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

Bay to Breakers Is Back, Baby — And Yes, You Should Actually Run It This Year

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There's a particular kind of San Francisco magic that only happens once a year: thousands of people in absurd costumes…

EventsMay 7, 2026

Want to Learn Magic: The Gathering in SF? Here's Where to Shuffle Up

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Look, not every editorial has to be about Muni delays or the Board of Supervisors lighting taxpayer money on fire.

CultureMay 7, 2026

The Marie Kondo Economy: Why SF Parents Are Paying Strangers to Declutter Their 800 Sq Ft Lives

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Here's a sentence that perfectly encapsulates San Francisco living in 2025: a resident with an 800-square-foot home, a…

HousingMay 7, 2026

The Most Human Post on the Internet This Week Came From a Bay Area Ecologist Learning to Be a Software Engineer

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Two posts caught our eye this week that, taken together, paint a portrait of life in the Bay Area that no tech…

CultureMay 7, 2026

Nobody Called It a 'Bodega' Until Instagram Did

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Let's settle something: San Francisco has corner stores.

CultureMay 7, 2026

Gas Hits $6.60 and Your Boss Still Wants You in the Office — Here's a Better Idea

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Bay Area gas prices are hovering between $6 and $6.60 a gallon again, and if you're one of the thousands of workers…

PoliticsMay 7, 2026

A Stranger Walked Into an Outer Sunset Home. SFPD's Advice? File a Restraining Order.

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Here's a fun scenario for your Wednesday: You're working from home in the Outer Sunset, mid-meeting on a video call…

PoliticsOuter SunsetMay 7, 2026

Level Up: SF's Spring Game Arts & Design Showcase Is Worth Your Time

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San Francisco's Spring 2026 Game Arts & Design Showcase is heading our way, and it's one of those local events that…

TechMay 7, 2026

SFMTA Finally Discovers That Letting People Ride for Free Costs Money

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In a revelation that will shock absolutely no one who's ever ridden the N-Judah, SFMTA has announced "Fares for Our…

TransitMay 6, 2026

DoorDash's Delivery Robots Are Coming to SF. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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DoorDash is gearing up to unleash delivery robots on the streets of San Francisco, and we have...

TechMay 6, 2026

The 'I Totally Quit' Tech Worker Who Still Hangs Outside Her Old Office at 8AM

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There's a genre of content that's become inescapable in the Bay Area: the tech worker departure video.

TechMay 6, 2026

Flying Truck Bed Cover on 880 Is a Reminder That Bay Area Freeways Are Basically Thunderdome

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If you were driving southbound on the 880 through Fremont around 4:30 PM on Monday and saw a Tacoma's truck bed cover…

TransitMay 6, 2026

Kaiser Santa Clara Has Legionella in Its Water — But Sure, Come On In

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Here's a sentence you probably don't want to hear about the hospital where you're scheduled for a medical procedure…

GeneralMay 6, 2026

Woman Shot by Stray Bullet Near Jefferson Square Park — Walks Herself to the Hospital

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A woman was struck by a stray bullet while sitting in her car near Jefferson Square Park and had to walk herself to the…

PoliticsWestern AdditionMay 6, 2026

SF's 'Boom' Is Back — But Who's Actually Booming?

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San Francisco is back, baby. At least, that's the narrative making the rounds. While Los Angeles grapples with economic…

PoliticsMay 6, 2026

46 Years of Helping Immigrants Learn — and SF Just Pulled the Plug

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San Francisco is closing a 46-year-old school program designed to serve Spanish-speaking immigrant students.

PoliticsMay 6, 2026

SF Judge Tells DA Jenkins: You Can't Ban the Word 'Genocide' in Court

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Here's a legal story that should matter to you regardless of where you stand on the Israel-Palestine conflict: a San…

PoliticsMay 6, 2026

It's a Family Affair: Low Brothers Lock Down Both Police and Fire Commissions

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San Francisco just handed oversight of both its police department and its fire department to two brothers.

PoliticsMay 6, 2026

A Local Artist Is Painting SF's Icons — And Nailing It

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In a city where public art budgets balloon into the millions and bureaucratic committees debate murals for years, it's…

CultureAlamo SquareMay 6, 2026

The Golden Gate's Best Unpaid Marketing Team: Wildflowers

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There are exactly two things San Francisco does effortlessly well: charging you too much for a one-bedroom and looking…

CulturePresidioMay 6, 2026

Sutro Heights Gets a Fairy Hole and Honestly, We're Not Mad About It

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Somewhere along the Sutro Heights trail, someone — or something — has installed a tiny fairy hole, and it's the kind of…

CultureOuter RichmondMay 6, 2026

Pollen Season Is Wrecking San Francisco and Your Sinuses Know It

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If you've spent the last few days wondering whether you caught a cold, developed a new chronic illness, or simply…

GeneralMay 6, 2026

SF Traffic Is Getting Worse, and Nobody Wants to Talk About Why

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If your 20-minute commute has quietly ballooned into a 40-plus-minute slog, you're not imagining things.

TransitMay 6, 2026

Leash Your Dog or Leave It Home: The Off-Leash Entitlement Problem Won't Fix Itself

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Here's a scene that plays out across San Francisco approximately ten thousand times a day: someone's unleashed dog…

GeneralOuter SunsetMay 6, 2026