How to spend St. Patrick’s Day in San Francisco
Join the vibrant procession on Market Street or go to a rowdy San Francisco Irish pub. Here are seven ways to celebrate in green....
GreenA collection of 10 posts
File Under Very Bad News: California Has 1 Year of Water Left
You know we’re in a major drought, especially after facing one of the driest Januaries in our area in history....
San Francisco’s Recycling Theft Problem
We’ve all seen them, the people who hustle around the city collecting recyclables....
A new proposal calls for a block of 12th Street outside the Eagle Tavern to become a…
A new proposal calls for a block of 12th Street outside the Eagle Tavern to become a “leather-themed public plaza.” According to the Bay Area Reporter, the block — or a third of a block, really — between Harrison and Bernice could become SF’s newest parklet....
Save Water, Pee in The Shower
There is nothing better than hard science that empowers you to do something you were already doing....
Don’t Go Swimming in These SF Beaches
It’s rare that it ever gets hot enough (or we ever feel brave enough ) to jump into the ocean in San Francisco, but should you ever decide to go swimming here…...
A Guide to San Francisco’s Lesser-Known Parks
Lots of us have a soft spot in our hearts for Dolores Park — the endless people watching, the carefree feeling you get from polishing off a few beers before dark and the resulting sunburn from a day spent Instagramming the blue skies and palm trees....
Enjoy the Redwoods While You Can
California is basically one gigantic accident. As it currently looks, the landscape would be unrecognizable to the indigenous peoples who lived here before the Spaniards arrived, and not just because of our Tuscan-looking vineyards and secluded cannabis compounds....
San Francisco Is Too Nude
The first time I went to my boss’ house I didn’t expect to see her breasts. She was the director of an after-school program where I was one of the lead teachers and she wanted to check in with me and brainstorm ways to better our programming....
Everything You Don’t (Want to) Know about Eating Farm to Table
It was a Friday night out with friends at a crowded and well-regarded restaurant, the sort of place that grows everything itself or else buys its product locally, and gets written up so often in the culinary rags that you’ve probably eaten there....