Thursday, September 21

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Cruise’s New Self-Driving Car Is a Slap in the Face to San Francisco 

Cruise’s New Self-Driving Car Is a Slap in the Face to San Francisco 

Despite growing public criticism around its fleet of robotaxis, SF-headquartered Cruise recently debuted its new autonomous vehicle — which is designed to transport the most vulnerable among us. 2023 has been a contentious year for self-driving automobiles. They’ve been a topic ...
Here’s a Rare Glimpse of the Old Neon Signs at SF’s Cliff House

Here’s a Rare Glimpse of the Old Neon Signs at SF’s Cliff House

The Burning Man Flood Brought to Life These Prehistoric Creatures

The Burning Man Flood Brought to Life These Prehistoric Creatures

In the SF Bay Area, Beyoncé Brings Out Blue Ivy Carter — Under a Blue Moon

In the SF Bay Area, Beyoncé Brings Out Blue Ivy Carter — Under a Blue Moon

‘Did You Know That [There Was a Pedestrian Bridge at SF’s Ferry Building]?’

‘Did You Know That [There Was a Pedestrian Bridge at SF’s Ferry Building]?’

I Got *V* Stoned at SF’s First-Ever Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Festival

I Got *V* Stoned at SF’s First-Ever Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Festival

Out of More Than 700 BART Train Cars, Only One Is Like This

Out of More Than 700 BART Train Cars, Only One Is Like This

Feature Articles

In the SF Bay Area, Beyoncé Brings Out Blue Ivy Carter — Under a Blue Moon

In the SF Bay Area, Beyoncé Brings Out Blue Ivy Carter — Under a Blue Moon

Days removed from attending Beyoncé's SF Bay Area stop on her Renaissance World Tour, the profoundness, pyrotechnics, and sheer talent displayed remains in our mind — "deadass." Beyoncé, as a concept, is hard to wrap one’s brain around... let alone Beyoncé as a human being. (The...
The Co-Founder of an SF PAC Says ‘Covid Is Over.’ It’s Not.

The Co-Founder of an SF PAC Says ‘Covid Is Over.’ It’s Not.

That Time a Manatee Took a Commercial Plane to San Francisco

That Time a Manatee Took a Commercial Plane to San Francisco

SF Street Artist fnnch Cements His Blunderous ‘Creativity’ With New Project

SF Street Artist fnnch Cements His Blunderous ‘Creativity’ With New Project

Conservative SF PAC Edited This Racist Headpiece on a City Supervisor

Conservative SF PAC Edited This Racist Headpiece on a City Supervisor

San Francisco Police Corral, Zip-Tie Over 80 Young People in Mass Arrest Near Dolores Park

San Francisco Police Corral, Zip-Tie Over 80 Young People in Mass Arrest Near Dolores Park

People Are Putting Traffic Cones on Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

People Are Putting Traffic Cones on Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

News to Know

That San Francisco Sinkhole Was Our ‘War of the Worlds’ Moment

That San Francisco Sinkhole Was Our ‘War of the Worlds’ Moment

On Monday, September 11th, passersby and drivers in SF’s Pacific Heights neighborhood were presented with an ominous, downright dangerous sight: a massive sinkhole. Between Fillmore and Green streets in San Francisco this week, a 74-year-old water main broke causing the earth ar...
FYI: San Francisco Is Definitely Having a COVID-19 ‘Mini-Surge’

FYI: San Francisco Is Definitely Having a COVID-19 ‘Mini-Surge’

Out of More Than 700 BART Train Cars, Only One Is Like This

Out of More Than 700 BART Train Cars, Only One Is Like This

Self-Driving Cruise Cars Get Into Two Big Crashes in San Francisco on Same Day

Self-Driving Cruise Cars Get Into Two Big Crashes in San Francisco on Same Day

Another Self-Driving Car Stops Near Emergency Crews in San Francisco

Another Self-Driving Car Stops Near Emergency Crews in San Francisco

Here’s How Many People Rent in San Francisco

Here’s How Many People Rent in San Francisco

It’s Still Much Cheaper to Rent Than Buy in San Francisco. That May Never Change.

It’s Still Much Cheaper to Rent Than Buy in San Francisco. That May Never Change.

Personal Essays

On the Soft, Supple Joy of San Francisco’s Flower Piano Festival

On the Soft, Supple Joy of San Francisco’s Flower Piano Festival

Now in its eighth iteration — the COVID-19 pandemic having stolen a season from our 2020 calendars — San Franciscos' Flower Piano concert series returned this past weekend, filling Golden Gate Park with consoling, cushiony recitals. I'm someone who struggles with the conce...
In the SF Bay Area, Beyoncé Brings Out Blue Ivy Carter — Under a Blue Moon

In the SF Bay Area, Beyoncé Brings Out Blue Ivy Carter — Under a Blue Moon

Remembering SF’s COVID ‘Reopening’ at the Last Gay Bar on Polk Street

Remembering SF’s COVID ‘Reopening’ at the Last Gay Bar on Polk Street

I Got *V* Stoned at SF’s First-Ever Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Festival

I Got *V* Stoned at SF’s First-Ever Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Festival

Welcome to Summer in San Francisco

Welcome to Summer in San Francisco

Revisiting the DA Recall That Felt Like a San Francisco Heartbreak

Revisiting the DA Recall That Felt Like a San Francisco Heartbreak

My Tweet About a Literal Walk Around San Francisco Was Co-opted Into the City’s ‘Doom Loop’ Narrative

