Dispatches filed from Pacific Heights, in reverse chronological order.
Current lead
Inside a Pacific Heights mansion sometime last winter, a consultant known in certain circles as a 'bulb whisperer' spent the better part of an afternoon adjusting the color temperature of recessed fixtures —…
By Casey Wong, Neighborhoods · May 25, 2026
Here's a question for the SFMTA brass who keep asking San Franciscans to ditch their cars and embrace public transit: What exactly are riders getting…
If you've tried to find a two-bedroom apartment in San Francisco recently, congratulations — you now know what it feels like to compete on a reality…
We spend a lot of time in this space talking about what's broken — the budget, the bureaucracy, the general dysfunction of city governance.
Here's a fun question for your Tuesday: what happens when FedEx delivers your passport — your non-American passport, no less — to a complete stranger…
In a city where the median home price already makes most Americans weep into their cereal, someone just dropped $27.5 million on a Pacific Heights…
In a development that practically writes its own satire, Pacific Heights megadonor Susie Tompkins Buell — co-founder of The North Face and Esprit…
Look, this isn't a story about fiscal policy or government overreach.
If you've ever wondered what $22.5 million buys you in San Francisco real estate — besides a crippling property tax bill and the eternal envy of your…
While the rest of San Francisco argues about whether a studio apartment should cost $3,200 or $3,500 a month, there's apparently another housing…
Sometimes the best things in San Francisco aren't built by city government — they're just hiding behind drywall, waiting to be rediscovered.
There are days when San Francisco reminds you exactly why people pay absurd rents, endure bureaucratic nonsense, and tolerate supervisors who think…
Pacific Heights is one of those neighborhoods that practically is San Francisco history — and now it's getting the spotlight at the latest…