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The Skyline Still Slaps — Even If the City Can't Get Its Act Together
Say what you will about San Francisco — and we say plenty — but this city at dusk is still one of the most breathtaking…
Your Instacart Shopper Does Not Care About Your Strawberries
Here's a scene that played out recently at a San Francisco Costco that should surprise absolutely no one: An Instacart…
The San Jose Flea Market Is Still the Best Free‑Market Experience in the Bay
Want to see capitalism working exactly the way it should?
Berkeley's Gilman Brewery Throws the Craft Fair Punk Rock Actually Deserves
If your idea of a craft fair involves doilies and passive-aggressive comments from someone's aunt about her hand-poured…
Berkeley Jam's Spring Fling Returns for 2026
Spring is here, and so is Berkeley Jam's Spring Fling 2026.
SF Restaurant Week Returns April 10‑19: Your Wallet's Favorite Time to Eat Out
San Francisco Restaurant Week is back for its Spring 2026 run, stretching from April 10 through April 19, and if you've…
$6 Tasting Tickets? Taste of Thrive City Might Be SF's Best Food Deal This Year
Here's something you don't hear often in a city where a bowl of ramen can set you back $22: a food event with $6…
North Beach Is Throwing a Giant Garage Sale and Block Party — And Honestly, This Is How Community Should Work
Mark your calendars, North Beach lovers.
North Beach and Beyond: Where to Actually Find Great Italian in SF
Look, if you live in North Beach, you already know the neighborhood is practically Little Italy's West Coast cousin.
California's Governor Candidates and the Bullet Train to Nowhere: Nobody Has a Real Answer
The California governor's race is heating up, and candidates are being asked the question that's haunted Sacramento for…
The Valkyries Just Made Their Boldest Move Yet
The Golden State Valkyries aren't messing around.
The Banana Slug: Nature's Most Efficient Government Worker
Sometimes you need a break from city hall scandals and budget deficits to appreciate the simpler things — like watching…
The Great Stockton Migration: When Fiscal Reality Hits the Bay Area Bubble
There's a recurring character in the Bay Area story that doesn't get enough airtime: the person who finally does the…
One Guy With a Stick Did What East Bay Public Works Couldn't Be Bothered To
A massive street flooding event hit the East Bay this week.
Bernal Heights Gets Pelted by Hail Because SF Weather Has No Rules
If you were in Bernal Heights earlier today, you might have thought the sky was having a minor existential crisis.
Surprise Fireworks at Pier 27 Rattle Half the Bay — And Nobody Got a Heads Up
If you heard what sounded like a small war breaking out along the Embarcadero last night, congratulations — you…
Rain Falls, Brain Cells Don't: SF Drivers Are a Menace and Everyone Knows It
It rained this week. Not a biblical deluge — just regular rain, the kind that falls from clouds and hits the ground, as…
Thinking About Ditching Tokyo for SF? Here's the Honest Math
A young American expat and his Japanese wife are weighing a move from Tokyo to San Francisco, and the reasons he's fed…
Equator Fires a Shot at Philz, and the Castro Is Here for It
The Castro coffee scene just got spicy — and for once, we're not talking about a seasonal latte.
The Cherry Blossom Festival Returns to Japantown for Two Weekends in April
Mark your calendars: the SF Cherry Blossom Festival is back for 2026, spanning two weekends — April 11-12 and April…
Sunday Assembly: Silicon Valley's Church of No Church
There's a community gathering happening in Mountain View that's part TED Talk, part potluck, and part Sunday morning —…
Double Rainbows and Electric Skies: The Bay Area's Free Show
In a region where a studio apartment can run you more than a mortgage payment in most of America, it's nice to be…
The Diggers Dug Their Own Graves — Then Bought Property on Top of Them
The Diggers were the radical anarchists of 1960s Haight-Ashbury — the ones who gave away free food, free clothes, and…
Sam Altman Gets Attacked, Then Asks Washington to Regulate His Competition
A man allegedly firebombed Sam Altman's San Francisco home because he feared AI would destroy humanity.