Culture
A brief history of Jim’s Guide, the guide to everything named Jim’s in ‘70s SF
One of the last remaining copies of the booklet is selling for hundreds of dollars, for any interested Jims out there
Ocean Beach surfers stay in the water through anything — even a tsunami warning
Despite police sirens and landlubbers waving them down earlier today, the hardest-core stayed out to catch the hoped-for wave
‘For the love of soccer,’ teens head to City Hall with Brandi Chastain to push for new fields
Approval for Bay FC’s Treasure Island facility is a done deal, according to Supervisor Aaron Peskin (and project ‘champion’ Mayor Breed)
Sucka Flea Marketplace could be the antidote to what ails the former Westfield mall
A soft launch for the buzzy flea market’s first retail outpost is a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered shopping center
Grindr’s AI ‘wingman’ has privacy experts concerned
We tried the tool — made in partnership with SF-based AI firm Ex-human — and it’s pretty terrible
SF office workers follow ‘Gremlins’ rules when it rains
‘The rain is messing with people’s careers in San Francisco right now’
Dozens brave the rain for a weekday Zendaya lookalike contest in Oakland
Given that her ‘Dune’ costar showed up to his NYC tribute, we really hoped she would make a surprise hometown appearance
How Santa Rosa’s ‘Peanuts’ museum became the Bay Area’s trendiest tourist trap
Gen Z would die for Snoopy. They’ll even go to Santa Rosa
A tech worker influx is shifting the vibe at the 150-year-old Dolphin Club
Oldtimers are less than thrilled about newcomers treating the famed open water swimming group as a networking hotspot
In between gods, looking for work
I went to an 'AI salon' at The Commons SF, expecting to find radical techies working to accumulate power. Instead, I found loneliness — and a lot of existential dread.
