The Dissent

Here's something that costs the city zero dollars, requires no ballot measure, and actually improves quality of life…

If you've ever sat motionless on I-880, watching your gas gauge drop and your will to live follow, congratulations —…

If you want a perfect microcosm of how government operations work, look no further than Alcatraz Island, which just…

The Warriors' Expensive Identity Crisis The Golden State Warriors are in that awkward phase — too proud to rebuild, too…

If you've flown through SFO recently, you already know: it's rough out there.

San Francisco is staring down another budget deficit, and as usual, the city's solution is to make the most vulnerable…

Here's a thought experiment: What happens when a region that already can't house its middle class suddenly mints tens…

Sometimes you need to stop doomscrolling the budget deficit, the latest SFMTA fare hike, or whatever fresh bureaucratic…

A newcomer to Bernal Heights recently raised a question that a lot of San Franciscans have quietly asked themselves…

Here's a fun exercise — no pun intended — in San Francisco economics: Pay more, get less.

Here's a situation that should make anyone with an aging parent or vulnerable family member pay attention.

A Black professional woman in her 40s recently asked a simple question ahead of a trip to San Francisco: where can she…

Here's a radical concept for San Francisco's dating scene: you don't need a $19 craft cocktail or a $7 oat milk latte…

Every year on April 20th, San Francisco faces its most pressing resource allocation question — no, not the budget…

The New York Times, America's paper of record, recently turned its journalistic gaze upon...

We spend a lot of time in this column talking about what's broken — the budget holes, the bureaucratic bloat, the…

Look, 85°C and Paris Baguette are fine. They're the Starbucks of Asian baked goods — consistent, available, and utterly…

If you walked outside this week and thought you'd accidentally teleported to Seattle, you're not alone.

Not everything we cover involves government waste or transit meltdowns.

We don't say this often, but here's a case where the federal government got something right: the Golden Gate National…

Here's a question Bay Area renters shouldn't have to ask: Is it normal for mold to keep growing in your kid's bedroom…

Here's a radical concept for Bay Area transit: actually enforcing the rules.

Here's a story in two acts. Act One: East 12th Street in Oakland becomes an illegal dumping ground. Trash piles up. The…

It's that time of year again. The Golden Mimosa trees — formally Acacia baileyana — are lighting up neighborhoods…