Apartment Hunting in SF, Summed Up with Charts
The open houses, the applications, the line around the block. San Francisco’s rental market, plotted....
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Photos: Green Army Men Practicing Yoga
Editor’s Note: Plastic green army men are among the most classic toys of all time....
Life in Your 30s in the Bay Area Is Confusing
On August 12, I turned 36. I’ve never been someone who agonizes over age, but this birthday had significance; it felt like the beginning of a new era....
Map Shows Which SF Hoods Go to Burning Man
Fortune magazine tracked which neighborhoods in San Francisco went to Burning Man using data harvested from Square....
Don’t Go To Folsom Without Reading This
With Folsom Street Fair coming up on the horizon (Sunday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.), we’re getting excited to see some leather insanity from all walks of life on display....
A Jacket to Protect You From Muni Farts & Germs
We’ve all been there. On Muni or BART during rush hour....
Helping You Visualize the New 3-Foot Passing Law
Today, the “Three Feet for Safety” law went into effect. And, if there’s not enough room on the street to give that much space, the driver has to slow down and only pass when it’s safe to do so....
Inside LA’s Most Unusual Gift Store
Lest you believe there isn’t any humor to be found in the business of death, there on the second floor of the old Los Angeles General Hospital in Boyle Heights, respectfully behind a closed door, the city’s Coroner’s Office operates an inconspicuous…...
Photos: Original BART Car Plans
You’re looking at BART promotional photos and a press release that announces the acceptance of some of the earliest BART car designs....
My Love/Hate Relationship with Living in Hollywood
I took my first trip to Los Angeles as an adult in the middle of January. I was living in Chicago at the time, where a “mild” winter meant that the average high was seven degrees....
The Reality of Life in SF with Student-Loan Debt
Does this sound familiar? You went back to school because you thought you’d get a better, higher-paying job so you could follow your dreams and live in San Francisco like a baller....
Sneak Peek Inside New Pop’s Bar
Pop’s Bar has been a fixture of the Mission for as long as it was legal to drink (and secretly since it wasn’t legal)....