The Bay Area is hella haunted. Are you ready for the spiritual energy that’s coming? Suspend your disbelief, ye skeptics, because you’re outnumbered. Over 50% of Americans believe in ghosts. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s start with the basics. A haunting, according to anthropologists, is “the way

The Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Bay Area art team is raising mutual aid funding for Palestinians through a massive quilting project they’re calling Bound Together.  People of all sewing skill levels are invited.  On Sunday, August 11th, would-be quilters were invited to the back patio of a tattoo parlor

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

SFUSD heads back to school Monday, August 19. Are San Francisco’s streets and the people who use them ready? Public school in San Francisco begins again next week. Throughout The City, there are just under 200 crossing guards who help move 50,000 students from home to school and back safely.

The ridehail tax that might fund Muni is fueled by art. Thanks to the power of art and fun, the ComMUNIty Transit Act is officially on the ballot in San Francisco. By taxing ridehail services who make more than $500,000 in gross receipts at 1-4.5%, public transit operations could be

The artist who won the Haight Ashbury Street Fair’s 2024 poster contest has been accused of using AI. What’s the truth, and what does it mean for art in San Francisco? The Haight Ashbury intersection and surrounding neighborhood are quintessential SF. Hippie, counterculture, music-focused – the street fair that started

There’s a quiet rebellion keeping our streets safe and full of shenanigans. You might be part of the network. If you’ve ever seen a video of someone “coning” a Waymo, you know Safe Street Rebel’s work. It’s a way to confuse a self-driving car by placing a rubber traffic cone

Photos: Vita Hewitt Location: Chateau Tivoli Makeup: Kat Sarabia Something wrong? Call Anh Phoong. No, really. She has the answers. Seeing Anh Phoong in real life is a fever dream. She walks up the turquoise steps to Chateau Tivoli with her assistant trailing behind, clad in a smart plaid miniskirt

Endorsements are rolling in for San Francisco’s 2024 mayoral race. Will they matter to anyone else except the chronically online?  Research shows that endorsements can help uninformed voters make decisions, especially in close races, but this is San Francisco we’re talking about. Disengaged, disappointed, disheartened, yes, but uninformed? Hardly. Endorsements