What Being Broke in San Francisco Really Means
There’s a point every week when someone asks me if I’d like to grab dinner, and it immediately puts me into stress mode, and I start crafting my excuse....
Ann-Marie AlcántaraAuthor of 50 Articles
Check Out All The Changes Coming to Muni This Month
Complaining about Muni is a San Francisco tradition as deeply entrenched as poop watching or rent gouging, but get ready to tap your Clipper Card with joy because a whole new round of improvements is coming our way on April 25....
Bravo TV Wants America to Know That SF Rent is Too Damn High
Finally, there’s a show that all of San Francisco can agree to hate-watch. Bravo’s newest season of Million Dollar Listing takes place in the City by the Bay and will premiere on July 8....
Watch This Video of R2-D2 Falling in Love in SF
Some say that falling in love in San Francisco is one of the hardest things to do, but if you want proof that there’s someone out there for everyone, watch this film of R2-D2 falling in love in the Bay Area....
This Map Shows The Most Dangerous Places To Bike In SF
Chances are good that if you bike around the city, you’ve experienced near misses with cars — everything from being doored to almost getting hit....
Lessons an East Coast Transplant Has Learned Living In SF
Like any city, San Francisco has quirks you either learn to love or try really hard to love but end up hating anyway....
Another Iconic SF Store is Closing its Doors in April
Another day in San Francisco means the announcement of another beloved local store closing its doors....
You Can Now Make Money by Renting Out Your Driveway
Less than a year has gone by since San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera shut down MonkeyParking, the app that let anyone auction off a public, city-owned parking space....
Watch: Servers and Bartenders Read Nasty Yelp Reviews About Themselves
It’s remarkable that many of us continue to use Yelp, since it feels like like most of the reviews come from people who want to bitch about rude waitstaff and subpar eats....
The Number of Affordable Housing Units Built in the Mission is Shocking
Amid all the protests and think pieces about how unaffordable the Mission has become, a new map shows exactly how much affordable housing new developments will bring to the neighborhood — only about 25 percent....
Muni May Be Slow, Late, and Crowded, But There’s One Thing It Does Well
While Muni is generally a zero chill zone that we love to gripe about, it turns out the system does have one great feature — its all-door boarding service....
Free Online Cards Against Humanity is Your Newest Afternoon Distraction
If you’re slumped at your desk right now nursing an afternoon coffee and wishing you had the balls to play hooky tomorrow, here’s a reason to go on living: you can now play Cards Against Humanity online — for free....