So You're Thinking about Running a Marathon?
Living in the Bay Area can be a running fanatic’s dream. What the area lacks in opportunities for altitude training is made up for in near-pristine running weather year-round and stunning scenery to...
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San Francisco's Expensive, But It's Still Not as Bad as NYC
We all know the narrative way too well—San Francisco has become totally unaffordable and is becoming more and more like Manhattan every day. There is no question that the cost of living in the city has...
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Nine Unspoken Sexual Fetishes of San Francisco
Douchebaggeophilia: Sexual fetish for men in their 20s who already own a house, work in start-ups funded by daddy’s money and have an undeserved sense of accomplishment.Vinyasaflophilia: Fetish for...
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San Francisco Beer Week: Is 2016 the Year of the Sour Beer?
San Francisco Beer Week is kicking off on January 22 for its eighth annual showing. The 10-day festival will feature more than 700 events and is a wonderful way to get introduced to many of the Bay...
View ArticleThe Most Prominent San Francisco Podcasters You've Never Heard Of
You can’t go a few feet in this city without running into someone who’s making a living doing something untraditional, whether it’s running a bicycle weed-delivery business, managing a pirate-supply...
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The East Brother Island Lighthouse
In Richmond, California, sits a lighthouse on East Brother Island that marks the entrance to the San Pablo Bay from the San Francisco Bay. Designed by Paul J. Pelz in the American Stick style, the East...
View ArticleSeven Ways to Make San Francisco a Better Place
In addition to making the standard self-improvement New Year’s resolutions—like fitting into your skinny jeans again, sticking to the paleo diet or finally color-coding your closet—why not resolve to...
View ArticleThe Most Commonly Used Drugs in San Francisco
You can tell a lot about a place by the kinds of drugs its residents consume. Puget Sound and the Oregon coastal Pacific are caffeinated because of the Pacific Northwest’s coffee addiction. And it...
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Six Great San Francisco Mac-and-Cheese Dishes
If you’re a pasta and cheese aficionado, chances are you’ve found your way to more than a few San Francisco restaurants that serve great macaroni and cheese. It’s today’s great foodie dish, landing on...
View ArticleArea Surrounding Levi's Stadium to be Renamed San Francisco
Super Bowl 50—or Super Bowl L, for more orthodox fans—is less than two weeks away. The gridiron finale takes place in our beloved Bay Area this year at Levi’s Stadium, and everyone is getting pretty...
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Six Inspiring Bay Area Social Activists
Though many people are increasingly viewing the Bay Area as nothing more than an extension of Silicon Valley’s technology playground, the region has always been known for its progressive and activist...
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Secret Spots in the East Bay
It’s no secret that the East Bay has emerged from San Francisco’s shadow, solidifying itself not only as a great place to live but also as a cultural hotbed. Despite the attention that cities like...
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Five Great San Francisco Mac-and-Cheese Dishes
If you’re a pasta and cheese aficionado, chances are you’ve found your way to more than a few San Francisco restaurants that serve great macaroni and cheese. It’s today’s great foodie dish, landing on...
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San Francisco's Many Characters
As part of our “Love, SF” series, we took a romp around the city in search of the many colorful characters that make up San Francisco’s diverse social fabric. While we often associate certain types of...
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Awesome Indie Markets in San Francisco
There’s a good chance you’re already familiar with Bi-Rite and Rainbow Grocery—after all, they’ve become beloved mainstays thanks to their high-quality products (many of which are locally sourced),...
View ArticleStop Bitching and Enjoy the Super Bowl (Plus, a Guide to Events)
I’ve been reading many complaints lately about how San Francisco should be pissed off about the Super Bowl. The complaints go something like this: The game is in Santa Clara, yet San Francisco is the...
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The Spirit of Pisco, from Peru to San Francisco
It’s August in Cuzco, and I’m sitting at the Museo del Pisco, at 11,000 feet in elevation, crushing stiff and frothy pisco sours alongside straight distillates. With more than 300 bottles of liquor in...
View ArticleA Progressive Attended a Republican-Debate Party—in San Francisco
The year was 1956. Eisenhower-Nixon painted the nation red. Even in the West, everyone went Republican. Heck, the GOP convention was held in San Francisco. And that was the last time more voters here...
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Mendocino County's Breathtaking Beaches, Forests and Vineyards
Ahh, Mendocino—poster child of the Californian wilderness. Inaugurated as one of the state’s original 27 counties back in 1850, the land was originally inhabited by four Native American tribes in the...
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The Colorful Characters of San Francisco
As part of our “Love, SF” series, we continue this week with our search for San Francisco’s most colorful characters. In the old days, you’d see Thomas every day at Caffe Trieste in North Beach. Sadly,...
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