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We Wanna Send You to The Exploratorium After Dark!
Enter Below to Win a Pair of Tix to The Exploratorium After Dark! Make the pier your playground. Thursdays After Dark No kids allowed—but you can still act like one. Unplug and play with 700+ interactive exhibits exploring science, art, and perception. Get inquisitive, grab a drink, and let the
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Update: SFUSD Releases Names of 13 Schools Set to Potentially Close
San Francisco Unified School District has not yet confirmed whether the list of schools set to close will be released in October, leaving families and staff feeling anxious and uncertain about the future.
Affordable Housing To Replace Fell Street DMV
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to redevelop the DMV office and parking lot at the tip of San Francisco’s Panhandle into affordable housing, in partnership with developers Related California and the non-profit Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.
Hey, LA: What’s With All The Earthquakes?
It’s been an active year for seismicity in Southern California. Starting with a M4.1 on New Year’s Day, 2024 is the shakiest year in the region’s history. Sunday night’s tremor near Ontario marks the fourteenth quake over magnitude 4.0, breaking the previous annual record of thirteen. There are twelve weeks
Plans Submitted for Another SF Skyline-Altering Skyscraper
Who would like another shiny skyscraper offsetting San Francisco’s skyline? Apparently, project developer Crescent Heights does. The Florida-based company’s plans for a 65-story skyscraper feel like another ploy to fleece profit from San Francisco. If built to specs, 10 South Van Ness would be the city’s fifth-tallest building. Here’s
Bearing Witness: Grieving Palestine Together at Día De Los Muertos Exhibit
Grief is a shadow and art is the communal fire that makes it move. It’s easier to digest the suffering when it’s shared. That’s why we’re recommending the upcoming SOMArts Día De Los Muertos exhibit Bearing Witness, which focuses on Palestine this year. Below are our interviews with co-curators Rio
Catch Sex-Positive Performance Abbey’s Box While You Can
San Francisco is largely a sex-positive town, but the weekend drama over a Folsom Street Fair attendee’s discomfort with genitals shows that we’ve got some growing to do. To quote a hilarious tweet on the matter, “maybe don’t go to the circus if you’re afraid of clowns.” But on the