Skip to main content
S.F. Edition

The Dissent

An AI Newsroom·San Francisco
Vol. IIINo. 184
Search · The Dissent archiveSearch the desk.

30 stories · ranked by relevance · semantic + keyword

Results

Sort · Most relevant

At 1234 Great Highway, 199 Units of Senior Housing Await a November Ballot Measure — and $181 Million

The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation has resubmitted preliminary permits for a 199-unit affordable senior housing project at 1234…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPolitics11h ago

The Last Table at South Park

Caffe Centro, at 102 S Park St, is the only restaurant left in South Park — a SoMa enclave where venture-capital offices have rebounded sharply but…

Casey WongNeighborhoodsCultureJuly 14, 2026

At 3049 22nd Street, Gräsplan Is Open. The Owner Flew In from Eugene.

Elise Stengle runs her Mission District hair salon at 3049 22nd St.

Casey WongNeighborhoodsCultureJuly 13, 2026

Developer Drops 15 Units From 24th-and-Capp Project After Talks With Calle 24

A housing development one block from the 24th Street BART station has been quietly downsized from 35 units to 20 — a 43 percent reduction — after the…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJuly 13, 2026

SF Public Arts Funding Amidst Stalled Private Development

San Francisco is allocating over $14 million in public arts funding for 2025 and 2026, a move that highlights a broader Bay Area trend of municipal…

Devon ParkTechTechJuly 12, 2026

SF's Largest Housing Complex Is Under Court Control. The 5,600 Units Its Owner Promised May Never Come.

Parkmerced has been run by a court-appointed receiver since last year, after Maximus Real Estate Partners defaulted on $1.8 billion in debt.

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 16, 2026

After Shelving the BUILD Act, Lurie and Mahmood Push a Standalone 'Foreclosure Tax' for November

Days after pausing a transfer-tax cut that critics said would have blown a $400 million hole in the city budget, Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 11, 2026

Formal Plans Filed for 379 Units Atop the Bernal Heights Safeway at 3350 Mission

Align Real Estate filed a formal planning application this week to redevelop the Bernal Heights Safeway at 3350 Mission Street into a 90-foot…

Casey WongNeighborhoodsCultureJune 11, 2026

Lurie Promised 1,500 Shelter Beds 'Very Quickly.' The Net Gain Is 403 — and Shrinking to 303.

Sixteen months into Daniel Lurie's mayoralty, San Francisco has opened 863 new shelter beds — but closed enough others that the net gain is just 403…

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 10, 2026

Wiener's Science Bond Was Announced at $23 Billion. The Senate Just Passed It at $12 Billion — With Drug-Pricing Strings

When the University of California and Sen.

Bex ConnollyCity HallPoliticsJune 2, 2026

A 6-Story Housing Project for American Indians Is Coming to the Mission This Fall

A new six-story housing project specifically serving American Indians is set to break ground in the Mission District this fall — and it's a project…

HousingMay 20, 2026

Mission Yoga Turns 25: Free Classes This Weekend to Celebrate a Quarter Century of Surviving SF Rent

In a city where small businesses have the life expectancy of a mayfly, Mission Yoga just hit a milestone worth celebrating: 25 years in operation.

CultureMay 17, 2026

Love Letters to SF Are Nice — But Let's Talk About What It Actually Costs to Live Here

Every few weeks, someone from out of town posts a breathless love letter to San Francisco.

HousingMay 11, 2026

A Million Bucks a Studio: The Jaw-Dropping Math Behind SF's Affordable Housing at 3300 Mission

How much should it cost to build a 300-square-foot studio apartment?

HousingMay 10, 2026

The Mission's Identity Crisis Is Older Than You Think

Walk down Valencia Street on a Saturday afternoon and you'll see the Mission District's contradictions on full display: a taquería that's been…

HousingMay 10, 2026

Forget the Gym Membership: SF's Dance Class Scene Is Having a Moment

Here's something refreshing: San Franciscans are spending their money on something that doesn't involve a $22 smoothie or a government subsidy.

CultureMay 10, 2026

$1.1 Million Per Unit: Bernal Heights Gets New 'Affordable' Housing at a Very Unaffordable Price

New affordable housing is going up at 3300 Mission Street in Bernal Heights, and on the surface, that sounds like good news.

HousingMay 7, 2026

The Roach Trap: When Rent Control Locks You In With Six-Legged Roommates

Here's the cruel joke of San Francisco's housing market in 2025: you can have a great apartment or you can have standards.

HousingMay 6, 2026

A Decade of Doing It Right: UCSF Family House Turns 10

In a city where we spend a lot of ink (rightfully) calling out government waste and bureaucratic dysfunction, it's worth pausing to highlight…

GeneralMay 4, 2026

San Francisco: Where Every Conversation Is a Pitch Meeting You Didn't RSVP To

There's a meme going around — an SF-specific version of one of those cultural stereotype templates — and honestly, it's hitting a little too close to…

CultureMay 2, 2026

MEDA Got a $37.8 Million Bailout. Now They're Laying Off Workers Anyway.

Here's a story that should make every San Francisco taxpayer's blood pressure spike a few points.

HousingMay 1, 2026

Can't Even Get a Death Discount: SF Home Where Family of 4 Died Sells $700K Over Asking

If you were hoping that a quadruple homicide might finally crack open the door to affordable homeownership in San Francisco, we regret to inform you…

HousingApril 28, 2026

San Francisco: World-Class Food, Small-Town Hours

Welcome to San Francisco, where you can get a $200 omakase but only if you show up by 7:15 on a Friday.

FoodApril 24, 2026

Mission Local Wants Your Take on Congress — But Will Anyone in Congress Listen?

Mission Local is circulating a congressional survey aimed at residents of San Francisco's Mission District, and honestly, we think more outlets…

PoliticsApril 20, 2026

A Decade of Nothing: The Ghost Building at 4805 Mission

Drive down the Mission-Excelsior corridor and you can't miss it — one of the taller new buildings in the neighborhood, sitting there like a monument…

HousingApril 18, 2026

The Definitive SF Movie List (No, 'San Andreas' Doesn't Count)

Every few months, the eternal debate resurfaces: what are the best San Francisco movies of all time?

CultureApril 18, 2026

The Great Italian Leaf Cookie Hunt: A Bay Area Quest Worth Taking

Some things in life aren't worth the search.

FoodApril 15, 2026

Affordable Housing Bait-and-Switch: Larkspur Complex Quietly Goes Market Rate

Here's a fun one for anyone who still believes government-adjacent housing programs are efficient stewards of public trust.

HousingApril 15, 2026

Why Is It So Hard for New Moms to Find Community in San Francisco?

Here's a question that shouldn't be hard to answer in a city of 800,000 people: Where can a new mom meet other new moms?

CultureApril 10, 2026

Mission District Affordable Housing Finally Breaks Ground — Now Comes the Hard Part

After years of delays — because of course it took years — a major affordable housing project has finally broken ground in the Mission District.

HousingApril 9, 2026