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Philz Coffee Pulls Pride Flags — And Discovers SF Has Opinions
PublishedPhilz Coffee, the San Francisco-born chain beloved for its handcrafted pour-overs and aggressively chill vibes, is…
Need a Reason to Actually Leave Your Apartment? Trivia Night at the Hyatt Regency Might Be It
PublishedLook, we get it. San Francisco nightlife has been on life support for a while now, and most of us have settled into a…
The Filbert Steps Are Getting a Cleanup — But Who Should Really Be Maintaining Them?
PublishedThe Filbert Steps on Telegraph Hill — one of San Francisco's most iconic urban staircases and a legit tourist draw —…
Free Art Workshop Alert: Learn Relief Printing Without Spending a Dime
PublishedHere's something we don't get to write about often enough: a city program that costs you absolutely nothing and…
Crissy Field Cleanup: When Volunteers Do What the City Won't
PublishedAnother weekend, another community cleanup at Crissy Field — one of San Francisco's most iconic stretches of…
The Best Free Hour in San Francisco You're Probably Sleeping Through
PublishedHere's a fiscal responsibility tip that doesn't involve yelling at City Hall: the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate…
The Camera Obscura Still Stands — Can We Say the Same for the Cliff House?
PublishedThere's something poetically fitting about a pastel drawing of the Camera Obscura — a 19th-century optical device that…
The Case for Doing One Thing Really, Really Well
PublishedIn a city where restaurants chase trends like tech bros chase Series A funding, there's something beautifully stubborn…
Non-Rev Romeo Seeks His Gate-Sprinting Girl: An SFO Love Story
PublishedLook, we usually spend our time here railing against runaway budgets and bureaucratic incompetence.
El Niño Is Building in the Pacific — But Should SF Actually Believe the Hype?
PublishedA powerful El Niño pattern is building in the Pacific, and if the early models are to be believed, it could be one of…
Bay Area Tolls Hit $10 and Surprise — People Are Cheating More
PublishedHere's an economic principle that apparently no one at Caltrans has heard of: when you jack up the price of something…
Trust But Verify: Former Nanny Allegedly Scammed Bay Area Family Out of $60K
PublishedA former nanny was arrested at San Francisco International Airport after allegedly defrauding a Bay Area family out of…
Citizen App Continues to Deliver the Most Unhinged Push Notifications Known to Man
PublishedIf you live in San Francisco and have the Citizen app installed, you already know the drill.
Jakey the Dog Goes AWOL in Sunnyside, Gets Busted Hiding at a Construction Site
PublishedIn a city where it sometimes feels like nothing works — MUNI's late, the budget's a mess, and your car window just got…
A 'Dry-Firing Accident' That Doesn't Add Up: The Death of Samantha Emge in the Sunset
PublishedA 22-year-old woman is dead after being shot in a Sunset District apartment, and the man who pulled the trigger — an…
A Food Hall on Top of a Tunnel: Because SF Didn't Have Enough $18 Sandwiches
PublishedThe Presidio Tunnel Tops — that gorgeous park built on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels that's become one of SF's…
California Wants to Put a Surveillance Chip in Your 3D Printer
PublishedThere's a bill moving through Sacramento right now that should concern every Californian who cares about privacy…
SFO Terminal 1 Is Gorgeous — But Let's Talk About What It Cost You
PublishedSFO's Terminal 1 has been racking up accolades for its design, and honestly?
E-Bikes Are Everywhere in SF — Here's What You Should Actually Know
PublishedWalk down any street in San Francisco right now and count to ten.
Supervisors Shut Down Illegal Mansion Conversion — And For Once, They Got It Right
PublishedIn a city where housing politics can make your head spin, the Board of Supervisors just made a surprisingly…
Buster Posey Admits What Giants Fans Already Know: Here We Go Again
PublishedIt's early. It's always early. That's the refrain Giants fans have been muttering into their garlic fries for what…
A Visitor Came to SF for a Night Out. He Never Made It Home.
PublishedSharbel Saker was 34 years old, visiting San Francisco from Los Angeles.
Considering Moving In Above El Rio? Here's What You're Actually Signing Up For
PublishedSomewhere in the Mission, a brave soul is apartment hunting and has apparently zeroed in on a unit in the same building…
Sausalito Discovers That State Housing Mandates Apply to Rich Towns, Too
PublishedSausalito — the quaint waterside enclave where houseboats cost more than most people's actual houses — is opening up…