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Heads Up: I-80 Is Shutting Down This Weekend and You Will Get Stuck If You Don't Plan Ahead
PublishedConsider this your official nudge before the traffic apocalypse.
The Mystery of Linda Street's Weird Little Zigzag, Solved
PublishedIf you've ever wandered through the Inner Mission and stumbled onto Linda Street, you've probably had the same reaction…
San Francisco's Bold Anti-Homicide Strategy: Asking Nicely
PublishedFourteen homicides in four months. Guns used in nine of them. And San Francisco's official response? A "ceasefire"…
SF's Bike Lanes: The City's Most Expensive Free Parking Spots
PublishedA local photographer recently shared some beautiful street captures from walking around San Francisco — the kind of…
DC Wants to Regulate AI. San Francisco Already Built It.
PublishedHere's the uncomfortable truth Washington doesn't want to hear: by the time Congress finishes drafting an AI regulation…
Skip the Breeder, Save a Buck: Pet Adoption Event Hits Sunnyvale This Weekend
PublishedIf you've been doom-scrolling Zillow listings you can't afford, might we suggest a healthier coping mechanism?
One Desert Rescue, One SF Happy Ending: Why Muttville Gets It Right
PublishedWe don't usually do feel-good animal stories around here.
Escape the Algorithm: Petaluma Might Be the Bay Area's Most Underrated Food Town
PublishedHere's a radical proposition for your weekend: instead of doom-scrolling through AI-generated restaurant…
The 49ers Have Six Draft Picks and a Whole Lot of Questions
PublishedThe 49ers head into this year's NFL Draft with six picks and a roster that feels like it's at a crossroads.
When Anti-Tech Rage Turns Physical, Everyone Should Be Worried
PublishedSomeone attacked Sam Altman's home. Let that sink in for a second. Whatever your feelings about OpenAI's CEO — and San…
The Tenderloin's Ha-Ra Club: 70 Years of Refusing to Change, and God Bless Them for It
PublishedIn a city that can't stop reinventing itself — where a perfectly good laundromat becomes a $4 million micro-unit, and…
Another Car Obliterates the Bay Bridge Barrier — How Many Times Before Someone Fixes This?
PublishedA car flipped and destroyed a concrete barrier on the Bay Bridge's westbound Fremont/Folsom Street offramp this week…
Sorry, We Don't Run Diary Entries About Trees
PublishedEvery now and then, something crosses our desk that reminds us why editorial standards exist.
Your Tax-Funded Library Wants to Lecture You About Palestine
PublishedThe Albany Library is hosting a free lecture titled "Palestine Before Oct 7th" — and if you think public libraries…
Leash Up, SF: Pet Food Express Wants You and Your Dog to Touch Grass Together
PublishedPet Food Express is hosting one of its Community Pack Walks in San Francisco, and honestly?
Russian Hill Residents Do What the City Won't: Clean Up Their Own Streets
PublishedHere's a radical concept for San Francisco city government: what if people just… did things themselves?
SF Family BikeFest Is Back — And Yes, They're Closing Your Street Again
PublishedSan Francisco's Family BikeFest & Block Party is rolling back around for 2026, promising a day of pedal-powered fun…
Laguna Honda Trail Restoration Proves San Franciscans Don't Need City Hall to Get Things Done
PublishedWhile the city struggles to fill potholes and keep escalators running at BART stations, a group of San Francisco…
Making $300K and Can't Scrub a Toilet: SF's Shared Housing Hygiene Crisis
PublishedHere's a fun paradox about life in San Francisco: you can be pulling down a quarter-million dollars a year at a Big…
Non-Violent Crime Is Dropping in SF — But Is It Actually?
PublishedHere's something you don't hear every day: non-violent crime in San Francisco is trending downward.
Your Friendly Annual Reminder: The Government Wants Its Cut
PublishedIf you own property in the Bay Area and haven't paid your second installment of property taxes yet — stop reading this…
Dave Eggers Wants to Give SF Artists Free Housing. Let's Talk About It.
PublishedAuthor Dave Eggers — San Francisco literary icon, McSweeney's founder, and apparently housing developer now — is…
Swalwell's Governor Bid Just Hit an Iceberg, and He's Filming It
PublishedEric Swalwell, the East Bay congressman currently running for governor of California, is facing sexual assault…
The Great Turf War at Crocker Amazon: Animal Rights Group vs. Functional Sports Fields
PublishedIn Defense of Animals is waging a campaign against San Francisco's plan to install 20 acres of artificial turf at…