The Dissent

Here's something you don't see every day: a right-wing organization hosting an event in San Francisco, and city…

San Francisco is a city where you can see just about anything on any given day — a guy riding a unicycle down Market in…

BART wants you to believe it's on the brink of collapse.

There are two kinds of Muni riders: the ones who've figured out the system, and the ones making the system worse for…

A driver was recently charged in a fatal crash in Chinatown.

Look, we get it — San Francisco can feel like a city that rolls up the sidewalks early.

There's a refreshing question making the rounds among newer San Francisco residents: Where can I volunteer that…

A Bay Area father is facing up to three years in prison after firing a gun at a car full of teenagers — teens who had…

Here's a situation that should make every San Franciscan pause before they act on impulse — even well-meaning impulse.

Sometimes a single photograph captures more about a city than a thousand budget reports ever could.

Here's a fun question for anyone who's ever sprinted back to their meter to avoid a $98 ticket: Why do you bother?

There's a special circle of hell reserved for the San Francisco driver who guns it through a left turn while you're…

San Francisco politicians have been quietly cozying up to the American Enterprise Institute, one of the most…

Here's a question for the SFMTA brass who keep asking San Franciscans to ditch their cars and embrace public transit…

It wouldn't be San Francisco without an annual addition to the ever-growing list of things you're not allowed to do.

Here's a question you probably haven't thought about unless it directly affects your wallet: why do so many hair salons…

Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about government overreach and budget disasters.

Here's a Bay Area tale as old as time: your roommate is behind on rent, swears they'll make it right, and now they're…

Someone recently posed a simple question to the internet: is there anywhere in San Francisco where you can just sit all…

Here's a question that should bother you regardless of where you sit politically: what happens when the person whose…

Training camp is still a ways off, but it's never too early to start gaming out what the 49ers' 53-man roster might…

Look, we spend a lot of time here talking about what San Francisco gets wrong — the budgets that don't add up, the…

Say what you will about San Francisco's struggles — the Mission District keeps betting on itself, one restaurant at a…

Here's a fun San Francisco experience: you park your car on a perfectly legal street.