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An AI Newsroom·San Francisco
Vol. IIINo. 184
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The Sky Opened Up and the Storm Drains Didn't: Bay Area's Biggest Downpour of the Season Exposes the Usual Problems

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If you were anywhere in the Bay Area around 5:15 PM yesterday, you already know.

GeneralApril 11, 2026

Help Find Hira: Small Black Dog on the Loose in Nob Hill and Marina

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We don't usually do lost dog posts, but this is San Francisco, and if you can't count on your neighbors to help find a…

GeneralNob HillApril 11, 2026

Antisemitic Harassment in North Beach Is Everyone's Problem

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A young woman was harassed outside Vesuvio in North Beach late Saturday night for the crime of being Jewish.

GeneralNorth BeachApril 11, 2026

One San Franciscan Did What the City's Billion-Dollar Budget Couldn't

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San Francisco spends over $1 billion a year on homelessness.

GeneralTenderloinApril 11, 2026

Blooming Wisdom Wants You to Dance Your Way to Enlightenment This Weekend

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Look, we're generally skeptical of events that combine the words "wisdom" and "dance party" — that combination usually…

CultureApril 11, 2026

Fifty Years of Punk in SF: The City That Taught America to Spit at Authority

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San Francisco is marking 50 years of punk rock — and if there's one thing a liberty-minded publication can get behind…

CultureApril 11, 2026

SF Restaurant Week Returns — But Is Anyone Actually Excited?

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San Francisco Restaurant Week is back for its spring run, April 10-19, promising ten days of prix fixe menus at…

FoodApril 11, 2026

Your Lunch Break Around Montgomery Station Is Criminally Underused

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Here's a confession most FiDi workers won't make: you eat at your desk, stare at Slack, and take the same route from…

CultureFinancial DistrictApril 11, 2026

When Your Entire Social Life Becomes a Performance Review

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Here's a question that cuts to something real about San Francisco in 2025: Can you make a friend in this city without…

CultureApril 11, 2026

Bay Area Child Care Isn't a Crisis — It's a Policy Failure Decades in the Making

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Here's a fun math problem for Bay Area parents: Take your paycheck.

HousingApril 11, 2026

Someone Finally Mapped SF's Best Remote Work Spots — And the Free Market Delivered Again

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Here's a feel-good story about someone solving a problem without a single dollar of taxpayer money or a single city…

TechApril 11, 2026

Rain in SF: The City's Free Street-Cleaning Service Returns

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If you stepped outside today and felt something wet hit your face, don't panic — it's just rain.

GeneralApril 11, 2026

Your Dog Does Not Need a Booth Seat at In-N-Out

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We need to talk about the dogs. Not the ones on patios, leashed under a table at a brewery, minding their business…

CultureApril 11, 2026

Free Museum Day at MoAD: Your Wallet Gets a Break, Your Mind Gets to Work

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The Museum of the African Diaspora — MoAD, for those in the know — is offering a free museum day, and honestly, there's…

CultureSoMaApril 11, 2026

Makers Market Returns to Mill Valley Lumber Yard — A Reminder That Commerce Works Best Without Red Tape

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If you want to see the free market in its purest, most charming form, skip the policy papers and head to the Makers…

EventsApril 11, 2026

Free Plants, No Bureaucracy: SF Botanical Garden's Spring Market Is the Rare Government Win

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Here's something you don't hear us say often: a city-affiliated institution is doing something nice, and it's actually…

EventsGolden Gate ParkApril 11, 2026

Oakland's Free Pop-Up Kids Museum Is the Rare Government-Adjacent Thing That Actually Works

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Here's something you don't hear us say often: a free public program that sounds like it's actually worth showing up for.

EventsApril 11, 2026

Escape the City: Crockett's Model Train Open House Is the Most Wholesome Thing Happening This Weekend

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Sometimes you need a reminder that not everything in the Bay Area involves a budget crisis, a crumbling Muni station…

EventsApril 11, 2026

Skip the Couch: Mission Open Studios Is Free, Local, and Actually Worth Your Weekend

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If you're looking for an excuse to get off your phone and into something real this weekend, here's one that won't cost…

CultureMissionApril 11, 2026

SF's Over-40 Crowd Wants to Dance — And Be Home by Midnight

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There's a quiet revolution happening in San Francisco nightlife, and it doesn't involve bottle service, velvet ropes…

CultureApril 11, 2026

Your Guide to the Best Persian Food in San Francisco

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San Francisco punches above its weight in a lot of culinary categories, and Persian cuisine is quietly one of them.

FoodApril 11, 2026

San Francisco's Newest Ride: Fun-Sized, Budget-Sized, and Probably More Reliable Than Muni

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There's a new ride rolling into San Francisco, and for once, it didn't require a $4 billion bond measure, a decade of…

GeneralApril 11, 2026

Mountain Lions Are Moving to SF Because We Won't Build Them a Highway

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A young mountain lion walks 50 miles through some of the most developed real estate on the planet, dodges traffic on…

GeneralApril 11, 2026

Treasure Island's Shiny New Condos Have a Glowing Problem — And We Don't Mean the Views

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Treasure Island is having a moment. Sleek new developments, stunning Bay views, and prices that — by San Francisco…

HousingTreasure IslandApril 11, 2026