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Vol. IIINo. 184
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All sections · April 2026 · 1,919 stories

A Floating Reminder That San Francisco Is Still Worth Visiting

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There's something quietly reassuring about watching a cruise ship glide under the Golden Gate and into the Bay.

GeneralApril 9, 2026

Raheem Morris Has One Job: Fix the 49ers' Safety Problem

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The 49ers have a secondary problem, and it's not where most fans are looking.

SportsApril 9, 2026

Amazon's One Medical: Move Fast, Break Healthcare, Fire the Whistleblower

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Here's a fun corporate playbook: acquire a healthcare company, cut costs to the bone, and when a doctor raises safety…

TechApril 9, 2026

Two Terms and You're Out: SF Finally Gets a Reform That Makes Sense

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Here's something you don't see every day in San Francisco politics: a straightforward, common-sense reform that both…

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

The Ferry Is Doing What Billions in Transit Spending Couldn't

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Here's something you don't hear every day: a government-run transit option that people actually want to use.

TransitApril 9, 2026

French Fine Dining Bets Big on FiDi's Comeback — And We're Here For It

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Here's something you don't hear every day: someone is voluntarily opening an upscale restaurant in the Financial…

FoodFinancial DistrictApril 9, 2026

The Giants Bet the Farm on Devers. So Far, They're Reaping Weeds.

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Let's talk about the elephant in the room at Oracle Park — or more accurately, the $300-million-plus slugger in the…

SportsApril 9, 2026

Lurie's Budget Ax Falls: Health Clinics Close, and the Hard Math Is Just Beginning

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Mayor Daniel Lurie promised to run San Francisco like it actually has a bottom line.

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

The MV Cape Hudson: What's That Giant Ship Doing in SF Waters?

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If you've been down near the waterfront lately, you may have spotted the MV Cape Hudson — a massive maritime vessel…

GeneralApril 9, 2026

From Discarded Objects to Discarded People: Nigel Poor Brings Her Prison Podcast to SF

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Nigel Poor has spent her career as an artist examining the things — and people — that San Francisco would rather not…

CultureApril 9, 2026

A Lost Kindle and a Reminder That Bay Area Commuters Can Actually Be Pretty Great

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In a region where we spend most of our time chronicling government waste, transit failures, and policy disasters…

TransitApril 9, 2026

Your Tax Dollars Built a Library — Might as Well Use It for Free Poetry

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Here's something we don't say often enough: when a public institution actually offers something free and culturally…

CultureCivic CenterApril 9, 2026

The Cartoon Art Museum Wants You to Watch Women Laugh, and Honestly, Why Not

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The Cartoon Art Museum — one of SoMa's quietly cool cultural gems — is hosting a screening of Women Laughing followed…

CultureSoMaApril 9, 2026

Chad Bianco Wants to Drill, Baby, Drill — And Call Environmentalism 'Terrorism'

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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is running for governor, and he's not exactly tiptoeing into the race.

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

Karl's Back, Baby: Why San Francisco's Fog Is the Best Free Thing This City Has Left

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Summer in most cities means sunshine and warmth.

CultureApril 9, 2026

Thunder in the Forecast: Bay Area Gets a Rare Weather Plot Twist

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If you looked up at the sky over the Bay Area recently and thought, "Huh, that's actually...

GeneralApril 9, 2026

Your Cal Academy Date Night Cheat Sheet: Where to Eat Near Golden Gate Park

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Cal Academy's NightLife events are one of the few things San Francisco does that actually justifies the cost of living…

FoodInner SunsetApril 9, 2026

$2,400 Won't Get You a Safe Neighborhood in SF — And That's a Policy Failure

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Here's a fun exercise in San Francisco economics: Try finding a studio apartment for $2,400 a month that doesn't come…

HousingLower Nob HillApril 9, 2026

Your Property Tax Bill Is About to Get 10% More Expensive — Here's the Deadline You Can't Miss

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Consider this your friendly — and fiscally responsible — public service announcement: if you own property in California…

HousingApril 9, 2026

SF Blue Tech Happy Hour: Where Ocean Innovation Meets Open Bar

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San Francisco is hosting a Blue Tech Happy Hour — a networking event bringing together entrepreneurs, engineers, and…

TechApril 9, 2026

Free Food, Free Verse, and a Rare Good Day in the Tenderloin

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The Tenderloin doesn't get a lot of feel-good headlines.

CultureTenderloinApril 9, 2026

East Bay Sidewalks Become the Latest Front in the Gaza Debate

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If you drove through Albany or El Cerrito recently, you may have noticed something beyond the usual farmers' market…

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

Want a Free Drink? All You Have to Do Is Clean Up After City Hall

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Here's a telling snapshot of San Francisco in 2025: local businesses and residents are bribing each other with free…

CulturePolk GulchApril 9, 2026

Your Tax-Funded Movie Night: SF Main Library Screens 'A Quiet Passion'

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Here's something the San Francisco Public Library does that we actually don't hate: free film screenings.

CultureCivic CenterApril 9, 2026