Editors' Picks
One of SF’s Largest, Rarest (and Smelliest) Flowers to Bloom Any Day Now
The last time Scarlet bloomed at the Conservatory of Flowers was nearly three years ago, drawing long lines to the greenhouse ... that smelled of rotting, sun-warmed flesh.
San Francisco’s no stranger to purposefully massive, offensively malodorous flowering bodies. In fact, the...
Feature Articles
Popularly Reported SF Nonprofit Is, in Fact, Not a Nonprofit at All
Launched in 2023, Civic Joy Fund has been reported and labeled as a non-profit organization, but has yet to file the necessary tax forms required for its tax-deductible status.
San Francisco’s boom loop is strong, [oscillating from] the proverbial chandelier. Downtown First Thur...
News to Know
Woodside Fire Produces Worst Air Quality in World; NorCal Fire Charts Rare Burn Path
Wine Country is contending with another life-threatening blaze — one that’s creating dangerous breathing conditions.
The Sonoma Coast was perfumed with the smell of crackling bonfire Thursday afternoon when a wildfire began burning off Highway One. Dubbed the Woodside Fire, it's...
Personal Essays
My San Francisco Love for the Ladies of Jazz
How nostalgia, musings, and melody have shaped my musicality (and playlist tastes).
I remember being in the garage with my dad as a little kid, watching him slowly walk over to the radio and turn up the volume on the song that was playing. It made me take note of the beautiful v...
Food + Drink
The SF Dish This Week: Popular Food Magazine Crowns SF Eatery as Having America’s Best ‘New Pizza’
Plus: $8 croissants have entered the chat as the next Millennial meme-worthy foodie expense ... even giving avocado toast a run for its money.
San Francisco, though a gastronomic mecca, often escapes “best of” lists for pizza consumption. (We’ve got authentically infused burrito...
Mother Nature Signal Boosts
Woodside Fire Produces Worst Air Quality in World; NorCal Fire Charts Rare Burn Path
Wine Country is contending with another life-threatening blaze — one that’s creating dangerous breathing conditions.
The Sonoma Coast was perfumed with the smell of crackling bonfire Thursday afternoon when a wildfire began burning off Highway One. Dubbed the Woodside Fire, it's...
Culture and Wanderlust
First Lady’s Documentary Flops in San Francisco With Only Dozens of Tickets Sold Ahead of Opening Weekend
Melania is expected to make around $3 to $8 million this weekend — way, way short of its $40 million production budget alone.
Melania Trump’s evasion of her own husband (and most responsibilities as the First Lady of the United States) deserves admiration and study. Melania’s pr...
Queer Content
In Memoriam: A Love Letter to Wig Master Rosalie Jacques of Rosalie’s New Looks
She was a true quintessential San Francisco character
I first met Rosalie in 1993, when I visited her wig and hair salon, Rosalie’s New Look's, in North Beach. After moving to San Francisco from Stockton in 1957, fresh out of beauty school, Rosalie quickly found her place doi...

































































