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Outside Lands' Food Lineup Goes Full San Francisco Nostalgia — And We're Not Mad About It
PublishedOutside Lands has always been as much about the food as the music — let's be honest, maybe more — and this year's…
Someone Buried $10K in San Francisco and Now It's Everyone's Problem
PublishedSomewhere in San Francisco, there's $10,000 buried underground.
86% of Bay Area Billboards Are Now AI Ads. One Student Is Keeping Receipts.
PublishedDrive down the 101 these days and you'd be forgiven for thinking you accidentally entered a Black Mirror episode…
Fired for Sexually Harassing Students — Then Allowed to Keep Teaching. This Is the System 'Protecting' Our Kids.
PublishedHere's a question that should make every parent in California furious: How does a teacher get fired by a school…
SF Forms a Working Group to Think About Maybe Possibly Renaming a Street
PublishedIn a move that surprises absolutely no one familiar with San Francisco governance, the city has convened a working…
Gap Closes Its Last Oakland Store — And Nobody Even Knew It Was There
PublishedGap is shutting down its only remaining store in Oakland, and the reaction from the community tells you everything you…
A Seven-Story Building Is Actually Going Up at 159 Fell Street. Yes, Really.
PublishedIn a city where it can take longer to get a building permit than to earn a medical degree, a seven-story residential…
BART's Biggest Problem Isn't Delays — It's You Standing in the Doorway
PublishedThere's a certain breed of BART rider — and you've met them — who boards a train, takes exactly two steps past the…
Your 14-Year-Old Is Texting at 20 MPH on an E-Bike. What Could Go Wrong?
PublishedHere's a scene that's become depressingly common on San Francisco's streets and sidewalks: a teenager hunched over…
A $10K Monthly Take-Home and She's Still Worried About Money. That Tells You Everything About SF.
PublishedA 29-year-old woman in tech recently posted a detailed breakdown of her finances online, inviting other San Franciscans…
Nancy Pelosi Gets a Garden at the Obama Center Because Of Course She Does
PublishedIn news that sounds like it was generated by an AI trained exclusively on San Francisco elite social calendars, Nancy…
The Best Things in the Bay Area Are Still Free
PublishedIn a region where a one-bedroom apartment can run you $3,500 a month and a cup of coffee somehow costs $7, it's worth…
When Poetry Veers Off the Map: Cole Swensen's Latest Pushes Language to the Edge
PublishedLook, we don't usually do poetry reviews at The Dissent.
The Excelsior Proves You Don't Need City Hall to Build Something Beautiful
PublishedWhile San Francisco spends millions on consultants, committees, and "community engagement" processes that somehow never…
Furnishing Your SF Apartment Without Losing Your Mind (Or Your Wallet)
PublishedIf you've recently signed a lease in San Francisco — first of all, condolences on your rent payment — you're probably…
No Permits Required: Dog Owners Organize Their Own Fun in the Richmond
PublishedHere's a refreshing story that doesn't involve a single city committee, grant application, or six-figure nonprofit…
So You're Moving to SF From NYC — Here's the Real Talk
PublishedEvery few weeks, another bright-eyed transplant announces they're packing up their overpriced Manhattan studio for an…
The Japanese Tea Garden Is the Best $15 You'll Spend in San Francisco (Or $0, If You're Smart About It)
PublishedIn a city where a mediocre latte costs $7 and a one-bedroom apartment costs your entire paycheck, the Japanese Tea…
San Francisco Politics: Now Available for Purchase
PublishedThere's a certain irony in a city that prides itself on progressive values watching a crop of wealthy candidates try to…
San Francisco Wants to Snuff Out Your Bar Patio Smoke — And Neighborhood Bars Are Fuming
PublishedNew legislation introduced at City Hall this month would ban smoking on bar and restaurant patios across San Francisco…
Reports of SaaS's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated — Just Ask This $2.75B SF Startup
PublishedEvery few months, someone in tech media publishes a breathless obituary for SaaS.
Bilal Mahmood: Supervisor by Day, Restaurant Influencer by Night
PublishedIn a city where politicians love to talk about supporting small businesses, one supervisor is actually doing something…
The Giants' $300 Million Lineup Puzzle Has No Easy Solution
PublishedEleven months after Buster Posey pulled off the biggest trade in Giants history, the returns are finally starting to…
City Workers Threaten to 'Shut Down' San Francisco — But Who's Really Holding Whom Hostage?
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie is barely into his tenure and already facing down a threat that no San Francisco mayor has dealt…