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Bake off

Ganache guerillas are cutting into the Legion of Honor’s cake conclave. Attracting hundreds of fellow fondant fans is just the icing on top

Friends like these

Online allies are attacking Matt Dorsey over his support of District 8 supe candidate Gary McCoy

A bold approach

Writer and editor Lauren Markham introduces her print-only ‘organizing pamphlet-meets-literary magazine’ The Approach tonight at City Lights

Don’t let the sun go down on green tech

Otherlab’s Mission district headquarters was a white hot center for clean, renewable technologies. Will the Trump administration snuff it out?


Hamburgers are the new handrolls

After a rocky start to the year, smash burger joint Hamburger Project is doubling down

It’s Broke-Ass Stuart’s city, we just live in it

The scrappy nightlife mascot on his new book, falling in and out of love with San Francisco, and why he can’t quit MS Word

Her Majesty

Punk’s not dead. In fact, you can buy some of it at Alisha Amnesia's shop Punk Majesty

The burning question of Big Art

As a billionaire-backed nonprofit is collaborating with the city to install 100 large-scale public art pieces around San Francisco, the art world has some notes

Jollibee Watch, October 10, 2025: We have windows!

Finally, something to press our faces into as we await Market Street’s highly-anticipated fast food spot

Will the real OpenAI please stand up?

Flyers announcing a “hardware launch” this weekend are fake

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COMMENTARY

The Marc inside

What I learned about friendship from WTF host Marc Maron

SCENESTER

Everybody loves Dua Lipa

The podcasting pop star sold out two nights at Chase Center and flexed her subtle star power

FACE TIME

Face Time: Rick and Megan Prelinger

The archivists and researchers look backward — and forward — in a city where exchange and flow are bedrock

SAN FRANCISCO PLAYS ITSELF

The way we were

In ‘Sneakers,’ idealistic hackers went head-to-head with evil corporations in 1990s San Francisco. You’ll never guess who won

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Resurrecting the Red Vic

Despite a fight with her partner, a Los Angeles landlord is trying to restore peace to the iconic hippie hotel on Haight


Leave your phone at home: Chat Room Season 2 goes analog

We'll discuss print publications, urban farming, and more

SF activists level up the anti-ICE fight

The violence in Chicago and Portland is inspiring strategy among local protesters

Trick or treat?

A hundred-deep line on 4th St. for limited-edition Trader Joe’s Halloween tote

Ryan Shelton’s world of pure imagination

A visit to Merchant Roots for a glimpse into the creative process of the city’s wildest dining artisan

Pop goes the Asian Art Museum

Under the direction of a new director, the venerable arts institution is reaching for a new generation of art lovers while trying not to alienate older patrons

CULTURE

Condor Club general manager shot and killed 

Mark Calcagni was killed outside of his home in Santa Rosa

POLITICS

The holy hypocrisy of Peter Thiel’s Armageddon

When the billionaire tech investor talks about the Antichrist, we should take him seriously, not biblically

BUSINESS

Verve Coffee workers vote to unionize

Employees at three NorCal locations don’t think health benefits is a tall order 

TECH

A place for TIAT

The roving artist collective that blurs the line between the physical and digital worlds is getting a brick-and-mortar gallery

FOOD & DRINK

The prime of Mr. Joe Betz

Steak chefs across the city share their tenderest feelings for House of Prime Rib and its beloved owner

IMMIGRATION

See something, say something

The Public Defender’s Office wants citizens to keep an eye on SFPD to ensure they’re not assisting ICE agents and report any potential misconduct