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Vol. IIINo. 184
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All sections · May 2026 · 1,948 stories

Mango Day and Thots n Slayers: SF Queer Nightlife Has a Packed Weekend

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This weekend's queer social calendar is stacking up.

CultureSoMaMay 21, 2026

SFMTA Launches Phase Two of 29 Sunset Improvement Project

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The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has begun the second phase of its multiyear 29 Sunset Improvement…

TransitSunset DistrictMay 21, 2026

Che Fico Team Opens Golden Rule at Thrive City This Saturday

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Golden Rule, a cocktail bar from the team behind Che Fico and its sister restaurants, opens Saturday at Thrive City…

FoodMission BayMay 21, 2026

The Studio Where Big Brother Tracked Drums Is Now Listed at $4.4 Million

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On a quiet stretch of Marin County, a building that started as a church, became a recording studio where Janis Joplin…

CultureMay 21, 2026

Illegal Right Turns at Highway 101 Willow Exit Draw Complaints, No Clear Agency Response

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Drivers are routinely cutting across lanes to make illegal right turns at the Highway 101 southbound Willow Road exit…

TransitMay 21, 2026

Free Bollywood Dancing Lands in Union Square

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Union Square hosts a free Bollywood dance event — check SFFuncheap for the confirmed date and time before you head out…

EventsUnion SquareMay 21, 2026

Third Street at Work: Inside Bayview's Industrial Corridor

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Along the stretch of Third Street south of Cesar Chavez, the city runs on things most residents never see: the…

CultureBayviewMay 21, 2026

Supervisors Wong and Sherrill Draw PAC Funding Flagged as Anti-Worker

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Supervisors Alan Wong and Stephen Sherrill have received campaign backing from a political action committee that a…

PoliticsMay 21, 2026

Dollar Drinks and Decade Wars: North Beach's Friday Night DJ Throwdown

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Fridays at the venue in North Beach, $1 drink specials run alongside a DJ night framed as a "Battle of the Decades" —…

EventsNorth BeachMay 21, 2026

Caltrain Names Train After Pelosi as Ridership Climbs on Electrified Line

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Caltrain has dedicated a train to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, honoring her role in securing federal funding for the…

TransitMay 21, 2026

California FAIR Plan Raises Rates Nearly 30% After LA Wildfire Losses Drained Reserves

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California's FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, will increase homeowner rates by nearly 30 percent this…

HousingMay 21, 2026

SF Pedestrians Flag Crosswalk Dangers as Close Calls Mount

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San Francisco pedestrians are reporting a surge in crosswalk violations, with residents describing near-daily incidents…

TransitMay 21, 2026

Still Standing: A Morning at the Palace of Fine Arts

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At the edge of the lagoon on Baker Street, the swans were doing what they always do — moving slowly past the stone…

CultureMarinaMay 21, 2026

The Lights Are Off at Fifth and Market

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On the corner of Fifth and Market, the escalators have stopped.

CultureSoMaMay 21, 2026

Supervisors Add Three Charter Amendments to November Ballot, Including Public Bank and Commission Overhaul

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The Board of Supervisors unveiled three additional charter amendments for the November ballot, proposing to expand an…

PoliticsMay 21, 2026

SF Subreddit Claims '996 Culture' Is Here. The Thread Doesn't Really Prove That.

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A post on r/bayarea this week declared that 996 work culture — the Chinese tech industry shorthand for working 9am to…

TechMay 20, 2026

Free Happy Hour Concerts Return to Golden Gate Park This Summer

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Weekday evenings this summer, Golden Gate Park hosts its free Happy Hour Concert series — live music, no ticket, no…

EventsGolden Gate ParkMay 20, 2026

City Hall Wants to Hand a Scandal-Plagued Nonprofit the Keys to a Community Center. What Could Go Wrong?

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Just when you thought San Francisco's relationship with accountability couldn't get any more dysfunctional, Mayor Lurie…

PoliticsMay 20, 2026

The Giant Tombstone on Market Street Nobody Wants to Talk About

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Walk down Market Street and try to ignore it.

HousingSoMaMay 20, 2026

Someone Turned the East Bay Into a Circuit Board and It's Genuinely Cool

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In a region where most tech projects involve burning through venture capital and promising to "revolutionize" something…

CultureMay 20, 2026

99 Ranch's Hot Food Shakeup: Another Bay Area Lunch Deal Bites the Dust

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If you've been relying on 99 Ranch Market's hot food bar as one of the last affordable lunch options in the Bay Area…

FoodMay 20, 2026

Camp Mather: SF's Best-Kept Budget Vacation (That Your Tax Dollars Actually Got Right)

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In a city where government programs routinely burn through billions with little to show for it, Camp Mather stands as a…

CultureMay 20, 2026

Pickpocket Rings Are Targeting Chinatown Elders — And It's Not Random

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SFPD recently arrested three suspects tied to a possible pickpocketing ring operating in Chinatown, but if you think…

PoliticsChinatownMay 20, 2026

Check Your Receipts: That SF Bakery Might Be Charging You 15% 'Tax' Instead of 8.625%

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Here's a fun exercise for your next lunch break: pull up your recent receipts from your favorite SF spots and actually…

FoodMay 20, 2026