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SF Restaurant Week Is Back — Time to Navigate the City's Most Expensive 'Deals'
PublishedSpring 2026 San Francisco Restaurant Week kicks off April 10 and runs through April 19, promising prix fixe menus and…
The Most Sustainable Dollar You'll Spend This Earth Day
PublishedWant to do something for the planet that doesn't involve a lecture, a government subsidy, or a $47 tote bag made from…
Fort Mason Hosts SF Waldorf Art Show — A Reminder That Not Everything in This City Requires a Committee Vote
PublishedSometimes it's worth stepping back from the budget fights and Board of Supervisors drama to highlight something…
The Best Things in SF Are Still Free (Yes, Really)
PublishedHere's a dirty little secret that no one moving to San Francisco wants to believe: you don't actually have to spend $18…
Masks On, Awkwardness Off: A Bay Area Masquerade Wants to Fix How We Meet People
PublishedHere's a thing that's both completely unnecessary and deeply needed: a group of Bay Area residents is organizing a…
The Loneliest Tech Hub in America Strikes Again
PublishedAnother week, another plea from a Bay Area tech worker trying to make friends.
The Bay Area's New Background Noise Isn't Traffic — It's AI Dread
PublishedThere's a new ambient hum in the Bay Area, and it's not the Muni or the foghorns.
The One Thing San Francisco Gets Right Every Single Day
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time in this space talking about what San Francisco gets wrong.
That Cool Gate Art Near Octavia? Yeah, It Wants Your Eyeballs
PublishedIf you've walked past Page Street near Octavia recently, you may have noticed some eye-catching art on a gate — the…
Surprise: SF Isn't Even the Most Expensive City Anymore. You're Still Broke Though.
PublishedHere's a plot twist nobody in San Francisco saw coming: we're not even the most expensive city in America anymore.
A 7-Eleven Dies, an Andytown Rises: The Free Market Doing Its Thing at 66 Kearny
PublishedHere's a small story that says something big about downtown San Francisco right now: the old 7-Eleven space at 66…
Stop Cosplaying Scott Wiener as a Likud Loyalist
PublishedIf you've spent any time on San Francisco political social media lately, you'd think Scott Wiener spends his weekends…
Oakland's Vintage Flea Scene Keeps Thriving While Big Retail Flounders
PublishedWhile chain retailers keep closing storefronts and blaming everyone from shoplifters to the economy, small vendors…
The PresidiGo Shuttle: Free Transit That Actually Works (Because the Government Didn't Build It)
PublishedHere's a fun thought experiment: What if public transit was free, reliable, and didn't require a $35 billion bond…
No Policy Debate Needed: SF Sunsets Remain Undefeated
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about budget shortfalls, transit meltdowns, and the latest creative…
The DMV Did Something Right and We're Not Sure How to Process This
PublishedWe need to talk about something deeply unsettling: a government service that actually works.
The Mira: SF's Angular Marvel and What It's Actually Like to Live There
PublishedSan Francisco's skyline has no shortage of glass-and-steel luxury towers, but the Mira — that twisting, angular…
San Francisco's Wealth Gap Isn't a Bug — It's a Feature of Bad Policy
PublishedSan Francisco loves to talk about inequality.
I-80 Eastbound Closure: Your Weekend Bay Bridge Plans Just Got a Lot Worse
PublishedIf you were planning to head east across the Bay this weekend, we have some unfortunate news: I-80 eastbound is closed.
Alamo Square's Wildflower Moment Is Here — No Tax Dollars Required
PublishedSometimes the best things in San Francisco are the ones City Hall had absolutely nothing to do with.
A Community Gathers to Honor Dannielle Spillman — And Demand Better
PublishedOn Monday evening, members of the San Francisco community will gather outside Real Guitars at 15 Lafayette Street for a…
Free Shredding Event Lets You Destroy Your Paper Trail Without Destroying Your Wallet
PublishedIf you've been hoarding old bank statements, tax documents, and that stack of papers you've been meaning to deal with…
Free Art, No Taxpayer Strings Attached: Chinatown's Mural Tour Is How Culture Should Work
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often enough in San Francisco: a free cultural experience that doesn't come with a…
Karyn Gabriel's Ceramics Ask the Question SF's Art World Keeps Dodging
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be controversial but somehow is: Is beauty important?