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Sparks, Smoke, and Silence: BART's Embarcadero Incident Raises More Questions Than Answers
PublishedRiders at BART's Embarcadero station got a front-row seat to something straight out of an action movie — sparks flying…
The Best Free Thing in the Bay Area Is Right Under Your Nose (and Your Paddleboard)
PublishedHere's something that costs almost nothing, requires zero permits, and doesn't involve a single city bureaucrat…
The Bay Area's Best Gallery Has No Walls
PublishedForget the overpriced gallery openings with $18 natural wine and artists who need a paragraph-long statement to explain…
Sutro Tower: San Francisco's Weirdest Landmark Is Apparently a Mother Now
PublishedIf you've lived in San Francisco for more than fifteen minutes, you've developed a relationship with Sutro Tower — that…
Good Night, San Francisco: A Love Letter From Across the Bay
PublishedThere's something quietly beautiful about the way the Bay Area works.
Free Tokens and Cheap Thrills: Emporium's Monday Industry Night Is the Move
PublishedIf you work in the restaurant, bar, or service industry in San Francisco — and let's be honest, a staggering number of…
ArtSmart Hits a Decade — But Is Anyone Asking Where the Money Goes?
PublishedArtSmart is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a gala, and hey — congratulations are in order.
Free Choir, No Strings Attached: Choral Pride Wants You to Sing
PublishedHere's something refreshing: a community organization that doesn't want your tax dollars, doesn't need a government…
The Outer Sunset Cleans Up Its Own Streets — No City Budget Required
PublishedHere's a radical concept that somehow keeps surprising people: when government doesn't get the job done, regular San…
Free Laughs on Easter Sunday? SF's Got You Covered
PublishedHere's something San Francisco gets right every now and then: letting people have a good time without charging them an…
Bazaar Writers Salon: SF's Literary Scene Proves Culture Doesn't Need a Government Grant
PublishedThere's something refreshing about a creative community that just...
San Francisco Might Let Landlords Turn Your Apartment Building Into a Mansion. Seriously.
PublishedIn a city that never stops complaining about a housing shortage, San Francisco may be on the verge of making it easier…
CBS Workers Score a Tentative Deal — But Who's Really Winning?
PublishedCBS workers have reached a tentative contract agreement, averting what could have been a messy labor disruption at one…
Hunky Jesus Returns to Dolores Park, Because Of Course It Does
PublishedHappy Easter, San Francisco — the only city where the holiday's most talked-about event isn't an egg hunt but a contest…
The Bay Area Didn't Get Worse — It Got Expensive Enough to Kill What Made It Good
PublishedThere's a conversation happening among longtime Bay Area residents that keeps circling the same drain: what happened to…
Try to Report a Safety Hazard at a SF Nightclub, Get Shoved Into a Wall
PublishedHere's a fun sequence of events: You go to a nightclub.
Mister Softee Is Out Here Fighting the Fog, One Cone at a Time
PublishedIn a city where a single permit can take six months and a lemonade stand probably needs an environmental impact report…
Golden Gate Park's Roller Disco Is the Free Fun City Hall Can't Ruin
PublishedEvery Sunday, something borderline magical happens in Golden Gate Park — and it costs taxpayers exactly zero dollars.
Castro Art Mart Proves You Don't Need City Bureaucracy to Build Community
PublishedEvery first Sunday of the month, a stretch of Noe Street in the Castro transforms into something San Francisco used to…
Oakland Museum's Free First Sundays: A Rare Case of a Government-Adjacent Institution Getting It Right
PublishedHere's something you don't hear us say often: a publicly supported institution is doing something smart with community…
The Painted Ladies Are Still Here. Can We Say the Same for the City Around Them?
PublishedThe Painted Ladies greeted San Francisco again this morning, same as they have since the 1890s.
Stop and Look Down: The Peninsula's Tiny Wildlife Deserves Your Attention
PublishedIn a city obsessed with billion-dollar transit projects that go nowhere and housing plans that never break ground…
Newark's Isla Filipino Restaurant Is the East Bay Sleeper Hit You Need to Know About
PublishedLook, we know Newark isn't exactly San Francisco.
One Thing SF Still Gets Right: The View
PublishedSay what you will about San Francisco — the budget deficits, the bureaucratic bloat, the transit delays that make you…