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Manny's Hosts Trash Cleanup With $1 Beer and Free Yoga — Because Apparently That's How Cities Get Clean Now
PublishedManny's is throwing a neighborhood trash cleanup event, complete with $1 beer, free yoga classes, and free fries.
The SF Tea Festival Returns to the Ferry Building — And It's Worth the Trip
PublishedMark your calendars: the SF Tea Festival is back at the Ferry Building on May 2-3, 2026, and if you've never been, this…
Two Billionaires Walk Into a Courtroom: The OpenAI Trial That Could Reshape SF's AI Empire
PublishedElon Musk and Sam Altman are airing their dirty laundry in court, and the rest of San Francisco's AI industry is…
Kezar Track Is for Everyone — Yes, Even You, Slow Runner
PublishedPermission Granted: You Don't Need to Be Fast to Use a Public Track Somewhere in San Francisco right now, a nervous new…
SOMA Liquor Store Wants You to Know That Food Is Healing (Beer Is $2)
PublishedThere's a certain kind of audacity that only San Francisco can produce — the kind where a corner liquor store in SOMA…
Finally, a Show That Gets How Messed Up Your Love Life Is
PublishedSan Francisco's dating scene is, by most accounts, an absolute warzone.
The Only Debate Worth Having: Prince vs. Michael Jackson Hits NoPa
PublishedForget ranked-choice voting — NoPa is hosting the only head-to-head matchup that actually matters: Prince vs.
30 Plays in 60 Minutes: The Most Efficient Entertainment in San Francisco
PublishedIn a city where a single Board of Supervisors meeting can drag on for six hours to accomplish absolutely nothing, the…
Free Comedy Night Alert: HellaSecret Brings Desi Laughs to SF
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about how San Francisco wastes your money.
Mean Girls the Musical Hits SF: Your Wallet Will Thank You for Not Going to New York
PublishedThe Burn Book Goes Broadway — Right Here in San Francisco Get in, losers — we're going to the theater.
The Cobblers of San Francisco: A Dying Trade the City Actually Needs
PublishedHere's a small but telling sign of the times: someone in San Francisco recently went looking for a cobbler — an actual…
Going Out Solo in SF? Here's How to Actually Find the Fun
PublishedThere's something quietly great about a city where people still want to go out on a random weeknight — alone, if they…
SB79 Won't Save the Missing Middle — The Math Doesn't Lie
PublishedSacramento loves to pass housing bills with triumphant press releases and zero grasp of a spreadsheet.
One Bay Area Resident Just Wants to Pet Some Dogs for Their Birthday, and Honestly, Same
PublishedIn a region where the news cycle is dominated by budget deficits, housing crises, and transit meltdowns, sometimes the…
The California Coast: Nature's Most Effective Recruiting Tool
PublishedEvery week, someone from the Midwest visits the Bay Area, sees the Pacific coastline for the first time, and starts…
The Best City Employee You Never Hired: A Heron Clocks In at Golden Gate Park
PublishedThere's a great blue heron working the ponds of Golden Gate Park right now, and we're pleased to report it requires…
Billionaire Neil Mehta Waited Out SF's Legacy Business Protections. Now He's Back to Evicting.
PublishedRemember when Aaron Peskin pushed through that 18-month moratorium on evicting legacy businesses back in November 2024?
Teacher Housing at 750 Golden Gate: A Band-Aid on a Self-Inflicted Wound
PublishedThere's a new building going up at 750 Golden Gate Avenue in the Western Addition, and on the surface, it's hard not to…
SF's Comedy Scene Is Booming — And Your Wallet Might Actually Survive
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often about San Francisco entertainment: it's actually affordable.
The Young Masters Take the Stage: SF Chamber Orchestra Spotlights Rising Talent
PublishedHere's something San Francisco gets right without a single committee hearing, budget overrun, or environmental impact…
The Real Cost of a Clean Apartment in San Francisco
PublishedIf you've ever tried to hire a house cleaner in San Francisco, you already know: the sticker shock is real.
Chris Lake Takes Over Pier 48 — Because SF's Waterfront Should Be a Dance Floor, Apparently
PublishedElectronic music heavyweight Chris Lake is bringing his brand of infectious tech-house to Pier 48 this weekend, and if…
You're 45 and Can't Make Small Talk? Welcome to San Francisco.
PublishedHere's a confession that resonated with a lot of people this week: a 45-year-old SF dad — married, two kids, doing fine…
SF Renters Have Resorted to Seducing Landlords, and Honestly, We Get It
PublishedThe San Francisco rental market has reached a new milestone in absurdity.