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
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...
Personal Essays
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...
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
Fireworks Cause Rare Wildfire in San Francisco on Telegraph Hill Along Hard-to-Reach, Narrow Road
A Sunday evening fire smoked in one of San Francisco's most wildfire-prone neighborhoods after a rogue firework detonated near Calhoun Terrace, igniting the precarious brush fire.
Despite its urban density, San Francisco’s wildfire risk remains unusually high, with likelihoods o...
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...





























































