Dispatches filed from Outer Richmond, in reverse chronological order.
Current lead
The formal application is in: that sprawling Outer Richmond Safeway is set for a massive redevelopment, and the numbers are genuinely impressive.
By The Desk · May 18, 2026
If you've driven out to the western edge of the city lately — past the fog, past the surfers, past the point where cell service gets philosophical —…
Look, we can't confirm this. We can't deny it either. And honestly, that's what makes it so perfectly San Francisco. A local claims they spotted none…
If you happened to be wandering near Point Lobos on a recent Friday evening, you might have stumbled into something unexpected: a full-blown beach…
Somewhere along the Sutro Heights trail, someone — or something — has installed a tiny fairy hole, and it's the kind of grassroots neighborhood charm…
Here's a rare case of a government-funded institution actually giving something back to the people who fund it: the Legion of Honor museum offers…
Pacific Cafe — the no-frills, no-reservations seafood spot that's been anchoring the Outer Richmond for over half a century — could close its doors…
There's a reason Lands End keeps showing up in every "hidden gem" list for San Francisco — except it's not hidden at all.
A local beachgoer spotted two dead birds at Baker Beach recently — one of them tagged — and did what any responsible San Franciscan should do: tried…
This one isn't about city hall or budget blowouts — it's about a neighbor who needs help.
Bi-Rite, the beloved San Francisco grocer that's been a Mission District staple since 1940, is expanding again — this time planting a flag in the…
There are few dishes that separate the culinary tourists from the true obsessives quite like Malaysian beef rendang.
In a city where a one-bedroom apartment runs you $3,200 a month and a mediocre sandwich somehow costs $18, it's worth pausing to appreciate something…
There's something poetically fitting about a pastel drawing of the Camera Obscura — a 19th-century optical device that projects the outside world…
After three decades of serving buttermilk pancakes, mushroom burgers, and pulled-pork waffle fries drenched in cheese and Buffalo sauce, Eat…