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

Go Bananas: SF's Best Banana Desserts Are Worth Every Penny

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Look, we usually spend our time here railing against budget overruns and bureaucratic bloat.

FoodMay 11, 2026

BTS Hits Stanford Stadium and the Bay Area Is Losing Its Mind

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BTS is playing Stanford Stadium this weekend, and if you somehow missed the memo, just look at the frenzy happening…

EventsMay 11, 2026

Angel Island: The Best Hike You're Not Taking

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Here's a free piece of advice that doesn't require a $7 oat milk latte or a $200 monthly gym membership: get yourself…

CultureMay 11, 2026

Xavier Becerra Hit With Campaign Finance Complaint — And the Details Are Thin

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An anonymous complaint has been filed accusing former California Attorney General and current HHS Secretary Xavier…

PoliticsMay 11, 2026

Wiener's Primary Lead Reveals an Inconvenient Truth for SF Progressives

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San Francisco's upcoming congressional primary is shaping up to be less of a horse race and more of a coronation — and…

PoliticsMay 11, 2026

Gubernatorial Candidate's ChatGPT Take Is Cold, But Is He Wrong?

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Gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco is catching heat for comments about the tragic suicide of Southern California…

PoliticsMay 11, 2026

Another One Gone: Beloved Castro Sushi Spot Eiji Quietly Closes Its Doors

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If you wandered past Eiji in the Castro recently hoping for some of the neighborhood's best sushi, you were met with a…

FoodCastroMay 11, 2026

The 'My Bad' Wave Is Dead, and Your Phone Killed It

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There was a time — not that long ago — when the social contract of Bay Area driving still held together.

TransitMay 11, 2026

The Definitive (and Totally Unsettled) Guide to Bay Area Hawaiian BBQ

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There are debates in the Bay Area that will never be resolved.

FoodMay 11, 2026

415 Forever: When One Area Code Ruled the Entire Bay

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Here's a fun thought experiment: What if the entire Bay Area — San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Walnut Creek, all of…

CultureMay 11, 2026

Academy of Art Dumps Fisherman's Wharf Property — Will Housing Actually Follow?

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The Academy of Art University has sold one of its Fisherman's Wharf properties — a site that's been earmarked for…

HousingFisherman's WharfMay 11, 2026

Fire Breaks Out in Bernal Heights — Details Still Scarce

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A fire broke out in Bernal Heights on Tuesday, visible from the area above Mission Street, sending smoke into the skies…

GeneralBernal HeightsMay 11, 2026

Love Letters to SF Are Nice — But Let's Talk About What It Actually Costs to Live Here

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Every few weeks, someone from out of town posts a breathless love letter to San Francisco.

HousingMay 11, 2026

Daniel Lurie Is America's Most Popular Mayor. But What Has He Actually Done?

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Daniel Lurie is reportedly the most popular mayor in the country right now.

PoliticsMay 11, 2026

50,000 Steps, One Friend, and a City That Still Knows How to Remember

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We spend a lot of time in this space talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget bloat, the bureaucratic…

CultureMay 11, 2026

The Freaky Little Fotomat That's Quietly Reviving SF Nightlife

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San Francisco's nightlife has been on life support for years.

CultureMay 11, 2026

Making Friends in SF Shouldn't Require an App — But Here We Are

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There's something quietly telling about a city where people routinely turn to the internet to ask strangers to be their…

CultureInner RichmondMay 11, 2026

Bay to Breakers Is Back, and SF Is Already Being Beautifully Weird About It

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Bay to Breakers hasn't even started yet and San Francisco is already doing what San Francisco does best: organizing…

EventsMay 11, 2026

SF Rents Are Back With a Vengeance — And Your Credit Score Might Not Save You

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If you're thinking about moving to San Francisco right now, we have good news and bad news.

HousingMay 11, 2026

Bay Area Drivers Have Declared War on Each Other (and the Zipper Merge)

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Every time you think Bay Area drivers can't get worse, someone in a blue Mercedes proves you wrong.

TransitMay 11, 2026

Expired Tags, Zero Consequences: The Bay Area's Honor System for Vehicle Registration

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Here's a fun thought experiment: What if the government charged you hundreds of dollars a year for something, then…

TransitMay 11, 2026

An EV Festival in Silicon Valley Drew Almost Nobody — And That Actually Tells You Something

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Sunnyvale hosted an "Electrify Your Life" festival this past Saturday, promising free test drives of Rivians, Teslas…

CultureMay 11, 2026

E-Bikes on Sidewalks: Already Illegal, Completely Unenforced

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Here's a fun fact that might make your blood boil: riding an e-bike or electric scooter on a San Francisco sidewalk is…

TransitMission DistrictMay 11, 2026

SFPD Is Going All-In on Flock Cameras — And Honestly? It Seems to Be Working

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Love it or hate it, SFPD has become the most enthusiastic adopter of Flock surveillance cameras in the country.

PoliticsMay 11, 2026