SF Bay Area

We Wanna Send You to The GoldFish After-Party at Cafe du Nord!
Enter to Win a Pair of General Admission Tix to the GoldFish After-Party at Cafe du Nord! Created as a love letter to San Francisco, this special SF Live concert will be featuring GoldFish, Bag Raiders, and Mykki Blanco who are ready to close up summer in style

Why I Wish Oakland Had MUNI.
San Francisco does a lot of things wrong, but one thing it fundamentally does better than anywhere else in California is public transportation. Not trying to sound like Scott Wiener, but MUNI is the shit. I’m not referring to the buses, which are also great, but to the city’s rail

Five Cool Music Videos Set in San Francisco
In the age of modern music, the music video is among the few constants. A successful musical artist will shoot a music video to accompany a hit track, and San Francisco is a cute place to do it. Dozens of bands and musicians have shot music videos in San Francisco,

The New Gathering Space Helping San Franciscans Fight Loneliness
You probably haven’t heard of this new creative gathering space in the Inner Richmond district of San Francisco called Friends & Neighbors yet. The co-founders, Valerie Luu and Eric Lam, haven’t done any press interviews. In fact, their social media presence is limited, they don’t even allow photos of their

Do You Know How Many Homeless Kids are in San Francisco?
The topic of homelessness brings out the absolute worst in San Franciscans. Everywhere from the comments on social media to the speeches politicians make, homeless people become scapegoats, pawns, and punching bags. Rarely, if ever, does the conversation center on the 7% of our city’s homeless population who are kids.

50 Years of ArtSpan SF Open Studios
From Disco Days to the Tech Craze: 50 Years of ArtSpan SF Open Studios

A Day in Paris: Without the Touristy Madness
In the northeastern part of Paris you’ll find fewer crowds and barricades, and more hidden street magic and underground allure.

How SF’s Democratic Political Machine Led to Kamala Harris’ Presidential Campaign
California Democratic Congressman Phil Burton, second from right, with – left to right – Democratic State Assemblymen Leo T. McCarthy, Willie L. Brown and Art Agnos, in the early 1980s. San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library by Lincoln Mitchell This article originally appeared on The Conversation. The political