Friends & Family Performing by Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor I’m venturing to Auburn this weekend for the Dry Diggings Festival where my brother’s band, Eureka Sound, is playing two sets (one set as their band, the second backing up Nick Sefakis.) Also, this Wednesday, Lady Starbeast and

It’s no secret that I’ve been critical of the Golden State. But most of my critiques are based on my own lived experience and observations. My gripe with California isn’t based upon the premise that it’s a so-called “Communist shithole,” but because it’s one of the most deeply unequal and

Many of my articles are inherently critical of San Francisco, and that’s why a lot of my content is popular. People love to hate on shit. But San Francisco is one of the world’s great cities, and that’s an undeniable fact. So for a change of pace, I’m going to

The monkeypox virus, also called mpox, has reappeared in San Francisco. Specialists detected the virus at the city’s wastewater treatment plants, signalling its presence among the population. Mpox made its ugly debut in July 2022, with monkeypox clade II bringing the disease to Europe and the Americas. The announcement ominously

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.

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Painting the Void: How Art Transformed the San Francisco Bay Area During A Global Pandemic

After moving to the City in 2013, my husband and I settled in beautiful Bernal Heights. We loved everything about it. Everything, of course, except some of the neighbors. One time, we witnessed a yelling match between the people next to us and the people behind us about whether or