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Vol. IIINo. 184
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SF Lays Off Community Ambassadors — Because Who Needs Accountability When You Have Programs?

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San Francisco is cutting its community ambassador program, laying off workers who've been stationed everywhere from…

PoliticsApril 22, 2026

A Geothermal Startup That Might Actually Be Worth the Hype

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In a region where "clean energy startup" is practically a greeting, it's easy to be skeptical when another company…

TechApril 22, 2026

Matt Mahan Ethics Complaint: When 'Independent' PACs Don't Look So Independent

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An ethics complaint is alleging that a pro-Matt Mahan PAC and his campaign illegally coordinated — with billionaire…

PoliticsApril 22, 2026

Your Toddler Doesn't Need a Bucket List — They Need a Puddle

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There's a post making the rounds from a Sunset stay-at-home parent with an 18-month-old, asking for help building a…

CultureSunsetApril 22, 2026

Want to Do Something That Actually Matters This Weekend? Go Clean a Marsh.

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Here's a radical idea for your Saturday afternoon: instead of doomscrolling about everything wrong with the Bay Area…

GeneralApril 22, 2026

Shipyard Open Studios Is Back — With Free Parking, Beer, and Art That Doesn't Require a Grant Application to Enjoy

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This weekend, the Hunters Point Shipyard throws open its studio doors for Shipyard Open Studios, and if you haven't…

CultureHunters PointApril 22, 2026

Sometimes This City Just Stops You in Your Tracks

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Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget overruns, the…

CultureApril 22, 2026

Free Film Screening at YBCA: A Rare Case of Getting What You Pay For (In a Good Way)

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Here's something you don't hear often in San Francisco: free and worth your time in the same sentence.

CultureSoMaApril 22, 2026

Free Nature Stencil Art Workshop: Your Tax Dollars Didn't Pay for This One

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Here's something we don't get to say often enough: a free community event that doesn't come with a side of government…

EventsApril 22, 2026

SF Opera Goes Al Fresco at Filoli — And It Won't Cost You a Dime

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Here's something you don't hear every day in a city where a decent burrito runs you $16: world-class entertainment…

CultureApril 22, 2026

YBCA Opens Its Doors for Free — Here's Why You Should Actually Go

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is offering free admission, and before you scroll past this like it's another flyer on…

CultureSoMaApril 22, 2026

SF Shuffles the Deck on Street Outreach — Will It Actually Change the Game?

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San Francisco is handing control of its street outreach teams over to the Department of Public Health, shifting the…

PoliticsApril 22, 2026

Lights Out: Power Outage Hits Costco and Stretches Across Neighborhoods

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Nothing reminds you how fragile modern life is quite like standing in a darkened Costco, cart full of perishables…

GeneralApril 21, 2026

Your Alcatraz Tour Got Cancelled? Good. Here's What to Do Instead.

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Look, Alcatraz is great. It's a crumbling federal prison on a rock in the middle of the Bay, and somehow we've turned…

CultureApril 21, 2026

27 Transit Agencies, Zero Accountability: The Bay Area's $10 Billion Governance Disaster

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Here's a fun exercise: try to get from San Jose to Marin County using public transit.

TransitApril 21, 2026

The Bay Area's Real Housing Crisis: When 'Affordable' Means 5 Hours in Your Car

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Here's a story that perfectly encapsulates the Bay Area's broken housing equation: A tech worker moved from Sunnyvale…

HousingApril 21, 2026

Free Bloodwork in SF? All It Costs Is a Pint of Your Blood

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Here's something that somehow flew under the radar for most San Franciscans: you can get clinical bloodwork done for…

GeneralApril 21, 2026

West Portal Stays Winning: Why This Quiet Neighborhood Keeps Drawing People In

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There's something about West Portal that just works.

CultureWest PortalApril 21, 2026

SF Renters Are Getting Catfished by Their Own Landlords

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Here's something that should surprise exactly no one who's apartment-hunted in San Francisco: landlords are hiding some…

HousingApril 21, 2026

A Trucker, a Tree, and the City That Can't Keep Its Canopy Trimmed

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A trucker plowed through a street tree in SoMa this week, destroying both the tree and the truck's cab in a collision…

PoliticsSoMaApril 21, 2026

The East Bay Got Drenched Last Night — And Your Apartment Probably Isn't Ready

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If you were anywhere near Mt. Davidson last night, you saw it — a dramatic curtain of rain hammering the East Bay while…

HousingApril 21, 2026

The Brett Carson Quartet Is Bringing Live Jazz Back to SF — And We're Here For It

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In a city that seems to spend more time debating bike lanes and supervisorial turf wars than celebrating its own…

CultureApril 21, 2026

Mayor Lurie Wants Big Institutions to Skip the Neighborhood Chat

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Here's a fun question: If a massive hospital, university, or corporate campus wants to expand operations in your…

PoliticsApril 21, 2026

SFMTA's New Budget: $18 Cable Car Rides and the Eternal Quest to Squeeze More From Your Wallet

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The SFMTA just approved its new budget, and if you were hoping the city's transit agency had discovered fiscal…

TransitApril 21, 2026