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You Moved to a City Surrounded by Water — Time to Eat Like It
PublishedWelcome to San Francisco, where the Pacific Ocean is literally right there and yet somehow people still default to…
Calling All Ducks Fans: Finding Your Flock in a Sharks Town
PublishedSan Francisco has never been a hockey town in the traditional sense.
The Bay Area Friendliness Problem Is Real — But It's Not What You Think
PublishedHere's a question that keeps coming up in conversations around the Bay Area: Why does it feel like nobody here would…
SF's New Drug Detention Center Has an Unlocked Front Door. No, Seriously.
PublishedSan Francisco just opened its much-hyped RESET Center — the city's answer to the open-air drug crisis that has plagued…
The SF Dating App Report: Hinge, Hope, and Whole Foods Cake
PublishedLook, we're a fiscally conservative outlet that covers local politics and government accountability.
The Great SF Cake Hunt: Why Getting a Birthday Slice Delivered Shouldn't Require a PhD
PublishedThere's something beautifully simple about wanting to send a friend a birthday cake.
The Post-Giants-Game Dining Problem Nobody Warns You About
PublishedHere's a dirty little secret about San Francisco that visitors discover the hard way: this city rolls up its sidewalks…
The Simple Joy SF Keeps Trying to Kill: A Slice and a Beer at the Bar
PublishedThere was a time — not that long ago — when you could walk into Golden Boy Pizza in North Beach, grab a slab of that…
Before the Senate, J.D. Vance Was Just Another SF Guy Volunteering at a Community Garden
PublishedHere's a fun piece of trivia that most San Franciscans have absolutely no idea about: Vice President J.D.
Forget North Beach: Where to Actually Find Authentic Italian in SF
PublishedHere's a take that might get you yelled at in Washington Square Park: North Beach isn't necessarily where you'll find…
SFUSD Can't Teach Kids to Read, But Sure, Let's Mandate More Ethnic Studies
PublishedSan Francisco Unified School District has officially adopted a new ethnic studies curriculum — and if you've been…
Fifty Years Ago, a Boy Boarded a Ship — And San Francisco Became Home
PublishedApril 30th, 1975. Saigon was falling. A father came home from work, looked at his family, and said: let's go. No…
San Francisco Will Ignore Your 311 Calls, But Never Miss a Chance to Fine You
PublishedHere's a story that perfectly distills the San Francisco governing experience into a single, infuriating anecdote.
A Guy in Orange Did What the City Couldn't: He Just Stood Up
PublishedThursday morning on the N Judah, somewhere between the Sunset and Embarcadero, a woman started harassing an older Asian…
San Francisco's Best Freeloaders: The Parrots of Vallejo Stairway
PublishedIf you've never had the pleasure of walking up the Vallejo Stairway in Telegraph Hill and being loudly heckled by a…
Free Art in SF? The Witness Collaborative Proves Culture Doesn't Need a Government Price Tag
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often enough in San Francisco: it's free.
Success Centers Hosting Hiring & Resource Fair — Here's What You Need to Know
PublishedIf you've been doom-scrolling job boards and wondering when the San Francisco economy is going to throw you a bone…
Another 'Immersion Workshop' — But What Are We Actually Immersing In?
PublishedSan Francisco loves a good workshop. We especially love ones with vague, aspirational names that sound like they were…
A $1,050 Lesson in Why 'Charm' Shouldn't Mean 'Sloppy Craftsmanship'
PublishedThere's a fine line between artisan charm and careless craftsmanship — and a local jewelry shop in Rockridge seems to…
MUNI's Two Realities: Backpack Blockades and the Strangers Who Have Your Back
PublishedMUNI riders are living in two worlds right now.
SF's Dress Code Is 'Whatever You Want' — But Bring a Coat
PublishedJune in San Francisco is a beautiful scam.
Apartment Hunting in SF Is Hard Enough — Now Try Doing It With a Parrot
PublishedSan Francisco's rental market is notoriously brutal.
The Bay Area Bands That Almost Made It — And Why That Matters
PublishedEvery great music city has its legends. And then it has its almost legends — the bands and artists who were one break…
Finally, a San Francisco Celebrity Who Doesn't Want Your Tax Dollars
PublishedIn a city where our elected officials regularly embarrass us on the national stage, it's refreshing that San…