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Do look back: Inside the famously tetchy 1965 Bob Dylan press conference in San Francisco

Robert Zagone remembers arranging the singer’s confrontational group interview with members of the local press corps, a handful of poets, and some high school journalist

June 10, 2026

Why do these Castro gay bars have TSA-style face scanners?

A handful of neighborhood bars have installed facial recognition devices that collect and share customers’ names, addresses, genders, and indiscretions with each other

June 10, 2026

San Francisco smoking ban vote delayed yet again 

Small biz owners and a Berkeley resident said their piece, but Supervisor Myrna Melgar still kicked her proposal down the road

June 9, 2026

‘Nerdy escorts’ are selling intimacy-as-a-service to AI founders

Plus, in the tasteslop era, we’re keeping our eyes peeled for bad tech streetwear

June 8, 2026

Season of the rich: A Q&A with Jonathan Weber

For his new book, the veteran journalist and editor reveals how technology shaped San Francisco — and vice versa — over the last three decades

June 8, 2026

Alimentari Aurora is offering the biggest little meal in Potrero Hill

The tiny, beloved Italian provisions shop has brought back space for two lucky diners to enjoy tinned fish, charcuterie, cheeses, and whatever else the team cooks up

June 5, 2026

Rest in power, Prop D

The proposed tax (November 2025 – June 2026) is survived by a desperation for Big Biz revenue and faith in Lurie’s billionaire comeback boom

June 5, 2026

The chef’s role in transforming food systems

Culinary leaders from Four Kings, Chez Panisse, and Outta Sight Pizza to dish at Chat Room: Food

June 4, 2026

Getting to the bottom of the Daniel Lurie gay porno parody

A hard-hitting report on the producers hoping to capture just how firmly back SF is

June 4, 2026

Emergency call: Petition calls for the ouster of the city’s head of emergency management

Internally circulated document calling for a vote of no confidence in Mary Ellen Carroll follows a Gazetteer SF report on 911 dispatchers fed up with improper treatment, brutal workloads, and distrust of leadership

June 4, 2026