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Your Friendly Annual Reminder: The Government Wants Its Cut
PublishedIf you own property in the Bay Area and haven't paid your second installment of property taxes yet — stop reading this…
Dave Eggers Wants to Give SF Artists Free Housing. Let's Talk About It.
PublishedAuthor Dave Eggers — San Francisco literary icon, McSweeney's founder, and apparently housing developer now — is…
Swalwell's Governor Bid Just Hit an Iceberg, and He's Filming It
PublishedEric Swalwell, the East Bay congressman currently running for governor of California, is facing sexual assault…
The Great Turf War at Crocker Amazon: Animal Rights Group vs. Functional Sports Fields
PublishedIn Defense of Animals is waging a campaign against San Francisco's plan to install 20 acres of artificial turf at…
The Brutalist Fountain Is Dead. Long Live the Brutalist Fountain.
PublishedA judge has ruled that San Francisco can proceed with removing its embattled Brutalist fountain — and depending on…
Art Explosion's Spring Open Studios Is Back — And It's One of the Few Things SF Gets Right
PublishedSometimes San Francisco reminds you why people fell in love with this city in the first place.
Electric Ex Drops 'Analog Therapy' — And Yeah, You Should Probably Go
PublishedIn a city where half the live music venues have been swallowed by rising rents and the other half are drowning in…
HellaSecret's 'Crazy Funny Asians' Comedy Showcase: A Friday Night Worth Leaving Your Apartment For
PublishedLook, we know San Francisco has no shortage of things competing for your Friday night attention — overpriced cocktail…
Rain Check: Your No-Excuses Guide to a Great SF Weekend Indoors
PublishedLook, we get it. You had plans. Golden Gate strolls, Dolores Park hangs, maybe a hike through the Presidio. Then the…
SF's Grocery Desert Keeps Growing: Lucky on Fulton Is the Latest Casualty
PublishedSan Francisco is losing another grocery store, and if you live in the Western Addition or NoPa, you already feel the…
SF's Art Scene Is Thriving — And It's Not Costing You a Dime
PublishedSay what you will about San Francisco's struggles with budget deficits and questionable municipal spending, but the…
When $2,750 for 600 Square Feet Feels Like a Bargain, We Have a Problem
PublishedHere's a snapshot of San Francisco's housing market in 2025: a 27-year-old making $160,000 a year — well into the top…
This 10-Year-Old Chihuahua Has More Energy Than City Hall — And She's Looking for a Home
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about bloated budgets, crumbling infrastructure, and politicians who…
A Stranger's Mother's Day Offer Reminds Us What Community Actually Looks Like
PublishedNo government program built this. No nonprofit grant funded it. No city supervisor held a press conference about it. A…
No, '49er' Is Not Bay Area Slang — And We're Tired of Influencers Making Stuff Up
PublishedSomewhere on the internet, an influencer — whose name we mercifully cannot recall — apparently went viral claiming that…
Those Clipboard Hustlers on Market Street Don't Care About Your Cause — They Want Your Signature
PublishedIf you've walked through any busy corridor in San Francisco lately — Market Street, Fisherman's Wharf, the Mission —…
Bring Stella Home: 16-Year-Old Dog Missing in Downtown SF
PublishedWe don't usually do missing pet posts, but this one hits different.
Dollar Drinks and DJ Battles: North Beach Gives Your Wallet a Night Off
PublishedHere's something you don't see every day in a city where a cocktail can run you $18 before tip: $1 Drink Fridays are…
The Warriors' Play-In Survival Mode: Is This What We're Celebrating Now?
PublishedLet's be honest with ourselves, San Francisco.
Eric Swalwell's Governor Bid Is Imploding — And Nobody Should Be Surprised
PublishedEric Swalwell wants to be your next governor.
Eric Swalwell's Gubernatorial Campaign Is Cooked — And He Should Have Known Better
PublishedFour women have now come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell…
Free Swing Dancing in Golden Gate Park: The Best Things in SF Cost Nothing
PublishedHere's a radical concept for a city where $100 in "fun money" supposedly won't get you much: go swing dancing in Golden…
Why Is It So Hard for New Moms to Find Community in San Francisco?
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be hard to answer in a city of 800,000 people: Where can a new mom meet other new moms?
The Bay Area Commute Tax Nobody Talks About
PublishedHere's a question more Bay Area workers should be asking themselves: how much is your commute actually costing you?