The Dissent

There's a particular strain of anxiety that hits people considering a move to San Francisco later in life: Did I miss…

A 30-year San Francisco resident watched a man let his bulldog drop a massive, wet deuce directly in front of his…

Oakland's own Boots Riley — rapper, filmmaker, activist, and professional agitator — is making the rounds in San…

Most of us can barely survive a Monday morning commute on Muni.

Here's a story that's become painfully ordinary in San Francisco: a skilled restaurant manager with eight years of fine…

If you've been craving tsukemen — that glorious Japanese dipping ramen where thick, chewy noodles meet a rich…

Safeway is expanding the scope of its San Francisco store redevelopment, submitting revised plans that go beyond what…

San Francisco's tech workforce has found yet another way to blow off steam after a long day of disrupting industries…

If you woke up this morning on the coast and reached for a hoodie while your friends in Walnut Creek were already…

California has a new transit dream, and this time it rides on rubber tires.

Here's something you don't hear us say often: the city is doing something that actually makes sense.

Here's something you don't see every day: the city of San Francisco spending money on something people actually want to…

Here's something you don't hear every day in a city that routinely spends six figures on public "art" installations…

Here's something you don't hear us say often: a public space in San Francisco is actually being used well.

We've all been there. It's your birthday, your plans just imploded, and you're staring down an evening that was…

This isn't our usual beat. We typically spend our time here poking at budgets, questioning City Hall, and wondering why…

Look, we normally cover government waste, transit disasters, and the slow erosion of your paycheck by Sacramento.

If you've searched for a rental in San Francisco recently, you've probably encountered Brick + Timber — and you've…

San Francisco loves to brand itself as the innovation capital of the world.

If you've got a toddler and a vague plan to "do more stuff this year," you've probably stared at an annual pass signup…

Here's a question that quietly tortures thousands of young Bay Area professionals every year: Do you live where your…

In a city that charges you $18 for avocado toast and wants to tax you for breathing, the Palace of Fine Arts remains…

If you've driven out to Treasure Island lately — past the construction zones, the half-finished developments, and the…

There's no place in San Francisco quite like Dolores Park.