About 30% of All 911 Calls in San Francisco Are Butt-Dials
Congratulations, San Francisco. It looks like we’re subject to yet another cringeworthy statistic other than that about ridiculous rent prices. (We have the highest in the nation! Beat that, NYC. And...
View ArticleAn Uncomfortable Truth about Homelessness in San Francisco
The beloved local newspaper columnist Herb Caen once said, “If I do go to heaven, I’m going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven. He looks around and says, ‘It ain’t bad, but it...
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The 9 Hottest Non-Tech Companies in San Francisco
Turns out, San Francisco doesn’t just bleed tech. While the tech industry might dominate headlines, it doesn’t dominate the majority of the paychecks. So if you’re not savvy in SaaS, fear not. There’s...
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How to Survive a Sunday-Funday Hangover in Your Cube
San Francisco is a lively, luminous place filled with seemingly endless opportunities to celebrate something—anything. And celebrate we do, every chance we get. We celebrate the Blue Angels atop...
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Seven Moments That Capture Why North Beach Is So Extraordinary
Readers deep in thought at Caffe TriesteCool cats at Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum CafeThis friendly cop who stops at Caffe TriesteRock star Paul Kantner from Jefferson Airplane at Grant and VallejoThe...
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A Recap of Halloween in SF (NSFW)
Halloween in San Francisco is not an affair to be taken lightly. Sure, you can go to a bar or a house party, or find the occasional flash mob, but if you’re a longtime resident of the city, you knew...
View ArticleAre You Ready for "Full House" 2.0?
Netflix is producing a 13-episode spin-off sequel to the popular sitcom Full House, entitled Fuller House, to debut in 2016. Back in the ’90s, we loved laughing and crying along with the Tanner family...
View ArticleHaving Trouble Getting in Shape? Try Gamifying Your Daily Routines
Health practitioners recommend that adults try to log 10,000 steps a day to be in optimal physical shape. Companies that produce fitness trackers have seized upon this recommendation to launch a...
View ArticleJust Eat It: San Francisco Foodie Culture and the Return of Sam Wo
Before the invention of WhatsApp and underutilized fish, San Francisco was an obscure gay hamlet, notable mostly for its colorful characters and sourdough bread. The advent of high-concept eateries...
View ArticleWould You Rather Live in Santorini or Mission Bay?
Here’s an addictive interactive map displaying which international neighborhood you could reside in compared to your SF neighborhood and pay the same price for a home. Some of the results illustrate...
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Seven Reasons Why We Adore Ocean Beach
Its unforgettable sunsets, flowing forth in a myriad of colors and shapesThe incomparable, enduring majesty of it allIts breathtaking views, making the city seem like it’s on the edge of the worldIts...
View ArticleThe 10 Best TV Shows Set in San Francisco
As I round out my first year in San Francisco, I’m still amazed at the sights, sounds and smells of the city. Its scenery, characters, nightlife and culture all intermingle to make it the unforgettable...
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A San Francisco War Vet Speaks Out about Veterans Day
With nearly 30,000 veterans in San Francisco, the city decided to hold its 96th annual Veterans Day Parade in Fisherman’s Wharf this year for the first time, in hopes of boosting its traditionally...
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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? San Francisco’s collective real estate is worth $180 billion. That equates to $2.1...
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San Francisco's Beer Scene Is Off-the-Charts Amazing Right Now. Here Are Our...
Craft breweries have exploded in popularity over the past few years in the Bay Area. Small micro (or nano!) breweries seem to be popping up with increasing regularity, and beer seems to be slowly but...
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The Irresistible Allure of Chinatown
Many people would be surprised to learn that San Francisco’s Chinatown community is America’s oldest Chinatown and the second-largest Chinese settlement outside China (after Manhattan). Since its...
View ArticleI Went on an Online-Dating Bender. Here's How It All Went Down.
Greetings from the emergency room, where I just arrived after ending a first date early. My date’s dad is a doctor, and after I showed up with a mysterious lump in my neck, (moments after meeting him,...
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Cannabis-Tasting Parties Are San Francisco's Next Big Thing
On a dimly lit street in SOMA, black drapes hung from the windows of a popular lunch spot for techies. A spunky brunette woman, dressed in a short black dress, welcomed me as I pulled the curtain back....
View ArticleSan Francisco Man Evicts Himself, Embracing the Inevitable
Most renters are blindsided by eviction notices, but not Kyle Baker, a self-proclaimed clairvoyant residing in the Mission District. Divining a future in which he would have to give up his...
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Where to Eat Late at Night in San Francisco When You're Wasted
Tipsy or not, your body is a temple and should be treated as such. The fact that you choose to worship with sangria and dancing instead of green juice and SoulCycle is irrelevant—spin class is for...
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