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All sections · April 2026 · 1,919 stories

Car Break-Ins Are Down Dramatically — But Let's Not Throw a Parade Just Yet

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Here's something you don't hear every day: San Francisco is actually getting better at something crime-related.

PoliticsApril 10, 2026

The Bay Bridge: Beautiful Infrastructure We Can't Afford to Take for Granted

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Sometimes you need to slow down — or speed up, in the case of a timelapse — to appreciate what's right in front of you.

TransitApril 10, 2026

JouJou Wants to Make French Food Fun Again — But Can SF Handle Another Grand Ambition?

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There's a new French restaurant in town, and it wants you to know it's not taking itself too seriously — while also…

FoodApril 10, 2026

Naomi Girma: The Bay Area's Biggest Soccer Export Gets a Homecoming

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There's something poetic about a world-class athlete traveling 5,000 miles just to play what amounts to a home game.

SportsApril 10, 2026

The Warriors' Best Feel-Good Story Isn't on the Stat Sheet — It's on Film

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In a season where the Warriors gave San Francisco fans plenty of reasons to stress-eat their $18 Chase Center nachos…

SportsMission BayApril 10, 2026

London Breed's Friends Paid Her Ethics Fines — And City Hall Thinks That's Totally Fine?

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Here's a fun little quirk of San Francisco's political ecosystem: when you get slapped with an ethics fine for, say…

PoliticsApril 10, 2026

From Pirouettes to Python: SF's Strangest Real Estate Glow-Up

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In a city where housing is scarce and zoning is a blood sport, one property is making a surprisingly elegant…

HousingApril 10, 2026

Brooke Jenkins Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Prosecution Works

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Love her or loathe her, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is running an experiment that San Francisco desperately…

PoliticsApril 10, 2026

Bayview-Hunters Point Deserves More Than a Photo Op

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There's a new black-and-white photography series making the rounds that captures Bayview-Hunters Point in stark…

CultureBayview-Hunters PointApril 10, 2026

Your District 9 Supervisor Is MIA — And You Deserve Better

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Let's get two things out of the way upfront: mental health struggles are real, they are serious, and anyone dealing…

PoliticsMissionApril 10, 2026

FandomCon Silicon Valley 2026: The Bay Area's Nerd Economy Keeps Leveling Up

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Mark your calendars, Bay Area geeks: FandomCon Silicon Valley is returning to San Jose from April 10-12, 2026, and if…

EventsApril 10, 2026

Left Coast Annual Exhibition Returns — But Who's Footing the Bill?

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The 2026 Left Coast Annual Exhibition is coming back to San Francisco, and before we get into the details, let's ask…

CultureApril 10, 2026

Free Mini Golf at Thrive City: A Rare Day When 'Free' in SF Actually Means Free

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Mark your calendars, San Francisco — Thrive City is hosting a free Spring Golf Day, complete with a 9-hole mini-golf…

EventsMission BayApril 10, 2026

One SF Restaurant Figured Out Pricing: Let People Decide

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Every Friday, a quiet little experiment in voluntary exchange plays out at Tato, a San Francisco spot offering…

FoodApril 10, 2026

Breaking: Cars Found on Highway, Somehow This Is News

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In a development that will shock absolutely no one who has ever lived within fifty miles of the Bay Area, traffic was…

TransitApril 10, 2026

The Sky Did Something Cool and Nobody in Government Had Anything to Do With It

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Sometimes the best things in the Bay Area are the ones no committee approved, no budget funded, and no supervisor took…

GeneralApril 10, 2026

Lightning Over the Bay Area? Yes, That Actually Happened

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If you looked up at the sky recently and thought you were hallucinating, you weren't alone.

GeneralApril 10, 2026

Palo Alto's Tree-Lined Streets Are Gorgeous — And a Quiet Indictment of How Other Bay Area Cities Spend Your Money

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If you've ever driven through certain Palo Alto neighborhoods, you know the feeling: towering canopies arching over the…

HousingApril 10, 2026

Elon-Headed Robot Dog Roams SF, Because Of Course It Does

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Just when you thought San Francisco's streets couldn't get any weirder, someone strapped an Elon Musk head onto a robot…

CultureApril 10, 2026

Hours After City Begs for Peace, Another Shooting Victim Fights for Their Life

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You really can't make this stuff up. San Francisco officials recently issued a public ceasefire plea — essentially…

PoliticsApril 10, 2026

Sunset Dunes Hits 1.7 Million Visits — So Let's Talk About What That Actually Means

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Sunset Dunes just turned one year old, and Rec and Park is rolling out the celebration cake with a headline number: 1.7…

PoliticsOuter SunsetApril 10, 2026

Want to Tie-Dye Like a Kyoto Master? There's a Workshop for That.

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San Francisco has no shortage of artsy workshops promising to unlock your inner creative — most of them involving…

CultureApril 10, 2026

SFMOMA Drops Admission to $15 — And Yes, That's Actually a Deal

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If you've ever balked at SFMOMA's regular $25 admission price — and let's be honest, who hasn't — the museum is…

CultureSoMaApril 10, 2026

The Best Free Thing in Golden Gate Park You're Probably Overlooking

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Here's a fiscal responsibility tip that doesn't involve cutting government budgets: the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden…

CultureGolden Gate ParkApril 10, 2026