Editors' Picks
Two People Just Rode Bay Wheels Ebikes From San Francisco to San Jose for First Time Ever
With 35 miles of estimated range, a pair of pro-transit enthusiasts tested the limits of Bay Wheels ebikes, taking two from SF to SJ ... with at least a 16-mile range discrepancy in tow.
San Francisco is an epicenter for the nation’s micromobility movement — set inside a region ...
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
San Francisco’s Speed Cameras Are, Indeed, Working
Since speed cameras were first installed in San Francisco last February, an average of 40,000 speeding cars have been taken off the road each day.
The survival odds between a 20mph car crash and a 40mph car crash are unnervingly stark. A pedestrian or cyclist struck by a vehicle...
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
SF Food News This Week: Taco Bell’s Hyped, Waterfront Cantina Opens in SF Tourist Hot Spot
Plus: A beloved Chinatown staple closes, and yes … you can still find $1 wings in San Francisco.
Taco Bell elicits one or two reactions from the general population: a feeling of utter jubilation, wrapped with young-adult nostalgia, or an opinion of disdain and disgust. Thankfull...
Mother Nature Signal Boosts
Two People Just Rode Bay Wheels Ebikes From San Francisco to San Jose for First Time Ever
With 35 miles of estimated range, a pair of pro-transit enthusiasts tested the limits of Bay Wheels ebikes, taking two from SF to SJ ... with at least a 16-mile range discrepancy in tow.
San Francisco is an epicenter for the nation’s micromobility movement — set inside a region ...
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...

























