My Tweet About a Literal Walk Around San Francisco Was Co-opted Into the City’s ‘Doom Loop’ Narrative

Food + Drink

The Weekend Catch-Up: Long Live This Cornerstone of San Francisco Matcha

The Weekend Catch-Up: Long Live This Cornerstone of San Francisco Matcha

Plus: San Francisco's "doom loop" tour was an epic failure — and exposed a City committee member as the organizer behind it. In just five short years — two of those years marked by a carousel of pandemic-born closures, reopenings, and stay-at-home orders — Stonemill Matcha helpe...
I Got *V* Stoned at SF’s First-Ever Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Festival

I Got *V* Stoned at SF’s First-Ever Pizza, Bagel, and Beer Festival

San Francisco Is Getting Its Own Pizza, Beer, and Bagel Festival

San Francisco Is Getting Its Own Pizza, Beer, and Bagel Festival

8 of My Favorite Neighborhood Treats in San Francisco

8 of My Favorite Neighborhood Treats in San Francisco

A Revamped Eatery Becomes a Gastronomic Pearl in SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf

A Revamped Eatery Becomes a Gastronomic Pearl in SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf

San Francisco’s Corpse Flower Is Blooming, Y’all

San Francisco’s Corpse Flower Is Blooming, Y’all

This Oakland Deli Had a Car Smash Into It Over the Weekend

This Oakland Deli Had a Car Smash Into It Over the Weekend

Mother Nature Signal Boosts

Here’s Your Reminder That It’s Tarantula Szn in the SF Bay Area

Here’s Your Reminder That It’s Tarantula Szn in the SF Bay Area

Though SF is generally tarantula-free due to its climate and topography, thousands of these massive spiders are currently on the move in the Bay Area. Tarantulas are creatures that you either love or hate; there’s little room for ambivalence when one's exoskeleton serves as insp...
San Francisco Will Smell Like a Campfire for a Few More Days

San Francisco Will Smell Like a Campfire for a Few More Days

We Now Know the Whale’s Name Behind That Viral Golden Gate Bridge Picture

We Now Know the Whale’s Name Behind That Viral Golden Gate Bridge Picture

Sometimes… You Rent a Crane to Plant a Palm Tree in San Francisco

Sometimes… You Rent a Crane to Plant a Palm Tree in San Francisco

What if San Francisco’s Crooked Lombard Street Was Car-Free?

What if San Francisco’s Crooked Lombard Street Was Car-Free?

The Burning Man Flood Brought to Life These Prehistoric Creatures

The Burning Man Flood Brought to Life These Prehistoric Creatures

It’s the Season of Bougainvillea in San Francisco

It’s the Season of Bougainvillea in San Francisco

Culture and Wanderlust

Here’s a Rare Glimpse of the Old Neon Signs at SF’s Cliff House

Here’s a Rare Glimpse of the Old Neon Signs at SF’s Cliff House

"Hey Siri, Play ‘Neon Lights (Rock Version)' by Demi Lovato." Earlier this week, it was joyfully announced that San Francisco’s beloved now-closed, iconoclastic Cliff House diner — which sits near Lands End, sacred acreage owned by the National Parks Service (NPS) — will reopen ...
On the Soft, Supple Joy of San Francisco’s Flower Piano Festival

On the Soft, Supple Joy of San Francisco’s Flower Piano Festival

What if San Francisco’s Crooked Lombard Street Was Car-Free?

What if San Francisco’s Crooked Lombard Street Was Car-Free?

‘Did You Know That [There Was a Pedestrian Bridge at SF’s Ferry Building]?’

‘Did You Know That [There Was a Pedestrian Bridge at SF’s Ferry Building]?’

A New Mission District Art Exhibit Challenges SF’s ‘Doom Loop’ Narrative

A New Mission District Art Exhibit Challenges SF’s ‘Doom Loop’ Narrative

San Francisco’s ‘Fogust’ Is in Full Bloom

San Francisco’s ‘Fogust’ Is in Full Bloom

The Bay Area Sells Out to Taylor Swift’s Profitable Whiteness

The Bay Area Sells Out to Taylor Swift’s Profitable Whiteness

Queer Content

The Long Weekend Catch-Up: San Francisco’s Iconic Queer Stud Nightclub to Be Rebirthed in 2024

The Long Weekend Catch-Up: San Francisco’s Iconic Queer Stud Nightclub to Be Rebirthed in 2024

Plus: Dozens of sea lion deaths around the Bay Area are linked to a certain disease — that can be spread to dogs, FYI. San Francisco exists as a nexus for a litany of matters — one intersection being queerness and entertainment. (SF is still widely considered the queer mecca of ...
Remembering SF’s COVID ‘Reopening’ at the Last Gay Bar on Polk Street

Remembering SF’s COVID ‘Reopening’ at the Last Gay Bar on Polk Street

This SF Bay Area Activist Continues to Tackle the Dangers Around Sexual Stereotyping 

This SF Bay Area Activist Continues to Tackle the Dangers Around Sexual Stereotyping 

FYI: August Is Transgender History Month in San Francisco

FYI: August Is Transgender History Month in San Francisco

8 of My Favorite Neighborhood Treats in San Francisco

8 of My Favorite Neighborhood Treats in San Francisco

Revisiting the Story Behind That Aerial Shot of SF’s Illuminated Pink Triangle

Revisiting the Story Behind That Aerial Shot of SF’s Illuminated Pink Triangle

I’m Obsessed With These Queer-Supporting Millipedes in SF

I’m Obsessed With These Queer-Supporting Millipedes in SF