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All sections · April 2026 · 1,919 stories

Duboce Triangle Burglar Hits Multiple Apartments in a Single Night — And Walked Away With a Wagon

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A Brazen, Multi-Unit Break-In Raises Familiar Questions Sometime around 1 a.m.

PoliticsDuboce TriangleApril 4, 2026

Rideshare Rapist Found Guilty — Now Let's Talk About the System That Let It Happen

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A jury has found a man dubbed the 'rideshare rapist' guilty of sexual assault and violence, bringing a measure of…

PoliticsApril 4, 2026

Another Deadly Crash on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge — When Does 'Stay Safe' Stop Being Enough?

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Early this morning, around 6 AM, an SUV slammed into what appears to be a trike or autocycle on the San Mateo-Hayward…

TransitApril 4, 2026

CalTrans, It's 2025 — Maybe Text Google Before You Shut Down a Major Freeway?

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Let's get one thing straight: we're not anti-infrastructure.

TransitApril 4, 2026

Big Brother on Every Corner: It's Time to Talk About Flock Safety

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San Francisco has a surveillance problem, and it's rolling out on our streets one camera at a time.

PoliticsApril 4, 2026

Kezar Pub Allegedly Has a Camera in the Men's Room — And Yes, That's as Bad as It Sounds

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Here's a sentence we didn't expect to write today: a popular Haight-Ashbury bar allegedly has a camera recording inside…

GeneralHaight-AshburyApril 4, 2026

Kaiser's Gig-ified Therapy Plan Is What Happens When Healthcare Meets Silicon Valley Brain

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Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare giant that already struggles to get its mental health patients seen in a timely…

GeneralApril 4, 2026

Rotavirus Is Surging in Bay Area Wastewater — Here's What You Need to Know

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Wastewater monitoring across Northern California is lighting up with rotavirus, a highly contagious gastrointestinal…

GeneralApril 4, 2026

A Dead Bat in Fremont Just Tested Positive for Rabies — Here's What You Need to Know

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A dead bat discovered at a Fremont home has tested positive for rabies, and Alameda County health officials are urging…

GeneralApril 4, 2026

You Need a Permit to Make Pizza at the Beach (Just Kidding — Nobody Actually Knows)

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Here's a fun exercise in government transparency: try figuring out whether you can bring a portable pizza oven to Ocean…

CultureOuter SunsetApril 4, 2026

SoCal Catering Middlemen Are Coming for SF's Office Lunch Market — And That Says a Lot

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Here's a small but telling sign of where San Francisco's economy is heading: catering coordinators from Southern…

FoodFinancial DistrictApril 4, 2026

San Francisco's Sweet Tooth: Where to Find the Best Gummies in the City

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No, Not Those Gummies Only in San Francisco does asking where to find gummies require a disclaimer.

FoodApril 4, 2026

The Definitive San Francisco Playlist (No, 'Full House' Theme Doesn't Count)

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There's something about this seven-by-seven-mile peninsula that makes people want to sing about it.

CultureApril 4, 2026

Your Gym Selfie Culture Has Gone Too Far — And It's a Property Rights Issue

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Here's a question more Bay Area gym-goers are asking: Where can I work out without ending up as background content in…

CultureApril 4, 2026

Set Your Alarm: California Henge Returns Thursday and It Won't Cost You a Dime

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In a city where a mediocre cocktail runs you $19 and a one-bedroom apartment requires selling a kidney, it's nice to be…

EventsNob HillApril 4, 2026

You Live Here and You Haven't Explored It? A Liberty-Lover's Guide to the Bay Area You're Missing

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Here's something we see all the time: people who've lived in the Bay Area for years, dropped thousands on rent, and…

CultureApril 4, 2026

An Iconic SF Skyscraper Just Changed Hands — And It Says Everything About Our Real Estate Market

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In a city where commercial real estate has been the punchline of every "Is San Francisco dying?" debate for the past…

HousingApril 4, 2026

Apple's Love Fest: Tim Cook Says 'I Love You,' Then Wheels Out a Beatle

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When Corporate Pep Rallies Go Full Rock Concert Tim Cook told Apple employees he loved them.

TechApril 4, 2026

TikTok Ruined Pancakes on Mount Tam, and It's a Perfect Metaphor for Everything

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For years, the Mount Tam pancake breakfast was one of those quietly perfect Bay Area traditions — the kind of thing…

CultureApril 4, 2026

Laid Off? Hit the Trail Instead of the Job Boards (At Least on Mondays)

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San Francisco's tech layoffs aren't slowing down, and neither are the people affected by them.

CultureApril 4, 2026

Mother Duck Crashes Pilates Class, Demands Help — And Honestly, Fair Enough

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A Feathered Interruption With a Happy Ending Look, we spend a lot of time on this site talking about government…

GeneralApril 4, 2026

San Francisco Is Auctioning Off the Right to Name an Alley, and We Have Questions

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Because San Francisco apparently has nothing more pressing to deal with — not the budget deficit, not the fentanyl…

PoliticsApril 4, 2026

How Does That Store Stay Open? SF's Most Gloriously Inexplicable Small Businesses

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Every San Franciscan has one. That store you walk past three times a week, never see a single customer inside, and…

CultureMarinaApril 4, 2026

Caffe Trieste Turns 70: A Masterclass in Surviving Without a Government Bailout

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Caffe Trieste just turned 70 years old, and in a city where restaurants fold faster than a bad poker hand, that's not…

FoodNorth BeachApril 4, 2026