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SF's Rental Market Is a Hunger Games Nobody Signed Up For
PublishedA newcomer relocating from New York — someone with excellent credit, stable income, no pets, no kids, and earnings well…
When San Francisco Actually Looked Like a City Worth Fighting For
PublishedSometimes you need to look backward to understand just how far we've drifted.
SF's Underground Comedy Scene Is Thriving — And It's Free
PublishedWhile San Francisco's city government continues to spend millions on "activating" downtown with consultant-designed…
Recology Straps Cameras to Garbage Trucks Because Apparently Your Trash Is Their Business Now
PublishedBay Area trash monopoly Recology is rolling out cameras on its garbage trucks to catch residents with overfilled bins —…
Kars4Kids Finally Gets Towed: Court Bans Their Ads in California
PublishedIf you've ever listened to the radio in the Bay Area — or really anywhere in America — you know the jingle.
SF Schools Chief Gets Her Congressional Close-Up
PublishedSan Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and Their Families chief Maria Su has been called to testify before…
46 Displaced After Fire Rips Through Tenderloin Affordable Housing — Who's Accountable?
PublishedA fire tore through an affordable housing building in the Tenderloin this week, displacing 46 residents and raising…
A Good Nurse Almost Lost Everything Because Washington Can't Get Its Act Together
PublishedA Kaiser nurse right here in San Francisco — someone who shows up every day to take care of patients, pays her taxes…
Mark Twain Was Right: A Survival Guide to SF's Coldest Season (Summer)
PublishedEvery year, thousands of transplants arrive in San Francisco expecting sunshine, flip-flops, and rooftop cocktails from…
A Love Letter to Bay Area Architecture, One Old Photo at a Time
PublishedHere's something that doesn't involve a budget scandal, a transit meltdown, or a supervisors' meeting that makes you…
Pedestrians Playing Frogger With Their Lives — And We're All Just Supposed to Be Cool With It?
PublishedIf you've driven through San Francisco recently — particularly anywhere near the Tenderloin — you already know…
Super Duper Heads to Union Square — And Some People Still Can't Be Happy
PublishedHere's a sentence you don't hear enough these days: a business is opening in Union Square.
When Striped Bass Ran Beneath the Golden Gate
PublishedThere's a photograph floating around from the 1930s that should make every San Franciscan stop scrolling for a second…
The Castro, Captured in Chalk: When Art Reminds Us What We're Fighting to Keep
PublishedThere's something quietly powerful about seeing a San Francisco neighborhood rendered in pastel — soft, warm, almost…
Seven Hours of Hitler: Because San Francisco Film Culture Has Never Heard of 'Less Is More'
PublishedSan Francisco's art-house film scene is bringing back Hitler, A Film From Germany, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's legendary —…
The 49ers' 2026 Schedule Is a Frequent Flyer's Nightmare
PublishedHope the Niners invested in some good neck pillows, because their 2026 schedule reads less like an NFL season and more…
The Underground Art of Riding Muni (Because the Official System Won't Help You)
PublishedForget everything SFMTA's glossy brochures tell you about getting around San Francisco.
AI Hasn't Even IPO'd Yet and It's Already Pricing You Out
PublishedHere's a fun thought experiment: What happens to San Francisco housing costs when billions of dollars in AI wealth are…
Tow Truck Hustle: SF Man Convicted in Insurance Fraud Scheme That's Peak San Francisco Grift
PublishedA San Francisco man has been convicted of insurance fraud tied to a rogue tow truck operation — a scheme that…
Hit and Run at Bay Bridge Toll Plaza: Another Day, Another Driver Who Chose Violence Then Fled
PublishedA hit-and-run incident near the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza this morning is a fresh reminder that lawlessness on Bay Area…
SFO Scores Direct Flights to Sapporo — And Yes, It's Cheaper Than Tahoe
PublishedSan Francisco International Airport just landed something skiers, foodies, and Japan enthusiasts have been dreaming…
Bay to Breakers Is This Weekend — Here's What It'll Cost You in Sanity
PublishedBay to Breakers returns this weekend, which means San Francisco's streets will once again be handed over to costumed…
Someone Stole a Cat From the SF Flower Market and Yes, There's Surveillance Footage
PublishedWe cover a lot of property crime in this city.
Lowell's Black Enrollment Crisis Isn't About Lowell — It's About Everything Before It
PublishedJust seven Black students plan to enroll as freshmen at Lowell High School this fall.