free entertainment.

San Francisco's live music scene doesn't get nearly enough credit.

Here's a fun exercise in San Francisco priorities: the city is rolling out the red carpet for a potential professional…

Here's a workplace horror story that sounds like it belongs in a dystopian novel, not a modern American food facility…

Every spring, thousands of San Francisco parents sit down at their computers and enter what might be the most…

A recent transplant from Miami posted what might be the most relatable question any twentysomething newcomer to San…