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Even the Traffic Cones Are Transplants Now
PublishedThere's a joke making the rounds in San Francisco that perfectly captures the absurdity of the city's housing…
Skip the Whole Foods Markup: A Guide to the Bay Area's Best Farmers Markets
PublishedHere's a radical idea for your weekend: instead of paying Whole Foods a 40% markup to arrange organic kale under mood…
Your Degree Is Done — Now What? A Case for Never Stopping
PublishedHere's a question that doesn't get asked enough in a city obsessed with optimizing every waking hour for career…
Spinsters of San Francisco: The Social Club You've Probably Walked Past a Flyer For
PublishedIf you've been wandering around certain SF neighborhoods lately, you may have noticed flyers popping up for an…
Forget Your Chain Lattes: SF's Weirdest and Best Cafés Are Thriving
PublishedHere's something worth celebrating in a city where we spend most of our editorial energy cataloging government…
Want Valkyries Tickets Without Getting Fleeced? Here's the Play.
PublishedThe Golden State Valkyries are the hottest new ticket in town, and if you've tried to snag seats at Chase Center this…
Your Tax Dollars Didn't Build These Reading Spots (But They're Still Great)
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time in this column talking about what San Francisco gets wrong.
Someone Dumped a Rooster on a Busy SF Street. Because Of Course They Did.
PublishedSan Francisco: where you can't afford eggs, but you might find a whole chicken wandering into traffic.
No, Detroit Cannot Teach the Bay Area About Housing. Just Cut the Red Tape.
PublishedEvery few months, someone publishes a breathless think piece about how some other city has cracked the code on housing…
Scott Wiener's PAC Problem Is Really Everyone's PAC Problem
PublishedState Senator Scott Wiener's congressional campaign has come under scrutiny for its relationship with a super PAC that…
The Best Free Amenity in San Francisco? Look Up.
PublishedThere's a running joke that San Francisco's best features come with a price tag — a $4,000 studio apartment, a $22…
That Scary 911 Alert Was Probably Just a Baguette
PublishedIf you were anywhere near Stonestown this week and felt your phone buzz with a breathless emergency alert, you might…
Lasers on the Skyline: A Bright Spot in a City That Could Use One
PublishedLook, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's going wrong in San Francisco — and for good reason.
The Best Free Saturday Morning Activity in SF You're Probably Ignoring
PublishedIn a city where a mediocre brunch runs you $45 before tip and a yoga class costs more than a tank of gas, one of the…
Earl and Ida: SF Zoo's Most Unbothered Power Couple Turns 11
PublishedSometimes the Best City Employees Are the Ones Who Don't Talk In a city where public institutions regularly disappoint…
The Best Thing San Francisco Government Has Done Lately Costs Zero Dollars
PublishedIn a city where government programs routinely cost millions and deliver questionable results, the San Francisco Public…
Rules of the Road Apply to Everyone — Yes, Even You on the Cargo Bike
PublishedHere's a fun exercise: stand at any four-way stop in the Sunset or Richmond for an hour and count how many cyclists…
Carnaval Season Heats Up: Fogo Na Roupa Hits the Streets for Parade Rehearsal
PublishedIf you heard drums echoing through the Mission this week and thought a block party had spontaneously erupted, you…
A Free Innovation Expo at Fort Mason? We'll Take It
PublishedIn a city that loves to talk about innovation while simultaneously regulating it into oblivion, here's something…
Prop D's Economic Impact Numbers Don't Add Up — And Nobody Seems to Care
PublishedHere's a recurring theme in San Francisco politics: a ballot proposition gets floated, splashy numbers get attached to…
The $300 Birthday Party Challenge: Where to Celebrate in SF Without Going Broke
PublishedThe $300 Birthday Party Challenge: Where to Celebrate in SF Without Going Broke Turning another year older in San…
Ditch the IHOP: The Peninsula's Best Brunches You're Not Eating At
PublishedLook, nobody's going to tell you how to spend your Sunday morning.
It's Gosling Season, and the Murder Chickens Have Zero Respect for Your Personal Space
PublishedSpring in San Francisco means fog, tourists in shorts, and the annual reign of terror by the city's most aggressive…
The Psychedelic Rainbow Hiding in Plain Sight at the Bottom of the Bay
PublishedIf you've ever snagged a window seat flying into SFO and looked down to see what appears to be a giant tie-dye…