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SF’s only Cheesecake Factory proves one thing: Union Square isn’t (quite) dead 

The masses are lining up at Macy’s to eat at a corporate franchise — and it’s almost worth the wait

December 26, 2024

San Francisco is the best Christmas town — because everyone leaves

From breakfast to tennis, everything is easier and better here around the holidays

December 25, 2024

I made my friends compete against each other in a holiday bake off and … not everyone had a good time

One participant told me his entire therapy session the next day was about the party’s 'bigger meaning in life'

December 24, 2024

The best books I read this year

The rest of the newsroom has the week off, so I'm just posting my thoughts in the CMS

December 23, 2024

There’s no way the traffic from the Great Highway closure will be as bad as critics say it will

Even during the peak of rush hour, it was pretty easy to get around the Sunset — and the Upper Great Highway itself was basically empty

December 20, 2024

If your tech company isn’t hiring a magician for your holiday party, do you even work in tech?

Apparently, December is the busiest season for San Francisco’s magician community

December 20, 2024

Man sues San Francisco arcade after losing $50 to ‘rigged’ claw machines

The Millbrae City Council candidate calls claw machines 'casinos for children' and claims arcades are 'developing the next generation of problem gamblers'

December 19, 2024

Happy almost-Carol Day, to all those who celebrate

It’s the most magical time of the year for fans of historical lesbian melodrama (and the women who love them)

December 19, 2024

Crime has fallen in SF since last year — but beware of anyone trying to take credit 

Experts, including former DA Chesa Boudin, told us the rush to pin recent crime reduction on law enforcement has little basis in fact

December 19, 2024

Will Mayor-elect Lurie find real solutions to homelessness — or more ways to hide the problem?

A troubling encounter on 6th Street, the newest hotspot in the encampment shuffle

December 18, 2024