Who’s the Wise Guy Touring You Around SFMOMA?
“Why is this urinal art?” asks comedian Kumail Nanjiani. “I don’t get it.”...
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 earth-shattering, existential questions after one beer....
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....
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 didn’t think twice about it....
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
I’d met Monroe at Episcopal Community Services’ Tuesday breakfast support group for homeless seniors....
These Are the Faces of San Francisco’s Homelessness Crisis
The greatest power of the photograph is its ability to pause time. Things that we would not dare stare at for more than a fleeting moment are made still by the shutter — frozen in a moment, forever, compelling us to return to them again and again....
San Francisco Pride Is Over. What Next?
SF Pride has come and gone. Time to start sweeping up the streamers and face reality again....
Sleeping with a Gentrifier
A few weeks ago, I moved to the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco — the bright-orange yolk at the center of our gentrification-eviction debate — for the second time....
I Met God at the Berkeley Post Office
I was in line to buy a stamped envelope. The first of the month had come and gone, and I needed to mail my rent....
An Encounter with My Comic Book Hero
I couldn’t fucking believe it. My favorite cartoonist, Ron Crowes, was going to be in town to promote his new book, Crippling Void, which follows the lives and times of the Three Stooges....