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How to Get Last-Minute Dave Chappelle Tickets Today

By Wendy Steiner You might have heard that Dave Chappelle is coming to town, but if you didn’t get...

Oakland Joins Exclusive List Alongside Detroit and Washington DC

By Jeremy Lybarger Oakland doesn’t get much love from the national press. Journalists often describe it as either San...

The Best Bar & Book Pairings For SF Bookworms & Barflies

There is nothing better than getting lost in a good book — except maybe getting lost in a good beer while...

Why it’s Legal for a Bernal Heights Landlord to Quadruple This Woman’s Rent (Updated)

By Noah Sanders San Francisco resident Deb Follingstad began a recent Facebook post with a phrase commonly heard in San...

Park Officials Throw Shade at “Trashy” Mr. Marina Party

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is not happy with the Mr. Marina contest for being a certain kind of trashy. The GGNRA posted several photos and messages to its Twitter and Instagram accounts this weekend...

The Dietary Dramas You Go through to Throw a Dinner Party

By Abigail Stone; Illustrated by Allison Gore In other places, life happens in restaurants. Not in LA. Here people invite...

Video of SFPD Detaining Black Rappers in Hunters Point Sparks Outrage Online (Updated)

By Jeremy Lybarger On March 12, Brian Storm uploaded an 11-minute video to YouTube that shows the SFPD detaining, handcuffing,...

Pick Up Lines For San Franciscans

Here’s a collection of cheesy pick up lines I made because my job is fun. Please use them this...

File Under Very Bad News: California Has 1 Year of Water Left

By Molly Sanchez According to an LA Times opinion piece, California only has a year’s worth of water left...

Photos: Gay SF in the ’70s Was a Lot Cooler Than the Gay SF of “Looking”

In our era of Grindr and Manhunt, Fischer’s slice of gay San Francisco has a kind of DIY charm. Forty years ago, an earring or a leather jacket was charged with layers of symbolism and sexual bargaining....