SF Bay Area

Lurie Backs Down On Homeless Shelter Pledge
Daniel Lurie has quietly done away with a cornerstone promise of his entire mayoral campaign. It’s partly what cinched the deal for voters desperate for some form of intervention in the city’s homelessness crisis. Lurie pledged 1,500 new shelter beds—within his first six months in office at that. Now Lurie’s

What The City’s New Speed Cameras Say About San Francisco Drivers
Per the San Francisco Chronicle, “speed cameras caught nearly 100,000 violators in May, roughly triple the number in April.” A reported thirty-three cameras were live across the city this time last month, some having been active since April. One on Geneva Avenue between Prague Street and Brookdale Avenue captured on

All of your AI-Girlfriends live in San Francisco
The male loneliness epidemic has been a common topic of discussion since the term was first coined a few years ago. Technology has gone from something that existed on the periphery of society into an unavoidable augmentation that is essentially required to exist in the modern world. The earliest indications

Local’s Guide to Alcatraz: Hidden Trails, Stunning Views, & Forgotten Stories
A veteran tour guide gives us the hidden trails, different seasons, and forgotten secrets on the Rock.

Robert Crumb & Robert Armstrong at Cushion Works extended until June 29th
You’ve read that right—ROBERT CRUMB’s original drawings and paintings are part of this exhibit with his long time friend and fellow cartoonist Robert Armstrong at the great Cushion Works gallery in the Mission. Treat yourself and go experience their work in person. It’s truly special! This show isn’t just for

Loard’s Ice Cream Is Back In Oakland
I was sitting at Heyma Coffee, a Yemini-owned coffee shop in Berkeley, mindlessly doom scrolling when I read something miraculous: Loard’s Ice Cream was back. Not only was it back, but it was open. The first thing I did in this situation was the only appropriate thing to do. I

How A Falafel In The Tenderloin Cured My Broken Heart After I Got Cheated On
Written by Touta Bahar When Lahore Karahi in the Tenderloin closed in 2023, I was scared I would never get over how I got cheated on. She showed up with another guy to my grandfather’s funeral. But I wasn’t mad she cheated, and I wasn’t mad she brought him to

How To Mind Your F*cking Manners on Muni
Not to sound like an old fart, but it feels like the fabric of civilized society is fraying to threads. And nowhere is that more apparent than on Muni. I understand—other people are hard. But in this day and age, with so many claiming some form of social illiteracy, it’s