The Dissent

Summer in San Francisco doesn't mean beach weather — it means street fairs.

Memorial Day weekend is basically the starter pistol for San Francisco's summer season — which, as any local knows…

Say what you will about San Francisco — and people say plenty — but there's exactly one day a year when this city…

Alysa Liu, the Richmond-born figure skating phenom who became the youngest U.S.

In a city that loves to talk about innovation while simultaneously regulating it into oblivion, here's something…

Here's something you don't hear us say often: a city-adjacent program that's free, doesn't require a permit the size of…

Here's something refreshing: a free community event that doesn't require a tax increase, a new bureaucratic agency, or…

Bay to Breakers is back, and so is the eternal San Francisco tension: is this an actual athletic event or just a…

Look, we get it. San Francisco and the broader Bay Area have a reputation for entertainment options that cost roughly…

Bay to Breakers is less than a week out, and the most San Francisco post imaginable just hit the internet: someone…

There's something beautifully free-market about a good flea market.

Sunday is Bay to Breakers, San Francisco's beloved annual tradition of running 7.46 miles from the Embarcadero to Ocean…

Here's something you don't see every day in San Francisco: a free event that actually sounds fun and doesn't come with…

The Castro Night Market is back for 2026, running from March through September, and honestly?

If your annual Bay to Breakers tradition involves rolling out of bed, throwing on a banana costume, and hopping into…

Look, we love a good community event as much as anyone.

In a city where a mediocre cocktail runs you $19 and a one-bedroom apartment costs more than a mortgage payment in most…

Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about government waste, housing costs, and the general financial…

The World Cup is approaching, and if you're a soccer fan in San Francisco, you already know the drill: it's time to…

Look, we get it. The Peninsula isn't exactly the first place you think of when someone says "thriving comedy scene."…

Here's something Valencia Street could use more of: a reason for people to actually show up and enjoy themselves.

The 2026 World Cup is supposed to be a once-in-a-generation economic windfall for the Bay Area.

In a city where a single craft beer can run you $12 and a night out requires a budget spreadsheet, Black Hammer Brewing…

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

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

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

Look, we spend a lot of time around here talking about how San Francisco wastes your money.

There's no line item in the city budget for it.

In a city where a mediocre cocktail runs you $19 and parking can cost more than a plane ticket, the Yerba Buena Gardens…

Here's something refreshing: entertainment in the Bay Area that doesn't require a second mortgage.