The Dissent

San Francisco's Night of Ideas is coming back in 2026 with a new theme — "Lighting the Way" — and for once, we're…

In a region that treats every square foot of land as an opportunity for another mixed-use development or bureaucratic…

Sometimes you stumble across something that reminds you why the Bay Area is worth fighting for — even when the…

Here's a radical fiscal concept for you: a government service that's actually worth every penny.

If you were anywhere in the Bay Area around 5:15 PM yesterday, you already know.

We don't usually do lost dog posts, but this is San Francisco, and if you can't count on your neighbors to help find a…

A young woman was harassed outside Vesuvio in North Beach late Saturday night for the crime of being Jewish.

San Francisco spends over $1 billion a year on homelessness.

Look, we're generally skeptical of events that combine the words "wisdom" and "dance party" — that combination usually…

San Francisco is marking 50 years of punk rock — and if there's one thing a liberty-minded publication can get behind…

San Francisco Restaurant Week is back for its spring run, April 10-19, promising ten days of prix fixe menus at…

Here's a confession most FiDi workers won't make: you eat at your desk, stare at Slack, and take the same route from…

Here's a question that cuts to something real about San Francisco in 2025: Can you make a friend in this city without…

Here's a fun math problem for Bay Area parents: Take your paycheck.

Here's a feel-good story about someone solving a problem without a single dollar of taxpayer money or a single city…

If you stepped outside today and felt something wet hit your face, don't panic — it's just rain.

We need to talk about the dogs. Not the ones on patios, leashed under a table at a brewery, minding their business…

The Museum of the African Diaspora — MoAD, for those in the know — is offering a free museum day, and honestly, there's…

If you want to see the free market in its purest, most charming form, skip the policy papers and head to the Makers…

Here's something you don't hear us say often: a city-affiliated institution is doing something nice, and it's actually…

Here's something you don't hear us say often: a free public program that sounds like it's actually worth showing up for.

Sometimes you need a reminder that not everything in the Bay Area involves a budget crisis, a crumbling Muni station…

If you're looking for an excuse to get off your phone and into something real this weekend, here's one that won't cost…

There's a quiet revolution happening in San Francisco nightlife, and it doesn't involve bottle service, velvet ropes…