“Under the seeming disorder of the old city, wherever the old city is working successfully, is a marvelous order for maintaining the safety of the streets and the freedom of the city. It is a complex order. Its essence is intricacy of sidewalk use, bringing with it a constant succession

Older generations and those less exposed to queer people are having a harder time accepting transgender and non-binary individuals, and their concerns about safety and privacy are often misguided, as transgender and non-binary teens are at greater risk of sexual assault if not allowed into the bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

BY MATTHEW BELD A bright (ish) new light now graces downtown San Francisco —the Transamerica Building has started a multi-year facelift. A pyramidal blue glow has been spotted emanating from its upper point, signaling the beginnings of a head-to-toe renovation that is part of San Francisco’s vision for a more

  Written by M.T. Agha What was once known as Oakland’s largest homeless encampment has now mostly disappeared. The encampment on Wood Street in West Oakland, which previously spanned several blocks and had housed hundreds of people in the past has been cleared out indefinitely. The only semblance of what

When two wonderful SF institutions get together to throw a block party your ears should perk up.  KQED has teamed up with Noise Pop and is blocking off the streets in front of its storied SF headquarters for an all-day, live music-infused, street festival with delicious local food vendors, legendary Bay Area talent, and of course, your favorite KQED journalists and personalities. 

Remember the whole Russia Gate thing? If you don’t, I’m referring to when we were told that Russian spies were hacking our data to destroy our democracy. Well, there was some truth to that, but American companies are not ones to be outdone by the Eastern Bloc. And while that

Bro, what the fuck?  I regularly make jokes about San Francisco being a dystopian nightmare and a lot of them go viral because there’s some truth to my jokes. Don’t get me wrong, San Francisco is very pretty and I like it more than I admit, but it’s also pretty

There is a ridiculous tradition each April Fool’s Day in San Francisco.  It’s a celebration of all things illogical, a demonstration for the foolish by the fool hearty, a preposterous procession that celebrates above all one thing: human stupidity.