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Sergey Brin Drops $500K to Kill SF's CEO Tax — And He's Not Wrong to Fight It
PublishedGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin has thrown $500,000 into a campaign to defeat San Francisco's proposed CEO tax, and…
The Marin Headlands Treasure Has Been Found — And the Solution Is Beautifully Nerdy
PublishedFor weeks, a cryptic poem sent hundreds of Bay Area residents scrambling through the Marin Headlands with shovels…
Checkmate Your Weekend Plans: Free Chess Returns to Union Square
PublishedIn a city that spends millions on "activating public spaces" through bureaucratic programs and consultant-driven…
A Taqueria That Trusts You: Tato SF's Pay-What-You-Can Fridays
PublishedEvery Friday, Tato SF runs a simple experiment in human decency: they sell tacos on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Tired of Dating Apps? SF's Single Professionals Mixer Wants You to Talk to Humans Again
PublishedIn a city where half the population stares at their phones on Muni and the other half is too busy disrupting something…
CalMatters Brings Free Voter Guide Event to SF — Here's Why You Should Actually Show Up
PublishedLook, we get it. Between the doom-scrolling and the attack ads, engaging with California's ballot can feel like…
Free City College: A Sacred Cow Worth Questioning
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie is catching heat from the usual corners over his stance on City College of San Francisco's Free City…
Hey Elon, While You're at It, SF Has Plenty More Tech Oligarchs Worth Suing
PublishedElon Musk has never been one to shy away from a legal fight.
Another Day, Another Muni Crash on Mission Street
PublishedA Muni bus collided with a truck reportedly making an illegal turn on Mission Street, leaving several people injured.
The Bay Area's Dating Scene Is Broken — And It's Not Just You
PublishedIf you're single in the Bay Area and feel like dating has become an exercise in futility, congratulations — you're not…
Your Mission District Happy Hour Guide (Because You Deserve Better Than Overpriced Well Drinks)
PublishedLook, we love the Mission. It's got some of the best food in the city, murals that actually slap, and a bar scene deep…
The Bay Area's Cruelest Math Problem: Your Dream City vs. Your Sanity
PublishedHere's a dilemma that perfectly encapsulates the Bay Area's housing absurdity: a 25-year-old nurse just landed a job at…
A Missed Connection from Crazy Horse: Sweet Story or Sign You Need a Therapist?
PublishedLook, we normally cover city budgets, transit meltdowns, and the latest ways San Francisco finds to light taxpayer…
SF's Streets Are Still the Best Gallery in Town
PublishedThere's something deeply San Francisco about stumbling across fresh art taped to a wall by some anonymous creative who…
A Giant Snake Was Spotted by Levi's Plaza and Honestly? He Lives Here
PublishedA sizeable snake was spotted slithering near Levi's Plaza this week, prompting the age-old San Francisco question…
$1,900 for a Studio in San Leandro and He's Thrilled — What That Says About the Rest of Us
PublishedA 33-year-old wheelchair agent from Kansas just put a deposit down on a studio apartment in San Leandro.
Why Does Every SF Road Project Feel Like It Takes a Geological Age?
PublishedIf you commute down Folsom Street from the Mission to FiDi, you already know.
Shanghai Dumpling King Closes on Monterey — And Nobody Saw It Coming
PublishedShanghai Dumpling King on Monterey Boulevard is done.
Block a Bridge, Face a Decade in Prison? Maybe Think Twice Before Stopping 40,000 Cars
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be controversial but somehow is: if you deliberately shut down one of the most…
The $100 Pixie Cut and the Death of Affordable Grooming in SF
PublishedHere's a fun little snapshot of life in San Francisco in 2025: asking for an affordable haircut recommendation online…
SFO Cab Drivers Are Still Running the 'Broken Card Reader' Scam — And City Hall Doesn't Care
PublishedHere's a fun little welcome-to-San-Francisco experience: You land at SFO, grab a cab, and the driver tells you his…
Seven Bay Area Restaurants Just Earned Michelin Recognition — Here's the List
PublishedMichelin just added seven Bay Area restaurants to its California guide, and the list is a genuinely encouraging…
James May Just Put a Hayward Burger Joint on the International Map
PublishedOf all the things we expected from a former Top Gear host reviewing Tesla's new diner, a shoutout to a Hayward burger…
Man With Nine Houses Complains About Neighbor Building One ADU. This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things.
PublishedSomewhere in San Francisco right now, a man who owns nine houses — one of them in Diamond Head, Hawaii — is fuming…