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Wiener Cruising, Chakrabarti Burning Cash, and Chan Just Vibing
PublishedThe race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress is shaping up to be less of a contest and more of a coronation.
Daniel Lurie's Revival Tour: Baseball Games, AI Retraining, and the Vibes-Over-Substance Question
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie is out here doing the thing politicians do when they want you to know they're regular — catching a…
SFUSD's School Closure Drama: When the Superintendent Doesn't CC the School Board
PublishedHere's a fun way to run a school district: don't tell the people technically in charge what you're planning.
The Bay Area's Gas Heater Ban Is a $8,000 Problem Dressed Up as Climate Policy
PublishedStarting in 2027, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will require homeowners replacing their gas water…
Muni's Weekend of Pain: When 'Expect Heavy Delays' Is the Official Plan
PublishedA Muni operator posted a warning this week that should surprise exactly no one who's ever waited 35 minutes for a bus…
SF's Hidden Brooklyn: The Townhouse Blocks You've Walked Past a Thousand Times
PublishedSan Francisco gets a lot of architectural love for its Painted Ladies, its Victorians, its mid-century modernist…
The 49ers' Quiet Revolution at Wide Receiver
PublishedThe 49ers' Quiet Revolution at Wide Receiver Here's a radical concept for the San Francisco 49ers: What if your wide…
Mission Bay Is Finally Getting a Real Dining Scene — No Thanks to City Planning
PublishedFor years, Mission Bay felt like San Francisco's most expensive ghost town — a neighborhood of gleaming biotech…
The SF Hustle Paradox: Everyone's Busy, Yet the City's Always Alive
PublishedHere's a question that quietly haunts every ambitious person in San Francisco: How is this city so alive when everyone…
A Photo Walk Through SF Reveals What City Hall Doesn't Want to Talk About
PublishedSometimes you don't need a policy paper or a budget spreadsheet to understand what's going wrong in San Francisco.
Whatever Happened to the Red-Faced Lady of Chinatown?
PublishedEvery great city has its characters — the people who aren't famous, aren't powerful, but are known.
SF's Trash Problem Is a Policy Problem — And We Keep Pretending Otherwise
PublishedSan Francisco has a trash problem. Not just in the "oops, I forgot to take out the recycling" sense — in the "there are…
Golden Gate Park's Free Concert Series: The Best Thing the City Does That Costs You Nothing
PublishedHere's something San Francisco gets right — and yes, we're allowed to say that sometimes.
A Taco Joint That Trusts You With the Check? Tato's Friday Experiment Is Refreshingly Un-SF
PublishedIn a city where a burrito can run you $18 and a side of guac feels like a luxury tax, one San Francisco spot is trying…
Your Tax Dollars at Work — And For Once, You Can Actually See Them
PublishedHere's something you don't hear us say often: a San Francisco government program that's actually transparent —…
SoMa Gets New Affordable Housing — But Let's Talk About Where the Real Money Goes
PublishedThe Freelon Apartments are coming to SoMa, promising dozens of new affordable units for low-income individuals and…
$46 Pizza: Free Market in Action or Sign of the Apocalypse?
PublishedA $46 pizza. Not a party-sized sheet pan. Not a meal for four. A single weekday "special" pie from June's Pizza — one…
The Great SF Calamari Debate: Where to Find the City's Best Fried Rings
PublishedSan Francisco loves a good food argument.
A 40% Rent Hike and the Art of Getting Pushed Out of San Francisco
PublishedHere's a fun little housing horror story that perfectly captures the state of renting in San Francisco in 2025.
SF's Nightlife Refuses to Die — One Thursday and One Sad Saturday at a Time
PublishedFor a city that spent the better part of four years doing its best impression of a ghost town after dark, San…
The Mission's DIY Scene Refuses to Die — And It Won't Cost You a Dime
PublishedWhile city hall keeps throwing millions at "activating" public spaces through committees and consultants, the Mission…
Your Wallet Gets a Break: SF's Best Free Attractions This Month
PublishedIn a city where a one-bedroom apartment runs you $3,000 and a burrito somehow costs $18, free anything feels like a…
SMART Train Breaks Ground on Healdsburg Extension — And Somehow Stays on Schedule
PublishedIn a region where transit projects are synonymous with budget overruns, decade-long delays, and broken promises, SMART…
Where Do You Actually Buy Clothes in San Francisco?
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be hard but somehow is: where do you go clothes shopping in San Francisco?