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Sunny Sunday at the Golden Gate: A Rare Reminder of What Makes This City Worth the Price Tag
PublishedSan Francisco pulled off something remarkable this Sunday: it was actually sunny.
Lurie's $25M Downtown Bet: Philanthropy or Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound?
PublishedA nonprofit aligned with Mayor Daniel Lurie is rolling out a $25 million fund aimed at luring businesses into the ghost…
The Governor's Race Just Got Interesting: Becerra Surges as Swalwell Fades to Irrelevance
PublishedEric Swalwell's gubernatorial campaign is over, and if you blinked, you might have missed it entirely.
$5 Million and Counting: Saikat Chakrabarti Is Buying the Most Expensive House Seat You've Never Heard Of
PublishedSaikat Chakrabarti — the tech millionaire, former chief of staff to AOC, and self-described progressive — has already…
The Mission's Cultural Canvas Gets Fresh Paint — But Is the Neighborhood Losing Its Anchors?
PublishedThe Mission District is getting a new round of murals on Wiese Street, pop-up vendors are teaming up to share space…
Great Highway Opponents Go Full CEQA: The Appeal That Won't Die
PublishedYou have to admire the persistence, if not the strategy.
Steph Curry Refuses to Let the Warriors Die — And San Francisco Should Be Grateful
PublishedIf you've been around the Bay long enough, you know this feeling.
The $5 Million Question: When Did Buying a Congressional Seat Become Normal?
PublishedSan Francisco's political class is in rare form this cycle, and your wallet should be nervous.
San Francisco's Underground Jazz Scene Is Alive — If You Know Where to Look
PublishedHere's something city hall won't put in a press release: one of the best things about San Francisco doesn't cost…
An Oakland Teacher Says AI Is a Con Job. She's Half Right.
PublishedAn Oakland high school teacher is making waves with a bold stance: she actively discourages her students from using…
San Francisco Is a Walking City — So Why Does It Feel Like an Obstacle Course?
PublishedSan Francisco is, by almost any measure, one of the best walking cities in America.
A James Beard Pastry Chef Is Quietly Cooking Up a Comeback in a Dogpatch Basement
PublishedIn a city where restaurant closures have become a near-daily headline and small business owners are fleeing over permit…
SF Goes YIMBY and Progressives Are Panicking — Good
PublishedSomething remarkable is happening in San Francisco: the city is actually trying to make it easier to build housing.
SFUSD Promised a Reading Revolution. Kids Are Still Falling Behind.
PublishedSan Francisco Unified School District made big promises about fixing how it teaches kids to read.
Even the British Empire Is Giving Up on San Francisco Real Estate
PublishedWhen a real estate dynasty that has survived the English Civil War, two World Wars, and four centuries of British…
Motown Mondays Is Great — But What If You Can't Do Mondays?
PublishedIf you've never been to Motown Mondays at Madrone Art Bar in the Lower Haight, you're missing one of San Francisco's…
Bay Area Millennials Aren't Having Kids — And It's Not Just the Vibes
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be controversial but somehow still is: why aren't Bay Area millennials having kids?
California's Budget Plan: Pray for Tech IPOs
PublishedHere's the state of fiscal governance in California: Sacramento has spent itself into a roughly $70 billion deficit…
Man in Three-Piece Suit Goes Off-Roading on Powell Street, Takes Out Cable Car Turnaround Pillar
PublishedIf you were stuck waiting for your Powell Street cable car this week, wondering if Muni had somehow gotten even slower…
Stop Buying Piroshki at Safeway: A Richmond District Field Guide
PublishedLook, we're all about free markets here at The Dissent.
BART's Financial Crisis Is a Math Problem — So Why Is Nobody Doing the Math?
PublishedLet's talk about BART's money pit. Ridership is hovering around 40% of pre-pandemic levels. Revenue has cratered…
Oakland Tenants Fight Negligent Landlord — And Actually Win
PublishedHere's a story that should make every renter's blood boil — and every landlord think twice about cutting corners.
The City Between the Lights: Why SF's Street Painters Deserve Your Attention
PublishedThere's a version of San Francisco that doesn't make the news.
Someone Wants to Start an Album Club in SF and Honestly, We're Into It
PublishedIn a city that spends billions trying to engineer "community" through government programs and nonprofit grants…