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After the Rain, Ocean Beach Reminds You Why You Pay These Rents
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about what San Francisco gets wrong — the budget bloat, the…
Free Laughs on a Monday? The Function Delivers What SF Nightlife Needs
PublishedHere's something refreshing: a new business in San Francisco that isn't asking for a government subsidy, a tax break…
50 Years of Family Legacy, Gone: The Shorenstein Loss That Says Everything About SF's Office Market
PublishedFor half a century, the Shorenstein family held 45 Fremont Street — a gleaming downtown tower and a symbol of one of…
Bageletto Rolls Into Russian Hill, Proving the Free Market Feeds People Better Than City Planning Ever Could
PublishedHere's a feel-good story that also happens to be a quiet lesson in how things are supposed to work.
Ranked-Choice Roulette: Can the Sunset's Challengers Game the System Against Alan Wong?
PublishedRanked-choice voting was sold to San Franciscans as a way to ensure majority support for elected officials and reduce…
When Your Ex Uses ChatGPT to Spiral — And OpenAI Shrugs
PublishedHere's a sentence nobody expected to read in a legal filing: a San Francisco woman is asking a judge to cut off her…
Chakrabarti Drops a Poll Showing He Can Actually Win — But Can He?
PublishedThe race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in California's 11th Congressional District is heating up, and Saikat Chakrabarti —…
Stop Paying to Upgrade Your Landlord's Property
PublishedHere's a scenario that should make every renter's blood boil: You're paying sky-high San Francisco rent.
Two SF Startups Want to Catch the Next Pandemic Before It Catches You
PublishedHere's a sentence you probably never thought you'd read outside of a sci-fi novel: two San Francisco tech firms say…
Drug-Free Homeless Housing: Virtue Signaling or Finally Growing Some Teeth?
PublishedFor years, San Francisco's approach to homelessness has followed a familiar script: spend enormous sums of money, ask…
Why Can't a Single Weather App Get San Francisco Right?
PublishedIf you've ever stepped outside in San Francisco wearing sunglasses only to get absolutely drenched thirty seconds…
The Best Free Thing in the Bay Area Is a Road Most People Have Forgotten
PublishedIn a region where a mediocre brunch costs $45 and parking will run you $12 an hour, it's worth remembering that some of…
Another Night in Oakland: Details Scarce, Concerns Aren't
PublishedSomething went down in Oakland around 8 PM last night, and — in true Bay Area fashion — details are about as clear as a…
Even the Coyotes Can't Afford Groceries — They're Shopping at Stanford Mall
PublishedA coyote was spotted this week casually dining in the Stanford Shopping Center parking lot, picking through discarded…
Before the Tech Boom Ate the City: 1970s San Francisco in Raw, Beautiful Photos
PublishedBefore the $4,000 studios, the robotaxis, and the infinite discourse about whether San Francisco is "back" — there was…
Shots Fired in Hayes Valley as Police Swarm the Neighborhood
PublishedAnother evening in San Francisco, another neighborhood jolted by gunfire.
The Best Things in San Francisco Are Still Free
PublishedIn a city where a one-bedroom apartment will run you $3,200 a month, a decent burrito costs $16, and the government…
Illegal Dumplings — Er, Dumping — and Why SF Residents Are Left to Fend for Themselves
PublishedA San Francisco homeowner is at their wit's end after someone has been repeatedly dumping furniture and debris on their…
Berkeley Residents Taking Safety Into Their Own Hands — Literally
PublishedThere's something quietly telling about a city known for its progressive politics offering intro-level self-defense…
Free Laughs Across the Bay: Oakland's Town Biz Comedy Night Is the Deal You Need
PublishedLook, we get it — the Bay Area isn't exactly known for being easy on your wallet.
Cyberpunk Cinema Night Hits the Mission — Because the Dystopia Watches Better on a Big Screen
PublishedThere's something almost too on-the-nose about hosting a cyberpunk movie night in the Mission District — a neighborhood…
Drop the Screens, Pick Up Some Yarn: Ace Makerspace Hosts Free Fiber Arts Social
PublishedHere's something you don't see enough of in a city obsessed with disruption and Series B funding: people just getting…
420 Goes Galactic: Space Walk Fest Wants You to Fly High All Week Long
PublishedBecause one day of hot-boxing Golden Gate Park apparently wasn't enough, San Francisco's cannabis culture is going…
Swalwell's Gubernatorial Dreams Go Up in Smoke — Again
PublishedEric Swalwell, the East Bay congressman who never met a camera he didn't like or a scandal he couldn't stumble into…