Anxiety in the City
You’re sitting on the edge of your bed, elbows on your knees, hands clasped in the space between. Head...
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Untrue Urban Legends of San Francisco
Have you heard the one about the ghost of Stow Lake? It’s been said that a woman in white,...
What Happens When a Stripper Falls in Love with a Customer?
A popular myth states that you never see a stripper outside a club; yet the dancers at the Condor are different: most met their long-term loves right here....
How to Get Scuba Certified in San Francisco
By Shikha Kaiwar For a place with three beaches, 15 aquatic-themed neighborhoods (16 if you count Treasure Island) and...
Janet Echelman’s Sculptures in SFO are Breathtaking
Photos by christopher michel Ever notice those incredible “net” sculptures at SFO’s Terminal 2? Well, they were created by...
Is San Francisco’s Music Scene Dead?
By Andrew Wallace Chamings In 1967, over 100,000 kids arrived in Haight-Ashbury amid the biggest counterculture movement of...
If Churches Were Taxed, San Francisco Would Get about $52M
In some cities, up to half the land is owned by churches. How does notoriously irreligious San Francisco measure up?...
The Bold Italic: Rumors of Our Death Were Greatly Exaggerated
In 1859, a San Franciscan named Joshua Norton decided to rechristen himself king. “At the peremptory request and desire of...
Five New San Francisco Housing Developments Wrapping Up This Year
By Alyssa Oursler Looking to rent a place? You’ll shell out more to live in San Francisco than anywhere...
How I Started Working in Porn (Accidentally)
It’s not every day that you accidentally find yourself in a porn studio. OK, so I hadn’t taken...
The Nine Frattiest Bars in San Francisco
Where the gym-shorts crowd drinks nowadays. Our guide to the Marina's frattiest bars....
Oldest Broad in the Room: Why I Learned to Code
How I navigated a sea of male Millennial coders while barely maintaining my sanity...