The Dissent

Here's something you don't see every day: an independent filmmaker — not a Marvel franchise, not a legacy sequel, not a…

A former Bay Area resident now living in Europe recently posed a question that's apparently on a lot of minds overseas…

In a city where the government will happily spend $1.7 million on a single public toilet, it's refreshing when someone…

San Francisco's art scene is gearing up this weekend with an art fair hitting the city — and if social media buzz is…

There's a Sunset District parent out there who just discovered Tunnel Top Park after eight years in the city, and…

If you've driven anywhere in the Bay Area recently, you've noticed them: those ubiquitous vehicle stickers — the ones…

If you felt a slight rumble in Nob Hill recently, no, it wasn't another BART delay causing collective frustration — it…

Sometimes the best things in San Francisco are the ones the city government had absolutely nothing to do with.

Amy Goodman, the veteran host of Democracy Now!, is bringing her documentary celebrating 30 years of the progressive…

Here's something you don't hear often in San Francisco: it's free.

Look, we normally spend our time here yelling about budget deficits and bureaucratic incompetence, but sometimes a…

Here's a radical idea that costs the city exactly zero dollars: let San Franciscans actually talk to each other.

Birthday season is upon us (it's always someone's birthday season), and if your idea of treating yourself involves hot…

If you haven't checked in on Pier 39's K-Dock lately, you're missing out on San Francisco's most unapologetic…

In a city where a mediocre latte runs you seven bucks and "affordable" has become the punchline of every housing…

In a city where a burrito costs $18 and a studio apartment runs you $2,800 a month, finding anything at 50% off feels…

We see this question pop up constantly, and it's worth addressing head-on: if you're visiting San Francisco for the…

Here's something to think about the next time you're dodging e-scooters on your way down Market Street: you're walking…

In a city where we spend billions trying to engineer social outcomes through programs, task forces, and bureaucratic…

In a world where every form of entertainment seems to require a Wi-Fi connection, a software update, and your biometric…

San Francisco has always been a city that takes itself too seriously while simultaneously refusing to take anything…

In a city where everything from parking to a mediocre burrito costs you $20, here's something genuinely free and…

Here's a basic market reality that the Peninsula has somehow ignored for years: there's demand for a solid, inclusive…

San Francisco has never been short on creative ways to combine spirituality with caffeine, and the latest entry in the…

Here's something City Hall can't tax, regulate, or screw up: surfers catching waves under the Golden Gate Bridge at…

Here's a fiscal tip they don't teach you in economics class: the best bar crawl in San Francisco costs $2.50.

Sometimes you need a break from writing about budget deficits and bureaucratic incompetence to acknowledge a simple…

Sometimes you need a reminder that San Francisco's best features aren't the ones that cost taxpayers billions of…

Every year, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater rolls into the East Bay, and every year, it reminds us that some…

If you've lived in San Francisco for more than a week, you know the drill: your phone says sunny, the sky says…