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Sutter and Santa Clara University Are Building a Med School — And the Bay Area Desperately Needs It
PublishedHere's something you don't see every day in the Bay Area: a major institution actually building something that…
No Permits, No Budget, No Problem: How One Guy With a Trash Can Is Outperforming City Government
PublishedWhile municipalities across the Bay Area spend millions on consultants, environmental impact reports, and multi-year…
Hit and Run at 24th and Mission: One Driver's Uphill Battle to Find Justice
PublishedA San Francisco resident's parked car was smashed in a hit and run near 24th and Cypress on Thursday afternoon, and the…
Bay to Breakers Wants Your Money Before You Can Day-Drink in a Costume
PublishedIf your annual Bay to Breakers tradition involves rolling out of bed, throwing on a banana costume, and hopping into…
SF's Fighting Robots Have Traded Punches for Pirouettes, and Honestly? We Have Questions.
PublishedThere's something beautifully, absurdly San Francisco about this: the Bay Area's robot combat scene — once a glorious…
Ex-City Planner Says They Were Intimidated for Questioning a Lurie-Linked Permit Deal. Color Us Unsurprised.
PublishedHere's a story that should make every San Franciscan's ears perk up: a former city planner is alleging they faced…
SF School Board Candidates Face the Ethnic Studies Question — And Most Dodge It
PublishedThe San Francisco school board race is heating up, and one of the litmus tests for candidates this cycle is a…
BTS at Stanford Is a Transit Test — And Caltrain Might Actually Pass It
PublishedTens of thousands of BTS fans are about to descend on Stanford, and the Bay Area's transit infrastructure is getting a…
Man Loses Car Somewhere in Oakland, Offers $250 Bounty, Internet Detectives Crack the Case
PublishedWe've all had that moment in a parking garage where you wander around clicking your key fob like a desperate divining…
Forbidden Words: Valencia Street's Latest Mural Says What the City Won't
PublishedThere's a new mural up at the Drawing Room Annex on Valencia Street, and it's called Forbidden Words.
Ocean Avenue Red Lanes Are Finally Happening — After Years of Bureaucratic Foot-Dragging
PublishedTransit-only red lanes are finally coming to Ocean Avenue in Ingleside.
The Chonk Abides: Pier 39's Stellar Sea Lions Are Still Holding Court
PublishedSan Francisco has no shortage of squatters who refuse to leave prime waterfront real estate, but at least these ones…
The Presidio's New Board: MAGA Donors' Club or Business as Usual?
PublishedThe Trump administration has restacked the Presidio Trust board with a roster heavy on tech-world connections…
Vesuvio Is Still Cool. That's the Whole Story.
PublishedStop the presses: young people are going to a cool bar.
The Quiet Case for Letting San Franciscans Be Weird With Their Garages
PublishedWalk down almost any residential block in San Francisco and you'll notice something you won't find in most American…
The Force Awakens at Union Square Burger King, Apparently
PublishedLook, we love a good community event as much as anyone.
Contra Costa Hands Out Free Clipper Cards — But Who's Actually Paying?
PublishedContra Costa County is offering free $25 Clipper cards to local commuters, which sounds great until you remember that…
An Exhibit Worth Your Time: The Uncomfortable History of Mental Health Abuses
PublishedThere's a quiet exhibit making the rounds that deserves more attention than it's getting — a display documenting the…
Tenderloin Seniors Are Fighting the Loneliness Epidemic — And a New Doc Shows How
PublishedThere's a public health crisis that doesn't get nearly enough attention, and it has nothing to do with fentanyl…
SF's Economy Hits an 'Inflection Point' — But Let's Not Break Out the Champagne Yet
PublishedThe San Francisco Controller's office is signaling something city residents haven't heard in a while: cautious optimism.
Walgreens Allegedly Tried to Stiff Workers on Back Pay During SF Layoffs
PublishedHere's a fun look at corporate accountability — or the lack thereof.
Bernal Heights: Still One of SF's Best-Kept Secrets (Your Tax Dollars Didn't Build That View)
PublishedSometimes it's worth stepping back from the budget deficits, the bureaucratic bloat, and the endless city hall drama to…
The Giants' Bryce Eldridge Problem Is a Good Problem — If They Don't Blow It
PublishedThe San Francisco Giants have a shiny new toy in Bryce Eldridge, their top prospect and the kind of young talent that's…
State Supreme Court May Have Just Blown Up SF's Fireworks Murder Case
PublishedHere's a question that cuts to the heart of criminal accountability: If someone dies because of illegal fireworks, and…