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Muni Driver Watches Wallet Walk Off the Bus — And That's Apparently Fine
PublishedHere's a fun little parable about personal responsibility, city services, and the black hole that is Muni's…
BART Wants More Money. Maybe Try Earning It First.
PublishedState Senator Steve Glazer is saying what a lot of Bay Area taxpayers have been thinking for years: BART needs to make…
New SF Restaurant Wants Your Money But Not Your Opinions
PublishedThere's a new restaurant generating serious buzz in San Francisco, and its ownership has made an unusual opening move…
SF's Spiciest Dishes: A Field Guide for People Who Actually Like Pain
PublishedSan Francisco has no shortage of $18 grain bowls and artisanal toast, but somewhere between the oat milk lattes and the…
That Giant Airship Over the Bay Isn't a Fever Dream — It's the Future (Maybe)
PublishedIf you looked up over the San Francisco Bay recently and thought you'd accidentally time-traveled to 1935, relax —…
Half the Country Has Too Many Apartments. SF Still Can't Figure This Out.
PublishedHere's a fun stat to ruin your morning: across roughly half the country, there's actually a surplus of apartments right…
Dolores Park Dogs: The Only SF Government We Actually Trust
PublishedThere's a reason Dolores Park remains one of the few institutions in San Francisco that nobody complains about — and…
A City Worth Photographing — And Worth Fighting For
PublishedThere's a reason people keep pulling out their cameras in this city.
Your Tax Bill Is Painful, But At Least These SF Museums Are (Occasionally) Free
PublishedLook, we get it. Between rent that requires a second mortgage on your soul and grocery bills that make you question…
Manny's Found the Cheat Code: Bribe San Franciscans With Beer and Fries to Clean Up Their Own Streets
PublishedHere's a sentence you probably never thought you'd read: a San Francisco establishment is offering dollar beers, free…
From the Sacred to the Spectacular: SF Does Easter Like Nowhere Else
PublishedSan Francisco has never been a city that does anything by half — and Easter weekend is no exception.
Your Mom's Coming to Town: SF Splurge Ideas That Aren't Another Trip to Fisherman's Wharf
PublishedLook, we love a good fiscal responsibility sermon around here, but sometimes you just need to treat your mom.
You're at a Michelin Star Restaurant and the Service Is Trash. Do You Still Tip 20%?
PublishedHere's a scene that apparently played out in San Francisco recently: A diner sits down at a Michelin-starred restaurant…
Nature Doesn't Care About Your Trail Plans
PublishedIf you've been hitting the Bay Area trails lately — and honestly, with weather like this, you should be — here's your…
Angel Island's Wildflowers Are Stealing the Show — And Your Tax Dollars Didn't Even Pay for Them
PublishedIn a city where seemingly everything beautiful requires a $4.7 million feasibility study, a community advisory board…
Free Comedy All Weekend? SF Actually Doing Something Right for Once
PublishedHere's a rare sentence you don't hear often in San Francisco: something fun is happening and it won't cost you a dime.
SF's Art Scene Is Thriving — And It's Not Costing You a Dime
PublishedHere's something you don't hear often enough in a city famous for burning through taxpayer dollars: San Francisco's…
Springnaniganz Fest 2026: Because SF Apparently Needed Another Festival With a Z in the Name
PublishedLook, we love a good San Francisco festival as much as the next person.
Fiesta Saturday: Because SF Could Use a Reason to Actually Go Outside
PublishedLook, we don't have a ton of details on this one yet, but here's what we know: there's a Fiesta Saturday event popping…
The Best Things in SF Are Still Free: Full Pink Moon Sets Over Lombard Street
PublishedAt 6:30 on a recent morning, while most of San Francisco was still asleep — and City Hall was presumably dreaming up…
The Absolute Unit of Pier 39: Chonkers the Stellar Sea Lion Is Back
PublishedIn a city where the political circus never takes a day off, it's nice to report on an actual wildlife spectacle for…
Rod Diridon Sr., the Man Who Shaped South Bay Transit, Dead at 87
PublishedRod Diridon Sr., the longtime Santa Clara County political figure widely known as the "father of modern transit" in the…
Pain at the Pump: When 'Not Bad' Means Nearly Seven Bucks a Gallon
PublishedYou know things have gotten absurd when Bay Area drivers are genuinely relieved to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of…
A Redwood City Attorney Is Suing First Amendment Auditors — And He's Got a Point
PublishedA Redwood City attorney is taking so-called "First Amendment auditors" to court after a confrontation in Menlo Park…