The Dissent

Seven candidates for California governor crowded onto a San Francisco stage Thursday night for the final debate before…

Here's a small story that says a lot about how broken our systems are — and how regular people quietly route around…

Look, we normally spend our time grilling City Hall over budget bloat and transit failures.

San Francisco has a lot of things going for it — and a lot of things trying to price you out of a decent breakfast.

We don't usually do pet adoption posts, but this one hit different.

Eighty-seven days after Alysa Liu stood atop the Olympic podium in Milan, the Richmond-raised figure skater is living…

The White House just named six new members to the Presidio Trust Board of Directors, and the lineup reads like a…

Japanese streetwear giant Bape is setting up shop in Union Square, and honestly?

San Francisco police arrested five individuals tied to repeated retail theft — and when you look at their rap sheets…

Here's a brain teaser for you: What happens when rents keep climbing but it's still too expensive to build new housing?

We spend a lot of time around here pointing out where Bay Area institutions fall short.

San Francisco has no shortage of local celebrities, but none have achieved the cultural staying power of Karl the Fog —…

Somewhere in the grand tradition of San Francisco's DIY spirit — the same city that gave you poetry slams in North…

Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about what's going wrong in San Francisco — the budget disasters, the…

Here's something you don't see every day in San Francisco politics: a broad coalition — spanning the ideological…

The National Queer Arts Festival is back in San Francisco, and love it or not, it's one of those cultural institutions…

There's something quietly radical about an artist who looks past the endless churn of contemporary trends and finds…

Scott Sampson, the head of the California Academy of Sciences, has resigned — and the timing tells you everything you…

A newcomer relocating from New York — someone with excellent credit, stable income, no pets, no kids, and earnings well…

Sometimes you need to look backward to understand just how far we've drifted.

While San Francisco's city government continues to spend millions on "activating" downtown with consultant-designed…

Bay Area trash monopoly Recology is rolling out cameras on its garbage trucks to catch residents with overfilled bins —…

If you've ever listened to the radio in the Bay Area — or really anywhere in America — you know the jingle.

San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and Their Families chief Maria Su has been called to testify before…