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SF Lays Off Community Ambassadors — Because Who Needs Accountability When You Have Programs?
PublishedSan Francisco is cutting its community ambassador program, laying off workers who've been stationed everywhere from…
A Geothermal Startup That Might Actually Be Worth the Hype
PublishedIn a region where "clean energy startup" is practically a greeting, it's easy to be skeptical when another company…
Matt Mahan Ethics Complaint: When 'Independent' PACs Don't Look So Independent
PublishedAn ethics complaint is alleging that a pro-Matt Mahan PAC and his campaign illegally coordinated — with billionaire…
Your Toddler Doesn't Need a Bucket List — They Need a Puddle
PublishedThere's a post making the rounds from a Sunset stay-at-home parent with an 18-month-old, asking for help building a…
Want to Do Something That Actually Matters This Weekend? Go Clean a Marsh.
PublishedHere's a radical idea for your Saturday afternoon: instead of doomscrolling about everything wrong with the Bay Area…
Shipyard Open Studios Is Back — With Free Parking, Beer, and Art That Doesn't Require a Grant Application to Enjoy
PublishedThis weekend, the Hunters Point Shipyard throws open its studio doors for Shipyard Open Studios, and if you haven't…
Sometimes This City Just Stops You in Your Tracks
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget overruns, the…
Free Film Screening at YBCA: A Rare Case of Getting What You Pay For (In a Good Way)
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often in San Francisco: free and worth your time in the same sentence.
Free Nature Stencil Art Workshop: Your Tax Dollars Didn't Pay for This One
PublishedHere's something we don't get to say often enough: a free community event that doesn't come with a side of government…
SF Opera Goes Al Fresco at Filoli — And It Won't Cost You a Dime
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day in a city where a decent burrito runs you $16: world-class entertainment…
YBCA Opens Its Doors for Free — Here's Why You Should Actually Go
PublishedYerba Buena Center for the Arts is offering free admission, and before you scroll past this like it's another flyer on…
SF Shuffles the Deck on Street Outreach — Will It Actually Change the Game?
PublishedSan Francisco is handing control of its street outreach teams over to the Department of Public Health, shifting the…
Lights Out: Power Outage Hits Costco and Stretches Across Neighborhoods
PublishedNothing reminds you how fragile modern life is quite like standing in a darkened Costco, cart full of perishables…
Your Alcatraz Tour Got Cancelled? Good. Here's What to Do Instead.
PublishedLook, Alcatraz is great. It's a crumbling federal prison on a rock in the middle of the Bay, and somehow we've turned…
27 Transit Agencies, Zero Accountability: The Bay Area's $10 Billion Governance Disaster
PublishedHere's a fun exercise: try to get from San Jose to Marin County using public transit.
The Bay Area's Real Housing Crisis: When 'Affordable' Means 5 Hours in Your Car
PublishedHere's a story that perfectly encapsulates the Bay Area's broken housing equation: A tech worker moved from Sunnyvale…
Free Bloodwork in SF? All It Costs Is a Pint of Your Blood
PublishedHere's something that somehow flew under the radar for most San Franciscans: you can get clinical bloodwork done for…
West Portal Stays Winning: Why This Quiet Neighborhood Keeps Drawing People In
PublishedThere's something about West Portal that just works.
SF Renters Are Getting Catfished by Their Own Landlords
PublishedHere's something that should surprise exactly no one who's apartment-hunted in San Francisco: landlords are hiding some…
A Trucker, a Tree, and the City That Can't Keep Its Canopy Trimmed
PublishedA trucker plowed through a street tree in SoMa this week, destroying both the tree and the truck's cab in a collision…
The East Bay Got Drenched Last Night — And Your Apartment Probably Isn't Ready
PublishedIf you were anywhere near Mt. Davidson last night, you saw it — a dramatic curtain of rain hammering the East Bay while…
The Brett Carson Quartet Is Bringing Live Jazz Back to SF — And We're Here For It
PublishedIn a city that seems to spend more time debating bike lanes and supervisorial turf wars than celebrating its own…
Mayor Lurie Wants Big Institutions to Skip the Neighborhood Chat
PublishedHere's a fun question: If a massive hospital, university, or corporate campus wants to expand operations in your…
SFMTA's New Budget: $18 Cable Car Rides and the Eternal Quest to Squeeze More From Your Wallet
PublishedThe SFMTA just approved its new budget, and if you were hoping the city's transit agency had discovered fiscal…