The Bougiest Parts of Outside Lands 2026
The festival is good. The lineup is good, and the food is allegedly great. But the luxury tiering has crossed from expensive into a little cartoonish....
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What It's Like at Orphan Andy's in Castro
The neon, the red vinyl booths, the counter stools and the jukebox are all still there, and so are the chicken fried steak and the Monte Cristo....
Vogue World is coming to San Francisco. It's a naked cash grab for tech money
The announcement today that Vogue World would grace our foggy city on the west coast in 2027 is not especially news that makes sense at first....
Tartine Is Taking Over a Dead FiDi CVS
The bakery has leased the former CVS at 351 California Street at Sansome, a 4,000-square-foot corner space at the base of the J. Harold Dollar Building....
Clint Reilly, Political Consultant and Newspaper Owner, Dies at 79
It's clear that Clint Reilly felt strongly about the publishing business, as do many wealthy men. And like those men, Reilly's passion for media lived in the same room as one for politics....
SF Oasis Finally Reopens
After roughly seven months of work there is now a gold-tiled bar, a fresh crop of murals, a crocodile-textured wall upstairs. Oasis leans hard into a maximalist, Moulin Rouge cabaret....
The San Francisco Trolley Problem: A Game
The trolley problem is a famous ethical thought experiment. This game is a version that's more uniquely San Francisco....
San Francisco Turned Off Its Public Records Watchdog Right When It Was Watching the Mayor
The Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, a city commission empaneled since the 1990s to discuss local public records, and to find violations. It cannot meet right now because of new city rules....
How to Do Dore Alley: Your 2026 Guide to Up Your Alley Weekend
I once ran afoul for briefly calling Dore Alley a "sex fair." And let's be honest for a second because yes: there's plenty of sex happening at it. But it is also more than that....
Julius' Castle Is Finally Reopening.
The landmark restaurant at 1541 Montgomery Street, tucked below Coit Tower with the Bay Bridge laid out beneath it, is set to reopen after a restoration that dragged on for more than a decade....
SF's New 'Golden Gate Dozen' Is a 13-Mile Trail That Bags 12 National Park Sites in a Single Day
The Golden Gate Dozen borrows the same idea as the Crosstown Trails, those designated routes that thread SF neighborhoods together using stairways, paths, and sidewalks you already walk....
Paul Pelosi Faces Possible Hit-and-Run Charge After Yountville Crash
Let's be clear: No one was injured. Paul Pelosi's blood alcohol level was tested at 0.00. He has accepted responsibility and offered to pay for the damage to the other car....