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The Case for 'Slow Stores' — SF's Most Underrated Neighborhood Anchors
PublishedIn a city obsessed with the Next Big Thing — the hottest reservation, the longest brunch line, the newest concept…
A 40-Year-Old Friendship, a North Beach Café, and the Internet's Best Use Case
PublishedIn a city that reinvents itself every five years — tearing down what was and replacing it with something shinier, more…
880 Crash Caught on Dashcam Is a Reminder: Stop Swerving, Start Braking
PublishedAnother morning, another avoidable wreck on 880.
Lafayette Teen Arrested for Shooting Flock Cameras — And the Internet Is Cheering
PublishedA Lafayette teenager has been arrested for allegedly going on a vandalism spree targeting Flock surveillance cameras…
The Streets of San Francisco Deserve a Statue — But Can We Cancel-Proof It First?
PublishedHere's a pitch that actually slaps: a public statue in San Francisco honoring Mike Stone and Steve Keller — the…
SF Wants to Expand Paid Family Leave — But Who's Actually Paying?
PublishedSan Francisco is once again positioning itself as the vanguard of worker benefits.
Gone But Not Forgotten: The BART Fast Pass and the Death of Simple Transit
PublishedThere's a particular kind of San Francisco grief reserved for the small, tangible things that quietly disappear — the…
Someone Buried Another $10K Treasure Chest in SF and We're Grabbing Our Shovels
PublishedSan Francisco has a lot of problems — a bloated budget, a struggling downtown, transit that sometimes feels like…
Wiener Leads Pelosi Seat Race by 18 Points — But Check Who Paid for the Poll
PublishedScott Wiener is pulling away in the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress — at least according to a poll that comes…
SF Speed Cameras Are Actually Working — And That's Worth Paying Attention To
PublishedHere's something you don't hear very often: a San Francisco government program that appears to be doing exactly what it…
YBCA Bets on Tarot Cards — With Your Tax-Adjacent Dollars
PublishedYerba Buena Center for the Arts is hosting Modern Queer Tarot, an exhibition exploring the intersection of tarot…
The Valkyries Are Building Something — And the Roster Battles Are the Best Part
PublishedSan Francisco's newest professional sports franchise is doing something refreshingly old-school: making players…
Out With the Croissants, In With the Onigiri: The Mission's Culinary Revolving Door Keeps Spinning
PublishedAnother chapter in the Mission District's never-ending restaurant shuffle: a French-inspired bakery is closing its…
The Great SF Shoe Dilemma: Looking Good Without Destroying Your Feet
PublishedHere's a uniquely San Francisco problem: you want to look like you put in some effort, but you also need to survive…
San Francisco's Best Frolicking Fields, Ranked by Whimsy
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time at The Dissent talking about government waste, transit nightmares, and the cost of…
The Libertarian's Guide to Fries and a Drink: SF's Best Solo Bar Afternoons
PublishedThere's a beautifully simple pleasure that requires zero government subsidy, no permit from the Planning Commission…
Bay Area Transit Ridership Is Up — But Let's Be Honest About Why
PublishedBART, Muni, and Caltrain are all trumpeting major ridership increases this spring, and the agencies are crediting a fun…
The Internet Just Identified a Mystery Street Photo in Record Time — And the Story Behind It Is Peak Bay Area
PublishedThere's something deeply satisfying about the internet doing what it does best: solving mysteries nobody asked it to…
Why SF Keeps Shrinking Its Own Skyline
PublishedHere's a fun quirk of building anything tall in San Francisco: by the time it actually goes up, it's almost certainly…
Chonkers Watch: SF's Favorite Freeloading Sea Lion Goes Off the Grid
PublishedIn a city where government programs bloat faster than a sea lion on an anchovy buffet, it's fitting that San…
Draft Day Roulette: The 49ers Keep Doing Things Their Way
PublishedIf there's one thing you can count on from the San Francisco 49ers, it's that they will never do what you expect on…
Gap Founder's Brother Lists Russian Hill Mansion for $17M — Because Of Course It's Russian Hill
PublishedIf you've ever wondered where the money from all those khakis ended up, wonder no more.
Ex-SFPD Chief Heads Back to School — On Your Dime, Naturally
PublishedHere's a sentence that should make every San Francisco taxpayer do a double take: former interim SFPD Chief Paul Yep…
SF's Packed Weekly Calendar Proves the City's Not Dead — It Just Doesn't Sleep
PublishedEvery few months, someone on the internet declares San Francisco dead.