Gay (And Not So Gay) Moments in San Francisco History
By Michelle Tea José Castro Assassinated Back when California was Mexico, José Castro was acting governor, as well as commandante...
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Remember When ____Used to Be _____?
By Matthew Iribarne The city has changed a lot in these past 20 or so years. And yes, everything changes....
The Homogenization of San Francisco
By Charles Hurbert It hit me while watching that viral video of local stereotypes, “Shit San Franciscans Say,” that there’...
Inside a Painted Lady
Regardless of where Danny Tanner and the gang actually lived, those six houses are by far the most famous in the city....
Photos from Abandoned Bay Area Fallout Shelter
By Jessica Saia The first thing I thought when I saw “Taken Pictures,” a series of photos by San Francisco...
Tales of the City
“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” This adage and personal mantra to one of...
Out of the Closet
You might expect the city’s new GLBT History Museum to be little more than a pep rally for the...
Glitter Wizard
being friends with multimedia artist Rene Garcia Jr. in college? When we were students at UC Santa Cruz, there was...
San Francisco’s Abandoned Movie Theaters
Each theater — abandoned, restored, or converted — has a unique history. Treasures, like the Fox, have been summarily demolished. Restoration projects,...
A Celebration of San Francisco’s Eccentrics
By Harmon Leon In 1859, Joshua Abraham Norton tried to corner the rice market in San Francisco. It didn’t...
House of Mirrors
By Mariah Gardner If your heart was set on finding a mansion, it might take more than a white rabbit...