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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.
Caltrain Is Finally Electric — So Why Does It Still Feel Like 1995?
PublishedCaltrain's electrification is legitimately one of the best infrastructure wins the Bay Area has pulled off in years.
CHP Blitz Hits Bay Area Freeways — And Honestly, It's About Time
PublishedIf your commute felt a little more… supervised this week, you weren't imagining things.
Alcatraz Is Still the Best Tourist Trap in America — And It's Worth Every Penny
PublishedLet's be honest: San Francisco has a tourism problem.
A Bird Owner Needed Help and SF Actually Came Through
PublishedWe spend a lot of time around here cataloging the ways San Francisco's government fails its residents.
Noe Valley, One Street at a Time: Why This Neighborhood Still Has Soul
PublishedIn a city where entire blocks can transform overnight — a laundromat becomes a smoothie bar, a bookstore becomes a…
The Best Comedy Night You've Never Heard Of Is Hiding in a Bar Called Question Mark
PublishedSan Francisco's comedy scene has always thrived in weird little corners — basement shows, back patios, and dive bars…
The Gig Economy Has Come for Your Cat
PublishedHere's something that won't surprise anyone who's tried to book literally any service in San Francisco: even finding…
Wedding Season Is Coming: Where to Find Heels You Can Actually Walk In (Without Going Broke)
PublishedWedding season is nearly upon us, and if your calendar looks anything like ours, you're staring down a gauntlet of…
SF's Best Dive Bars Are Still Standing — And They're Exactly What You Need
PublishedSan Francisco gets a lot of press for its $22 cocktails and velvet-rope pretension, but the city's real soul has always…
A $3.5 Billion Drone Factory — Right Here on the Peninsula
PublishedIn an era when most companies are sprinting toward low-cost states to build their factories, Skydio is doing something…
This 20-Pound Couch Potato Survived Pneumonia and Now Just Wants to Love You
PublishedLook, we usually spend our time here holding city hall accountable and questioning where your tax dollars go.
House of Prime Rib Is Booked Six Months Out — Here's What That Says About SF Dining
PublishedHere's a fun little snapshot of the San Francisco dining economy: House of Prime Rib — a restaurant that has been…
An AI Insurance Startup Opened a Corgi Cafe. There Are No Corgis.
PublishedLook, San Francisco has always been a city where you walk into a business and wonder what it actually is.
The Giants' 9-9-9 Deal Vanished — And Nobody's Mourning
PublishedRemember the SF Giants' much-hyped 9-9-9 challenge?
WaooOOOOOOOOOOO: Your Weekly Reminder That SF Spends Money on a Cold War Siren
PublishedIt's Tuesday at noon, which means San Francisco's outdoor warning system is once again screaming into the void — and…
SF Arts Organizations Want More Funding — But Maybe the Real Problem Is City Hall
PublishedSan Francisco's arts organizations say they need more public support.
Billionaire Endorses Billionaire, Calls Him 'Opposite' of Oligarchs
PublishedIn a development that practically writes its own satire, Pacific Heights megadonor Susie Tompkins Buell — co-founder of…
Someone Redesigned 14 Bay Area City Flags and Honestly, We Need to Talk About It
PublishedA designer recently took it upon themselves to redesign the flags of 14 Bay Area cities — including San Francisco's —…