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San Rafael Fires City Manager Over Homeless Shelter Debacle — A Lesson in What Happens When Government Skips the Process
PublishedWhen You Skip the Process, the Process Comes for You San Rafael's city manager has been shown the door, and the…
The Bay's Most Underrated Catch: Why Anchovies Are Having a Moment
PublishedSpring in San Francisco means cherry blossoms, fog delays, and apparently — anchovies.
Silicon Valley's AI Anxiety Industry: Tech Workers Are Paying Therapists to Process Their Feelings About… Being Employed
PublishedHere's a sentence that could only come out of San Francisco in 2025: tech workers are flooding therapists' offices…
City Hall's Mental Health Crisis Is Real — But Let's Talk About Why the Job Is So Brutal
PublishedSupervisor Jackie Fielder was recently hospitalized for mental health reasons, and in the aftermath, several San…
OpenAI's 'Child Safety' Coalition Is Just Corporate Astroturfing With Extra Steps
PublishedHere's a fun exercise in corporate trust-building: secretly bankroll a coalition of kids' advocacy groups, don't tell…
SF's Congressional Race Heats Up: Attacks, Outreach, and the Fight for a House Seat
PublishedSan Francisco's congressional race is getting spicy — and not just because of the debate stage fireworks.
Free Felt Collage Workshop: Your Tax Dollars Didn't Pay for This One
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day in San Francisco: a free community event that doesn't come with a…
Another Centimillionaire Tries to Buy a Seat — This Time It's a Congressional One
PublishedIf you thought Daniel Lurie's spend-your-way-to-victory playbook was a one-off, think again.
48 Years of Organized Stupidity: SF's Most Honest Holiday Returns
PublishedSan Francisco's Longest-Running Exercise in Self-Awareness Mark your calendars, folks — April 1st brings the 48th…
YBCA's Free Admission Day: A Nice Gesture, But Let's Talk About the Bigger Picture
PublishedYerba Buena Center for the Arts is opening its doors for a free admission day, and hey — we're not going to complain…
Want Free Culture? The GLBT History Museum Opens Its Doors Every First Wednesday
PublishedHere's something San Francisco actually gets right: making culture accessible without picking your pocket.
The SF Zoo Is Offering Free Admission — But Who's Really Paying?
PublishedThe San Francisco Zoo is hosting a free admission day, and sure, who doesn't love a freebie?
The Japanese Tea Garden Has a Free Hour — And You Should Actually Use It
PublishedHere's a little secret that's technically not a secret at all, but most San Franciscans still don't know about it: the…
A $6 Movie Night That Doesn't Require a Second Mortgage
PublishedEntertainment That Actually Respects Your Wallet In a region where a regular movie ticket runs you $16-20 before you…
San Francisco's Museum Scene Is Thriving — No Taxpayer Bailout Required
PublishedApril in San Francisco means fog, tourists in shorts, and — if you're paying attention — a genuinely impressive museum…
A Buck a Marg: Underdogs' Disco Taco Tuesday Is the Free Market at Its Finest
PublishedIn a city where a single cocktail can run you $18 and a modest plate of tacos will set you back $22, one SoMa…
Free AI Comedy Night Hits The Function — But Can an Algorithm Actually Be Funny?
PublishedThe robots are coming for stand-up now San Francisco's obsession with artificial intelligence has officially reached…
Four Games In and Still Figuring It Out: The Giants' Rough First Week
PublishedLook, nobody expected the Giants to come out of the gate looking like the '27 Yankees.
From Horse Track to Public Park: A $175M Bet on the Bay Area's Waterfront
PublishedGolden Gate Fields is done. The horses have left. The grandstands are quiet. And now, a $175 million deal could…
Even SF's Most Iconic Skyscraper Can't Escape the City's Real Estate Reckoning
PublishedThe Transamerica Pyramid — the pointy crown jewel of the San Francisco skyline, the building that says this is the city…
San Francisco's $300M Deficit Shrink Sounds Great — Until You Remember How We Got Here
PublishedA Step in the Right Direction, but Let's Not Break Out the Champagne San Francisco is reportedly on track to reduce its…
Who Watches the Watchdog? SFPD Oversight Boss Finally Gets Scrutinized
PublishedIn a city that loves to stack layers of oversight on top of oversight, here's a fun question: what happens when the…
The Supreme Court Ruled on Conversion Therapy — Now SF Wants to Show It Doesn't Care
PublishedThe U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned a ban on conversion therapy, and predictably, San Francisco's political…