SFPD’s Assistant Chief David Lazar, Community Hero, Retires

BeyondChron.org (Mid-Market/Tenderloin) 5/27 4:30A Randy Shaw

A San Francisco Champion David Lazar ends a 33-year career with the San Francisco Police Department this week. He leaves as among the most acclaimed members of the SFPD in its modern history; from Chinatown to the Tenderloin to SOMA, Read More...

Union Square Restaurants San Francisco: 20 Picks for Any Occasion

SF Tourism Tips 5/13 7:13A

Find 20 of the best Union Square restaurants in the heart of SF. Find cheap eats, night options, & the best fine dining as well as ways to save some money.

What Does San Francisco Owe Drug Tourists?

BeyondChron.org (Mid-Market/Tenderloin) 5/12 4:29A Randy Shaw

Prioritizing Sidewalk Drug Users Over Residents, Small Businesses As San Francisco struggles with sidewalk drug activities, much less attention is given to the low-income residents and small businesses whose lives and livelihoods are negatively...

How Elaborate Victorian Houses in San Francisco Were Carefully Picked Up and Moved to New Locations

Laughing Squid 5/3 4:04A Lori Dorn

Architectural channel This House , which previously talked about Sears mail-order home kits , explained how elaborate Victorian homes in San Francisco were often, and still can be, moved from one plot...

Forgive me, Father, for I have served a look

The Bold Italic San Francisco 3/16 10:12P Saul Sugarman

San Francisco’s holiest night of hedonism landed at Grace Cathedral on March 4th. Yes, I came to fundraise — no, I did not skip the photobooth. Photo of ‘Carnivale’ at Grace Cathedral by Drew Altizer. I once again pushed the boundaries of...

Doloresaurus – An LED Illuminated Dancing Dinosaur Skeleton That Roams Around San Francisco

Laughing Squid 3/11 9:30A Lori Dorn

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Doloresaurus (@doloresaurus_sf) Doloresaurus is a LED illuminated dinosaur skeleton costume equiped with a sound system that was built by Trevor Mead , a San Francisco lawyer who proudly wears it while...

The Tenderloin Fights for Its Life

BeyondChron.org (Mid-Market/Tenderloin) 3/10 4:30A Randy Shaw

City Hall has taken a virtual wrecking ball to San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Now Supervisors face a choice: boost its revival or extend its use as a drug containment zone. Which side are they on? On March 19, the Budget Read More The post The...

Why I love Mission Bay

The Bold Italic San Francisco 3/9 10:08P The Bold Italic

A place where a Michelin-star chef works next to a hot dog stand, and where you drop $20 on juice before heading to a free circus show. Photo by Courtney Muro for The Bold Italic. This article is part of I Love San Francisco , a feature series of...

Raymonda wants love and a career — SF Ballet gives her both

The Bold Italic San Francisco 3/6 9:31P Saul Sugarman

Raymonda wants love and a career — SF Ballet gives her both Feminism can take many forms; This one does it in pointe shoes. San Francisco Ballet in Rojo’s Raymonda // © Lindsay Thomas. I always thought ballet would be a music box come to life. A...

My favorite way to bike in Golden Gate Park

The Bold Italic San Francisco 3/6 2:12A The Bold Italic

Let’s go for a ride along car-free JFK to the salty Ocean Beach. Photo by Reid Neureiter. This article is part of I Love San Francisco , a feature series of essays that highlight what makes San Francisco iconic and irreplaceable. By Laura Stein...

How Lunar New Year at SF Symphony set the tone for 2025

The Bold Italic San Francisco 2/28 6:46A Saul Sugarman

From a glowing dragon to Mayor Lurie’s rallying words, SF Symphony gave me another Lunar New Year filled with elegance and community. Photo by Drew Altizer. I moved to Mainland China after college, looking for adventure and maybe some stories to...

How HSH Ghosts the Tenderloin

BeyondChron.org (Mid-Market/Tenderloin) 2/24 4:30A Randy Shaw

HSH Refuses Public Meetings, Ignores Community Input San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) has pushed to transform the Tenderloin into a homeless services and drug containment zone. In a city that demands public...