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Fort Mason: The Free Therapy San Francisco Doesn't Want You to Know About
PublishedIn a city where the Board of Supervisors seems determined to make your blood pressure spike on a weekly basis, it's…
Know Your Resources: How to Find a Family Lawyer Fast When the Clock Is Ticking
PublishedA Bay Area resident recently posted a plea online that hit close to home for a lot of people: their mother, a survivor…
SF's Next Big Bet on Downtown: More Office Towers. What Could Go Wrong?
PublishedSan Francisco is gearing up for another round of skyscraper development downtown, and the thesis is bold: offices can…
A Missed Connection, Ed Sullivan Theater Edition: SF Couple Seeks Fellow San Franciscans From Colbert Taping
PublishedIn a city that seemingly can't stop complaining about how nobody knows their neighbors, one San Francisco couple is…
The Great Muni Seat Debate: Nobody's Making You Stand, But Maybe You Should
PublishedHere's a question that apparently has San Francisco's transit riders in a philosophical knot: Are you supposed to give…
Philz Coffee Pulls Pride Flags — And Discovers SF Has Opinions
PublishedPhilz Coffee, the San Francisco-born chain beloved for its handcrafted pour-overs and aggressively chill vibes, is…
Need a Reason to Actually Leave Your Apartment? Trivia Night at the Hyatt Regency Might Be It
PublishedLook, we get it. San Francisco nightlife has been on life support for a while now, and most of us have settled into a…
The Filbert Steps Are Getting a Cleanup — But Who Should Really Be Maintaining Them?
PublishedThe Filbert Steps on Telegraph Hill — one of San Francisco's most iconic urban staircases and a legit tourist draw —…
Free Art Workshop Alert: Learn Relief Printing Without Spending a Dime
PublishedHere's something we don't get to write about often enough: a city program that costs you absolutely nothing and…
Crissy Field Cleanup: When Volunteers Do What the City Won't
PublishedAnother weekend, another community cleanup at Crissy Field — one of San Francisco's most iconic stretches of…
The Best Free Hour in San Francisco You're Probably Sleeping Through
PublishedHere's a fiscal responsibility tip that doesn't involve yelling at City Hall: the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate…
The Camera Obscura Still Stands — Can We Say the Same for the Cliff House?
PublishedThere's something poetically fitting about a pastel drawing of the Camera Obscura — a 19th-century optical device that…
The Case for Doing One Thing Really, Really Well
PublishedIn a city where restaurants chase trends like tech bros chase Series A funding, there's something beautifully stubborn…
Non-Rev Romeo Seeks His Gate-Sprinting Girl: An SFO Love Story
PublishedLook, we usually spend our time here railing against runaway budgets and bureaucratic incompetence.
El Niño Is Building in the Pacific — But Should SF Actually Believe the Hype?
PublishedA powerful El Niño pattern is building in the Pacific, and if the early models are to be believed, it could be one of…
Bay Area Tolls Hit $10 and Surprise — People Are Cheating More
PublishedHere's an economic principle that apparently no one at Caltrans has heard of: when you jack up the price of something…
Trust But Verify: Former Nanny Allegedly Scammed Bay Area Family Out of $60K
PublishedA former nanny was arrested at San Francisco International Airport after allegedly defrauding a Bay Area family out of…
Citizen App Continues to Deliver the Most Unhinged Push Notifications Known to Man
PublishedIf you live in San Francisco and have the Citizen app installed, you already know the drill.
Jakey the Dog Goes AWOL in Sunnyside, Gets Busted Hiding at a Construction Site
PublishedIn a city where it sometimes feels like nothing works — MUNI's late, the budget's a mess, and your car window just got…
A 'Dry-Firing Accident' That Doesn't Add Up: The Death of Samantha Emge in the Sunset
PublishedA 22-year-old woman is dead after being shot in a Sunset District apartment, and the man who pulled the trigger — an…
A Food Hall on Top of a Tunnel: Because SF Didn't Have Enough $18 Sandwiches
PublishedThe Presidio Tunnel Tops — that gorgeous park built on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels that's become one of SF's…
California Wants to Put a Surveillance Chip in Your 3D Printer
PublishedThere's a bill moving through Sacramento right now that should concern every Californian who cares about privacy…
SFO Terminal 1 Is Gorgeous — But Let's Talk About What It Cost You
PublishedSFO's Terminal 1 has been racking up accolades for its design, and honestly?
E-Bikes Are Everywhere in SF — Here's What You Should Actually Know
PublishedWalk down any street in San Francisco right now and count to ten.