The Dissent

There's something quietly radical about someone spending their lunch break painting the Civic Center Farmers Market.

There's something almost poetic about a political feud between a tech billionaire and California's governor starting at…

If you've been meaning to roll out your yoga mat somewhere other than your overpriced 400-square-foot apartment, here's…

If you're building a franchise from scratch, there's exactly one way to signal you're serious: go get a star.

Every week, another bright-eyed transplant lands in San Francisco and asks the internet for advice.

Look, we respect the hustle. We really do. In a world where everyone's trying to monetize their personal brand…

Here's a fun exercise: take a piece of chicken, thread it onto a bamboo stick, grill it, and try to imagine a universe…

Look, we're not here to judge. The Balboa Cafe has been turning responsible adults into sidewalk sleepers since 1913…

If you were walking down 24th and Bryant recently, you may have spotted a missing poster that stopped you in your…

Here's something San Francisco doesn't charge you for, doesn't require a permit for, and the Board of Supervisors…

Ten drafts in. A full decade of the Lynch-Shanahan era. And apparently it took that long for the brain trust at 4949…

We've seen a lot of creative real estate plays in the Bay Area, but a Mill Valley homeowner just set a new bar: he's…

It's the coaching saga that somehow feels both inevitable and interminable.

If you've been watching the Giants this season and wondering when Rafael Devers is going to start looking like the guy…

San Francisco has no shortage of strange-but-true stories, but this one might take the cake.

Some love stories are quiet. Some reshape entire cultural institutions. The story of Michael Tilson Thomas and Joshua…

Dannielle Spillman was killed. That fact should be the beginning and end of any serious conversation about this case…

Here's something that won't cost taxpayers a dime and doesn't require a single committee meeting: supporting Bay Area…

Here's a very San Francisco problem: a guy in his late 20s, new to the city, has volleyball leagues, salsa nights, gym…

Look, we normally cover city hall fumbles and transit meltdowns around here.

Here's a feel-good story that also happens to be a lesson in what's possible when a community actually gets things done.

Look, we're not against yoga. We're not against art galleries. But the continued blurring of every cultural institution…

The Bay Area Storytelling Festival is apparently happening in 2026.

Mark your calendars, folks — the city that usually takes a decade to approve a bus stop bench just gave the green light…