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A Vegan Earth Day March? In San Francisco? Groundbreaking.
PublishedSan Francisco is gearing up for the 2026 Vegan Earth Day March, because apparently regular Earth Day wasn't niche…
SOMA's Plant Swap Scene: Free Market Gardening at Its Finest
PublishedThere's something beautifully simple about a plant swap.
Manny's Found the Cheat Code: Bribe People With Beer and Fries to Clean Up After the City Won't
PublishedHere's a sentence you didn't expect to read today: a San Francisco bar is doing a better job of keeping the streets…
Ferry Building's 'Little Treasures' Market: A Fun Idea If You Can Afford It
PublishedThe Ferry Building is hosting a "Little Treasures" market aimed at kids and families, and on paper, it sounds like…
18 Reasons to Leave Your Apartment This Week
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken in San Francisco — the budget, the bureaucracy…
Clarion Alley's Last Studio Standing: Meet the Artist Who Refuses to Leave
PublishedIn a city where artist studios are disappearing faster than affordable rent, Doug Rhodes is holding the line —…
The Hunt for SF's Best Coffee Beans That Won't Empty Your Wallet
PublishedLet's talk about one of San Francisco's most essential line items in every household budget: coffee.
Clipper Card Now Has Its Own Subreddit, Because Of Course It Does
PublishedIn a move that says everything about the state of Bay Area transit, the Clipper Card — the region's beleaguered fare…
The Introvert's Dilemma: Why Can't We Just Be Alone Together?
PublishedHere's a question that apparently a lot of Bay Area residents are quietly asking (emphasis on quietly): Where can you…
Free Your Mind (and Your Hamstrings) on Treasure Island
PublishedIf you're looking for a reason to actually visit Treasure Island that doesn't involve getting lost on the way to…
Free Tai Chi on the Great Highway: The Best Thing Government Didn't Ruin Yet
PublishedHere's something refreshing: a community event that doesn't require a permit fee the size of your rent check, a…
Presidio YMCA Proves You Don't Need a Government Program to Get Kids Outside
PublishedThe Presidio YMCA is gearing up for its Trail Run & Healthy Kids Day Fair in 2026, and honestly, it's the kind of…
Free Reggae in the Park? Now That's a Government Service We Can Get Behind
PublishedHere's something you don't hear us say often: a free public event in San Francisco that costs taxpayers basically…
The Best Free Thing in SF You're Probably Sleeping Through
PublishedEvery third Saturday of the month, something genuinely cool happens in San Francisco — and it doesn't cost taxpayers a…
Vinyl Lives: Staxx of Wax Keeps SF's Record Culture Spinning
PublishedIn a city that prides itself on being the birthplace of countless cultural movements, it's reassuring to see that San…
30 Plays in 60 Minutes: The Most Efficient Theater in San Francisco
PublishedIn a city where a single Board of Supervisors meeting can drag on for six hours to rename a street, the SF…
Twin Peaks Gets a 120-Foot Political Billboard — No Permit Required
PublishedIf you looked up at Twin Peaks recently and noticed something different about the skyline, you weren't imagining things.
A Tri Valley Woman Is Taking Cancer on Her Own Terms — And She Could Use a Hand
PublishedSometimes the most powerful thing a person can do in the face of terrible news is make one small choice that's entirely…
Someone Parked Their Car So Badly It Became a Walmart Landmark
PublishedLook, we've all had our rough parking moments.
The Best Argument for Keeping California's Public Lands Public
PublishedIn a week where most Bay Area discourse revolves around budget deficits and bureaucratic dysfunction, here's something…
Sometimes the Bay Area Just Delivers a Good Moment
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's broken — the budget, the bureaucracy, the bizarre…
The Well-Dressed Panhandling Rings Working Bay Area Malls
PublishedIf you've spent any time at a Bay Area shopping center lately, you've probably encountered them: well-dressed women…
Surprise Fireworks Tonight at the Embarcadero — Here's What You Need to Know
PublishedIf you're looking for a reason to actually go outside tonight instead of doomscrolling, here it is: fireworks are…
The Castro Theatre Gets Its Glow-Up — And It's Actually Beautiful
PublishedIn a city where seemingly every public project turns into a decade-long saga of budget overruns, community meetings…