San Francisco May Ban Smoking Weed and Cigarettes in Apartments
It would be the largest city in the country to do so...
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What Would Actually Happen If You Swam in Lake Merritt?
You probably don’t want to find out firsthand...
The Fire at My North Beach Apartment Freed Me From an Awful Year
It felt like a new beginning...
How Big Banks Are Crushing East Oakland’s Poorest Neighborhoods
Predatory loans, lawsuits, and foreclosed homes show blatant racism within Oakland’s housing system...
In California, You Can Now Easily See How Much Your Neighbors Pay in Property Taxes
Warning: It may anger you...
Photo Essay: The Background of San Francisco
Exploring familiar street corners, subway tunnels, and billboards in a new light...
An Open Letter From an Empty San Francisco Bar
Does the city care if we survive?...
Somehow, Bay Area Home Prices Are Still Breaking Record Prices
Despite a pandemic and wildfires, Bay real estate markets are hot — leaving realtors to believe the ‘exodus’ is overblown...
‘This Is Home’: Locals Weigh in on Why They’re Staying in San Francisco
The pandemic, in some ways, has made the city even better...
Riding Out the Pandemic Is So Much Better in the Bay Than Los Angeles
While the world fell apart, I needed a safe haven: Oakland...
Why I’m Staying — The Pandemic May Just Make San Francisco Even Better
I’ve been through a Bay Area exodus before...
It Took a Global Pandemic for Me to Fully Appreciate San Francisco
I stopped mourning the version of the city I was missing out on and started settling into the one I could now embrace...