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Out With the Croissants, In With the Onigiri: The Mission's Culinary Revolving Door Keeps Spinning
PublishedAnother chapter in the Mission District's never-ending restaurant shuffle: a French-inspired bakery is closing its…
The Great SF Shoe Dilemma: Looking Good Without Destroying Your Feet
PublishedHere's a uniquely San Francisco problem: you want to look like you put in some effort, but you also need to survive…
San Francisco's Best Frolicking Fields, Ranked by Whimsy
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time at The Dissent talking about government waste, transit nightmares, and the cost of…
The Libertarian's Guide to Fries and a Drink: SF's Best Solo Bar Afternoons
PublishedThere's a beautifully simple pleasure that requires zero government subsidy, no permit from the Planning Commission…
Bay Area Transit Ridership Is Up — But Let's Be Honest About Why
PublishedBART, Muni, and Caltrain are all trumpeting major ridership increases this spring, and the agencies are crediting a fun…
The Internet Just Identified a Mystery Street Photo in Record Time — And the Story Behind It Is Peak Bay Area
PublishedThere's something deeply satisfying about the internet doing what it does best: solving mysteries nobody asked it to…
Why SF Keeps Shrinking Its Own Skyline
PublishedHere's a fun quirk of building anything tall in San Francisco: by the time it actually goes up, it's almost certainly…
Chonkers Watch: SF's Favorite Freeloading Sea Lion Goes Off the Grid
PublishedIn a city where government programs bloat faster than a sea lion on an anchovy buffet, it's fitting that San…
Draft Day Roulette: The 49ers Keep Doing Things Their Way
PublishedIf there's one thing you can count on from the San Francisco 49ers, it's that they will never do what you expect on…
Gap Founder's Brother Lists Russian Hill Mansion for $17M — Because Of Course It's Russian Hill
PublishedIf you've ever wondered where the money from all those khakis ended up, wonder no more.
Ex-SFPD Chief Heads Back to School — On Your Dime, Naturally
PublishedHere's a sentence that should make every San Francisco taxpayer do a double take: former interim SFPD Chief Paul Yep…
SF's Packed Weekly Calendar Proves the City's Not Dead — It Just Doesn't Sleep
PublishedEvery few months, someone on the internet declares San Francisco dead.
California's Billionaire Tax Brawl: Three Bad Ideas for the Price of One
PublishedCalifornia's political class has done it again.
SF's Healthcare Surcharge Scam: Your Extra 5% Went to City Hall, Not Your Server
PublishedYou know that annoying line item at the bottom of your restaurant bill — the one labeled "SF Health Surcharge" that…
Travis Kalanick Fled to Texas, But Came Crawling Back to SF for His Launch Party
PublishedLook, we get it. Texas has no state income tax, cheaper real estate, and you can probably get a table at a restaurant…
Free Groceries, No Questions Asked: Heartwarming or a Model That Can't Scale?
PublishedHere's something you don't see every day in a city better known for its bloated government programs and…
Your Midweek Excuse to Ditch the Desk: Free Concerts in Golden Gate Park
PublishedHere's something San Francisco actually gets right: free stuff in a gorgeous public park that doesn't require a permit…
Free Art Workshop in SF: Sometimes the Best Things in Life Actually Are Free
PublishedSan Francisco is hosting a free art workshop focused on portrait cut-out techniques, and honestly?
Twin Peaks Is Getting a Facelift — And For Once, It Might Actually Be Worth It
PublishedThe city just broke ground on the Twin Peaks Promenade, a project that promises new trails and overlooks at one of San…
SFPUC Wants You to Pay for Its Electrification Dreams
PublishedThe San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has a bold new idea for its citywide electrification push: let the…
Hillary Ronen Lands Softly at La Raza Centro Legal, Because of Course She Does
PublishedFormer District 9 Supervisor Hillary Ronen is back from her extended Spanish holiday and ready to get back to work —…
Tired of Dating Apps? This SF Speed Dating Event Actually Doesn't Suck
PublishedLook, we get it. Dating in San Francisco is a special kind of purgatory. The apps are a wasteland of people who haven't…
A Grown Man's Guide to Going Out in SF Without Losing Your Dignity
PublishedHere's a situation that doesn't get enough ink: you're in your mid-to-late 40s, you want to grab drinks with your…
Is Eight AM Brunch Serving SF's Best French Toast? Your Wallet Might Not Want to Know
PublishedLook, we're not usually in the business of telling you where to eat brunch.