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A Floating Reminder That San Francisco Is Still Worth Visiting
PublishedThere's something quietly reassuring about watching a cruise ship glide under the Golden Gate and into the Bay.
Raheem Morris Has One Job: Fix the 49ers' Safety Problem
PublishedThe 49ers have a secondary problem, and it's not where most fans are looking.
Amazon's One Medical: Move Fast, Break Healthcare, Fire the Whistleblower
PublishedHere's a fun corporate playbook: acquire a healthcare company, cut costs to the bone, and when a doctor raises safety…
Two Terms and You're Out: SF Finally Gets a Reform That Makes Sense
PublishedHere's something you don't see every day in San Francisco politics: a straightforward, common-sense reform that both…
The Ferry Is Doing What Billions in Transit Spending Couldn't
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day: a government-run transit option that people actually want to use.
French Fine Dining Bets Big on FiDi's Comeback — And We're Here For It
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day: someone is voluntarily opening an upscale restaurant in the Financial…
The Giants Bet the Farm on Devers. So Far, They're Reaping Weeds.
PublishedLet's talk about the elephant in the room at Oracle Park — or more accurately, the $300-million-plus slugger in the…
Lurie's Budget Ax Falls: Health Clinics Close, and the Hard Math Is Just Beginning
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie promised to run San Francisco like it actually has a bottom line.
The MV Cape Hudson: What's That Giant Ship Doing in SF Waters?
PublishedIf you've been down near the waterfront lately, you may have spotted the MV Cape Hudson — a massive maritime vessel…
From Discarded Objects to Discarded People: Nigel Poor Brings Her Prison Podcast to SF
PublishedNigel Poor has spent her career as an artist examining the things — and people — that San Francisco would rather not…
A Lost Kindle and a Reminder That Bay Area Commuters Can Actually Be Pretty Great
PublishedIn a region where we spend most of our time chronicling government waste, transit failures, and policy disasters…
Your Tax Dollars Built a Library — Might as Well Use It for Free Poetry
PublishedHere's something we don't say often enough: when a public institution actually offers something free and culturally…
The Cartoon Art Museum Wants You to Watch Women Laugh, and Honestly, Why Not
PublishedThe Cartoon Art Museum — one of SoMa's quietly cool cultural gems — is hosting a screening of Women Laughing followed…
Chad Bianco Wants to Drill, Baby, Drill — And Call Environmentalism 'Terrorism'
PublishedRiverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is running for governor, and he's not exactly tiptoeing into the race.
Karl's Back, Baby: Why San Francisco's Fog Is the Best Free Thing This City Has Left
PublishedSummer in most cities means sunshine and warmth.
Thunder in the Forecast: Bay Area Gets a Rare Weather Plot Twist
PublishedIf you looked up at the sky over the Bay Area recently and thought, "Huh, that's actually...
Your Cal Academy Date Night Cheat Sheet: Where to Eat Near Golden Gate Park
PublishedCal Academy's NightLife events are one of the few things San Francisco does that actually justifies the cost of living…
$2,400 Won't Get You a Safe Neighborhood in SF — And That's a Policy Failure
PublishedHere's a fun exercise in San Francisco economics: Try finding a studio apartment for $2,400 a month that doesn't come…
Your Property Tax Bill Is About to Get 10% More Expensive — Here's the Deadline You Can't Miss
PublishedConsider this your friendly — and fiscally responsible — public service announcement: if you own property in California…
SF Blue Tech Happy Hour: Where Ocean Innovation Meets Open Bar
PublishedSan Francisco is hosting a Blue Tech Happy Hour — a networking event bringing together entrepreneurs, engineers, and…
Free Food, Free Verse, and a Rare Good Day in the Tenderloin
PublishedThe Tenderloin doesn't get a lot of feel-good headlines.
East Bay Sidewalks Become the Latest Front in the Gaza Debate
PublishedIf you drove through Albany or El Cerrito recently, you may have noticed something beyond the usual farmers' market…
Want a Free Drink? All You Have to Do Is Clean Up After City Hall
PublishedHere's a telling snapshot of San Francisco in 2025: local businesses and residents are bribing each other with free…
Your Tax-Funded Movie Night: SF Main Library Screens 'A Quiet Passion'
PublishedHere's something the San Francisco Public Library does that we actually don't hate: free film screenings.