Who’s the Wise Guy Touring You Around SFMOMA?
A sponsored story from SFMOMA “Why is this urinal art?” asks comedian Kumail Nanjiani. “I don’t get it.” From...
I Don’t Believe in God, but That Doesn’t Mean I’m Faithless
This is what you do at 25: you sit in a room full of strangers and friends and ask yourself...
The Weirdest Job Openings in the Bay Area
July 2016 Edition...
The Most Pun-Filled Business Names in San Francisco
I might be the punniest person I know. Wordplay is my foreplay. If I ever date another writer we’ll...
The Real Difference Between San Francisco and Oakland
I knew I’d become a city person the day I stepped around someone lying prostrate on the sidewalk and...
Fifteen Things That San Franciscans Have in Common
Yes, we’re all different, but certain trends stick....
Meet Monroe the Gardener: From Homeless to SRO
By Lilian Wang I’d met Monroe at Episcopal Community Services’ Tuesday breakfast support group for homeless seniors. He came...
These Are the Faces of San Francisco’s Homelessness Crisis
Photography by Phoebe Heaton / Text by Keith A. Spencer The greatest power of the photograph is its ability to pause...
San Francisco Pride Is Over. What Next?
SF Pride has come and gone. Time to start sweeping up the streamers and face reality again. Fortunately, finance whiz...
Sleeping with a Gentrifier
A few weeks ago, I moved to the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco — the bright-orange yolk at the center...
I Met God at the Berkeley Post Office
9:15 AM, May 2, Downtown Berkeley Post Office I was in line to buy a stamped envelope. The first...
An Encounter with My Comic Book Hero
Written and illustrated by Kelly O’Grady I couldn’t fucking believe it. My favorite cartoonist, Ron Crowes, was going...