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The biggest perps in the Embarcadero are dogs at the Ferry Building

The facility has an explicit policy prohibiting dogs, but lawlessness reigns supreme. Here's our investigation

April 29, 2025

Black business owners looking to reclaim Fillmore’s legacy take matters into their own hands

Neighborhood neglected as City Hall focuses on revitalizing downtown, but merchants envision a place bustling with Black food, culture, and people

April 28, 2025

Up all night in the Tenderloin

We spent a full night in San Francisco’s alleged heart of crime and misery, and lived to tell this epic saga of the streets

April 25, 2025

Pokémon trading cards have never been bigger. For its biggest fans, SF’s Gamescape is the place to be.

On Thursdays, the Lower Haight games shop hosts an ‘open play’ night that's become a haven for serious Pokémon fans

April 22, 2025

Ahead of Nintendo’s downtown arrival, a look back at the beloved PlayStation store

Perhaps the 90's-era Sony Metreon was ahead of its time, but now Nintendo has a chance to recapture some of the magic it left behind

April 18, 2025

Quince quietly changes description of popular handbag after getting called out by Wirecutter

The SF-based purveyor of fancy items for cheap marketed its bag as 'top-grain' leather before the article was published

April 16, 2025

Bay Area DJs and artists are boycotting Boiler Room in support of Gaza

The global party series is having trouble booking talent for a June event, as concerns mount about its new ownership

April 10, 2025

A new party, inspired by a viral TikTok, wants people of color to ‘take the Marina over’ for an afternoon

Event organizer Tomicia Blunt hopes that folks reluctant to visit the infamously un-diverse neighborhood come through

April 4, 2025

Oakland First Fridays director grateful for debate sparked by AI-generated flyer

But she probably won’t publish AI-generated content in the future

April 2, 2025

Sore from run clubs? San Francisco’s Sit Club might be the cure.

A group of young and mischievous techies are 'taking a stand' — er, a sit — against run club culture with an absurd party

March 31, 2025