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A Robot Walks Into a Bar: SF Now Has AI-Powered Comedy Nights
PublishedBecause San Francisco wasn't already enough of a tech parody, we now have "Laugh GPT" — a free AI-powered comedy night…
Dollar Margaritas and Disco Tacos: The SoMa Tuesday You Didn't Know You Needed
PublishedIn a city where a single taco can run you $7 and a mid-shelf margarita will set you back $16 before tip, Underdogs in…
Cinco de Mayo Comedy Festival Brings Laughs and Happy Hour to SF
PublishedLook, San Francisco knows how to throw a party — and combining Cinco de Mayo with a comedy festival and all-night happy…
The Giants Finally Did Something — And It Might Actually Make Sense
PublishedThere's a particular brand of torture reserved for Giants fans: watching a front office that seems perpetually allergic…
The Most Powerful Endorsement in SF Politics — And Why Pelosi Is Sitting On It
PublishedIn San Francisco politics, there's one endorsement that functions less like a stamp of approval and more like a…
The Mission's Cursed Burger Spot Claims Another Victim
PublishedIf you believe in cursed commercial real estate — and honestly, living in San Francisco, you probably should — then…
Cal Academy Workers Are Showing Up to Jobs They've Been Told Don't Exist
PublishedHere's a sentence you don't read every day: the California Academy of Sciences wants to lay off workers, and those…
Trina Michelle Robinson Brings Her Vision to Two SF Art Spaces — And You Should Pay Attention
PublishedSan Francisco's art scene doesn't always get the credit it deserves — partly because so much of the city's cultural…
District 2 Candidates Face the Layoff Question — And SF's Budget Reality Check
PublishedSan Francisco's District 2 race is heating up, and candidates are being forced to answer a question that most local…
Russian Hill Chihuahua Seeks Sitter, Demands Multiple Interviews and Background Check
PublishedForget San Francisco's brutal job market — the toughest hiring process in the city right now might be for a part-time…
The Best Spots in SF Where Nobody's Recording a TikTok
PublishedHere's a radical idea: What if you left your house and went somewhere that didn't assault you with screens, influencer…
Laid Off in the Bay? At Least the Trails Are Free
PublishedThere's a quiet trend emerging on Bay Area trailheads, and it's not a new fitness craze.
A 'Tech Map' From 2006 That Probably Isn't — And What It Actually Tells Us
PublishedA map purporting to show the Bay Area tech landscape circa 2006 has been making the rounds online, and it's a fun…
A Government-Free Success Story: Free Wheelchair Tune-Ups at Civic Center
PublishedHere's something you don't hear enough about in San Francisco: a community organization quietly doing good work, no…
The Golden Gate Still Has the Power to Shut You Up and Make You Stare
PublishedThere's a moment — and if you live here, you know it — when you round a corner or crest a hill and the Golden Gate…
SFMTA's Budget Fix: Make Parking and Cable Cars More Expensive, Obviously
PublishedWhen the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency needs to balance the books, there's one move they always reach…
San Francisco Has a Dog Problem — And It's Not the Dogs' Fault
PublishedSan Francisco loves dogs. We love them so much we've practically built a civic religion around them — off-leash parks…
Angel Island's Dark History Deserves Better Than Silence — A New Theater Project Steps Up
PublishedIf you grew up in the Bay Area, you probably visited Angel Island on a school field trip.
Smile, You're on Camera: SF Speed Cams Are Actually Working
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day: a San Francisco government program that appears to be working exactly as…
Molotov Cocktails and Mental Health Cards: The Altman Firebomb Suspect's Defense Writes Itself
PublishedA man allegedly showed up at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco home with a Molotov cocktail.
Scientology's SF Church Has a Trespassing Problem, and It's Exactly as Weird as You Think
PublishedSan Francisco's Church of Scientology is dealing with an unusual security headache: groups of people attempting to…
District 2 Housing Debate Reveals SF's Eternal Dilemma: Everyone Wants More Housing, Nobody Agrees on How
PublishedThe District 2 supervisor race is heating up, and last week's candidate debate made one thing abundantly clear: housing…
A Father of Two Lost on the Hayward Bridge — and Questions That Deserve Answers
PublishedIn the early morning hours of May 2nd, a collision on the Hayward Bridge claimed the life of Sheerag Nasim Siddiqui, a…
Pour One Out for Sweet Tomatoes: The Buffet the Bay Area Didn't Deserve
PublishedIf you grew up in the Bay Area in the '90s or 2000s and your parents were even remotely health-conscious — or at least…