Every story we’ve published — browse by section, by month, or page straight through.
A Community Gathers to Honor Dannielle Spillman — And Demand Better
PublishedOn Monday evening, members of the San Francisco community will gather outside Real Guitars at 15 Lafayette Street for a…
Free Shredding Event Lets You Destroy Your Paper Trail Without Destroying Your Wallet
PublishedIf you've been hoarding old bank statements, tax documents, and that stack of papers you've been meaning to deal with…
Free Art, No Taxpayer Strings Attached: Chinatown's Mural Tour Is How Culture Should Work
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often enough in San Francisco: a free cultural experience that doesn't come with a…
Karyn Gabriel's Ceramics Ask the Question SF's Art World Keeps Dodging
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be controversial but somehow is: Is beauty important?
San Francisco Wants You to Buy an EV — Good Luck Charging It
PublishedCalifornia is practically begging you to go electric.
Someone Built a Free SF Restaurant Week Map and It's Everything the City's Official App Should Be
PublishedSF Restaurant Week is here, and if you've ever tried to figure out which participating restaurants are actually near…
BART's Ridership Problem Isn't Really a BART Problem
PublishedLet's give credit where it's due: BART has been putting in work.
Want to Lower SF Rents by 10%? Just Build 52% More Housing. Easy, Right?
PublishedA recent study published in the Journal of Political Economy puts a hard number on something free-market advocates have…
SF Will Regulate the Safest Drivers on the Road While Ignoring the Most Dangerous Ones
PublishedHere's a fun exercise: name the single safest category of driver on San Francisco's streets right now.
The Last Grunge Cinderella Standing
PublishedThere's something almost quaint about the phrase "90s grunge" in 2025.
The Dynasty Is Over. Now What?
PublishedThe Golden State Warriors' season ended not with a bang but with a whimper — a play-in loss to the Suns that felt less…
De Young Parties, Power Lunches, and the Unchanging Vibe of SF
PublishedSan Francisco's social calendar keeps humming along with its usual mix of high culture, old-school political charm, and…
Noe Valley's New Palestinian Restaurant Is Exactly What the Neighborhood Needs
PublishedNoe Valley is getting a new restaurant, and we're here for it.
SF's Non-Emergency Police Line: The Number You Need But Nobody Talks About
PublishedHere's a civic PSA that shouldn't be necessary but absolutely is: San Francisco has a police non-emergency number, and…
A Decade of Nothing: The Ghost Building at 4805 Mission
PublishedDrive down the Mission-Excelsior corridor and you can't miss it — one of the taller new buildings in the neighborhood…
RIP Eat Americana: Another SF Favorite Gone, and the Desperate Hunt for French Toast
PublishedAnother day, another beloved San Francisco restaurant quietly disappearing from the landscape.
Your Saturday Plans Just Got Cheaper: The de Young Is Free for Bay Area Residents
PublishedHere's something your tax dollars are actually doing right for once: the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park offers…
Set Your Alarm: The 120th Anniversary of the 1906 Quake Might Be the Last Commemoration As We Know It
PublishedEvery April 18th, before most of San Francisco has hit snooze for the first time, a small crowd gathers at Lotta's…
Bay Area Drivers: A Species All Their Own
PublishedIf you've spent more than fifteen minutes behind the wheel anywhere between San Jose and San Rafael, you already know…
"Humans Only" Concert at Union Square Is Just Sam Altman Farming Your Eyeballs — Literally
PublishedIf you wandered through Union Square recently and noticed a suspiciously hip activation promising a "Humans Only"…
Dragon Beaux's 'Mandatory City Charge' Isn't Mandatory — And That's the Real Problem
PublishedHere's a fun exercise: go get dim sum at Dragon Beaux in the Richmond, enjoy your har gow, then flip over your bill and…
The Definitive SF Movie List (No, 'San Andreas' Doesn't Count)
PublishedEvery few months, the eternal debate resurfaces: what are the best San Francisco movies of all time?
Yes, San Francisco Is Gorgeous — Now If Only We Could Afford to Look at It
PublishedThe debate has surfaced again: Is San Francisco the most picturesque city in America?
The Best Free Thing in SF You're Probably Not Taking Advantage Of
PublishedHere's a radical concept: a government-funded institution giving something back to the people who actually fund it.