16 Signs You Live in a Shitty Apartment
You’re so used to San Francisco’s housing situation, you think having a family of raccoons as housemates is...
Conservatory of Flowers Plants That Remind Me of Exes
It’s more than just the phallic flowers....
Where Does All the Shattered Glass Come from, and Where Does It All Go?
The truth about San Francisco’s most abundant “natural” resource....
Where My Ladies At? Finding a Voice in the Restaurant Industry
There are plenty of women in the restaurant industry — they’re just harder to see....
Confronting My Mugger
I watched him put a gun to my friend’s head. Four years later, we met again in a courtroom....
A Day in the Life of a San Franciscan
8 A.M. You wake up to your Alexa alarm clock playing your favorite Spotify playlist, but the mood is ruined when you see a barrage of news alerts on your phone from three different news...
All the Reasons Why San Francisco Is Mad at Tech
San Francisco is the hub of all things technology, but many of our residents feel animosity toward the roiling hoards...
“Gross National Happiness Is a Lie”: Oakland’s Bhutanese Refugees Speak Out
“When I hear about Gross National Happiness, it’s heartbreaking. When the government of Bhutan or the people of Bhutan...
WalSushi: The Walgreens Drugstore with a Sushi Bar — Reviewed
The Walgreens in Union Square is probably the only pharmacy-sushi fusion place in the city....
Tourists Ruined the Golden Gate Bridge
I love the Golden Gate Bridge. I have no fewer than five prints, paintings and photos of the thing in...
Ten Things About San Francisco That Are Annoying AF
We should all be so lucky to live in San Francisco, even if there are a lot of things about...
Because Online Life IS Real Life
Sometimes we do stuff online that we would never do in person. Like dashing off comments we wouldn’t say to someone’s face. Or being reckless with our safety and our secrets. Or signing away...