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Mountain View's Ameswell Hotel Wants to Be Your New Comedy Club — And We're Not Mad About It

Look, we get it — when you think "hotel lobby comedy show," you probably imagine a sad open mic night with a two-drink…

CultureApril 9, 2026

Could Ozempic Be the Next Weapon Against SF's Addiction Crisis?

San Francisco has spent billions on its homelessness and addiction crises over the past decade, cycling through harm…

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

California Henge Gets Fogged Out, Reminding Us Nature Doesn't Care About Your Instagram

Twice a year, the sun rises in perfect alignment with California Street and the Bay Bridge, creating a golden corridor…

CultureNob HillApril 9, 2026

Matt Dorsey Wants to Evict Drug Users From Public Housing — And Says He Would've Deserved It Too

Supervisor Matt Dorsey is pushing legislation that would make it easier to evict public housing tenants for drug use —…

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

A Quick Guide to Surviving an All‑Day Stay at UCSF Mission Bay

Sometimes the best stories about San Francisco aren't about City Hall dysfunction or budget blowouts.

GeneralMission BayApril 9, 2026

$126 Billion and Counting: California's Bullet Train Is the Most Expensive Thing Nobody Can Ride

In 2008, California voters approved a high-speed rail project with a price tag of roughly $45 billion.

TransitApril 9, 2026

Storms Rolling Into the Bay Area: Grab Your Jacket and Your Patience

Northern California is gearing up for a stretch of unsettled weather this week, with storms sweeping through the Bay…

GeneralApril 9, 2026

The Tri‑Valley Is Absolutely Stunning Right Now — And These Aerial Photos Prove It

Sometimes you need to get a few hundred feet off the ground to remember just how beautiful the Bay Area actually is.

CultureApril 9, 2026

Rodrigo, You're Hired — If You'd Just Answer Your Phone

Somewhere in the Bay Area, a guy named Rodrigo Sanchez is wondering why nobody's calling him back about jobs.

GeneralApril 9, 2026

A Floating Reminder That San Francisco Is Still Worth Visiting

There's something quietly reassuring about watching a cruise ship glide under the Golden Gate and into the Bay.

GeneralApril 9, 2026

Raheem Morris Has One Job: Fix the 49ers' Safety Problem

The 49ers have a secondary problem, and it's not where most fans are looking.

SportsApril 9, 2026

Amazon's One Medical: Move Fast, Break Healthcare, Fire the Whistleblower

Here's a fun corporate playbook: acquire a healthcare company, cut costs to the bone, and when a doctor raises safety…

TechApril 9, 2026

Two Terms and You're Out: SF Finally Gets a Reform That Makes Sense

Here's something you don't see every day in San Francisco politics: a straightforward, common-sense reform that both…

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

The Ferry Is Doing What Billions in Transit Spending Couldn't

Here's something you don't hear every day: a government-run transit option that people actually want to use.

TransitApril 9, 2026

French Fine Dining Bets Big on FiDi's Comeback — And We're Here For It

Here's something you don't hear every day: someone is voluntarily opening an upscale restaurant in the Financial…

FoodFinancial DistrictApril 9, 2026

The Giants Bet the Farm on Devers. So Far, They're Reaping Weeds.

Let's talk about the elephant in the room at Oracle Park — or more accurately, the $300-million-plus slugger in the…

SportsApril 9, 2026

Lurie's Budget Ax Falls: Health Clinics Close, and the Hard Math Is Just Beginning

Mayor Daniel Lurie promised to run San Francisco like it actually has a bottom line.

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

The MV Cape Hudson: What's That Giant Ship Doing in SF Waters?

If you've been down near the waterfront lately, you may have spotted the MV Cape Hudson — a massive maritime vessel…

GeneralApril 9, 2026

From Discarded Objects to Discarded People: Nigel Poor Brings Her Prison Podcast to SF

Nigel Poor has spent her career as an artist examining the things — and people — that San Francisco would rather not…

CultureApril 9, 2026

A Lost Kindle and a Reminder That Bay Area Commuters Can Actually Be Pretty Great

In a region where we spend most of our time chronicling government waste, transit failures, and policy disasters…

TransitApril 9, 2026

Your Tax Dollars Built a Library — Might as Well Use It for Free Poetry

Here's something we don't say often enough: when a public institution actually offers something free and culturally…

CultureCivic CenterApril 9, 2026

The Cartoon Art Museum Wants You to Watch Women Laugh, and Honestly, Why Not

The Cartoon Art Museum — one of SoMa's quietly cool cultural gems — is hosting a screening of Women Laughing followed…

CultureSoMaApril 9, 2026

Chad Bianco Wants to Drill, Baby, Drill — And Call Environmentalism 'Terrorism'

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is running for governor, and he's not exactly tiptoeing into the race.

PoliticsApril 9, 2026

Karl's Back, Baby: Why San Francisco's Fog Is the Best Free Thing This City Has Left

Summer in most cities means sunshine and warmth.

CultureApril 9, 2026