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All sections · April 2026 · 1,919 stories

San Rafael Fires City Manager Over Homeless Shelter Debacle — A Lesson in What Happens When Government Skips the Process

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When You Skip the Process, the Process Comes for You San Rafael's city manager has been shown the door, and the…

PoliticsApril 1, 2026

The Bay's Most Underrated Catch: Why Anchovies Are Having a Moment

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Spring in San Francisco means cherry blossoms, fog delays, and apparently — anchovies.

FoodApril 1, 2026

Silicon Valley's AI Anxiety Industry: Tech Workers Are Paying Therapists to Process Their Feelings About… Being Employed

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Here's a sentence that could only come out of San Francisco in 2025: tech workers are flooding therapists' offices…

TechApril 1, 2026

City Hall's Mental Health Crisis Is Real — But Let's Talk About Why the Job Is So Brutal

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Supervisor Jackie Fielder was recently hospitalized for mental health reasons, and in the aftermath, several San…

PoliticsApril 1, 2026

OpenAI's 'Child Safety' Coalition Is Just Corporate Astroturfing With Extra Steps

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Here's a fun exercise in corporate trust-building: secretly bankroll a coalition of kids' advocacy groups, don't tell…

TechApril 1, 2026

SF's Congressional Race Heats Up: Attacks, Outreach, and the Fight for a House Seat

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San Francisco's congressional race is getting spicy — and not just because of the debate stage fireworks.

PoliticsApril 1, 2026

Free Felt Collage Workshop: Your Tax Dollars Didn't Pay for This One

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Here's something you don't hear every day in San Francisco: a free community event that doesn't come with a…

CultureApril 1, 2026

Another Centimillionaire Tries to Buy a Seat — This Time It's a Congressional One

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If you thought Daniel Lurie's spend-your-way-to-victory playbook was a one-off, think again.

PoliticsApril 1, 2026

48 Years of Organized Stupidity: SF's Most Honest Holiday Returns

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San Francisco's Longest-Running Exercise in Self-Awareness Mark your calendars, folks — April 1st brings the 48th…

CultureFinancial DistrictApril 1, 2026

YBCA's Free Admission Day: A Nice Gesture, But Let's Talk About the Bigger Picture

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is opening its doors for a free admission day, and hey — we're not going to complain…

CultureSoMaApril 1, 2026

Want Free Culture? The GLBT History Museum Opens Its Doors Every First Wednesday

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Here's something San Francisco actually gets right: making culture accessible without picking your pocket.

CultureCastroApril 1, 2026

The SF Zoo Is Offering Free Admission — But Who's Really Paying?

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The San Francisco Zoo is hosting a free admission day, and sure, who doesn't love a freebie?

EventsOuter SunsetApril 1, 2026

The Japanese Tea Garden Has a Free Hour — And You Should Actually Use It

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Here's a little secret that's technically not a secret at all, but most San Franciscans still don't know about it: the…

EventsGolden Gate ParkApril 1, 2026

A $6 Movie Night That Doesn't Require a Second Mortgage

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Entertainment That Actually Respects Your Wallet In a region where a regular movie ticket runs you $16-20 before you…

EventsApril 1, 2026

San Francisco's Museum Scene Is Thriving — No Taxpayer Bailout Required

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April in San Francisco means fog, tourists in shorts, and — if you're paying attention — a genuinely impressive museum…

CultureApril 1, 2026

A Buck a Marg: Underdogs' Disco Taco Tuesday Is the Free Market at Its Finest

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In a city where a single cocktail can run you $18 and a modest plate of tacos will set you back $22, one SoMa…

FoodSoMaMarch 31, 2026

Free AI Comedy Night Hits The Function — But Can an Algorithm Actually Be Funny?

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The robots are coming for stand-up now San Francisco's obsession with artificial intelligence has officially reached…

CultureMarch 31, 2026

Four Games In and Still Figuring It Out: The Giants' Rough First Week

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Look, nobody expected the Giants to come out of the gate looking like the '27 Yankees.

SportsMarch 31, 2026

From Horse Track to Public Park: A $175M Bet on the Bay Area's Waterfront

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Golden Gate Fields is done. The horses have left. The grandstands are quiet. And now, a $175 million deal could…

HousingMarch 31, 2026

Even SF's Most Iconic Skyscraper Can't Escape the City's Real Estate Reckoning

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The Transamerica Pyramid — the pointy crown jewel of the San Francisco skyline, the building that says this is the city…

HousingFinancial DistrictMarch 31, 2026

San Francisco's $300M Deficit Shrink Sounds Great — Until You Remember How We Got Here

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A Step in the Right Direction, but Let's Not Break Out the Champagne San Francisco is reportedly on track to reduce its…

PoliticsMarch 31, 2026

Who Watches the Watchdog? SFPD Oversight Boss Finally Gets Scrutinized

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In a city that loves to stack layers of oversight on top of oversight, here's a fun question: what happens when the…

PoliticsMarch 31, 2026

The Supreme Court Ruled on Conversion Therapy — Now SF Wants to Show It Doesn't Care

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned a ban on conversion therapy, and predictably, San Francisco's political…

PoliticsMarch 31, 2026