The caricature of a NIMBY is someone with a screw-you-I’ve-got-mine attitude, either a wealthy, white homeowner who thinks renters lower property values or a nostalgic progressive opposed to ...

From afar, San Francisco’s skyline looks pristine and thriving. But take a closer look. From how we interact with each other to vivid displays of the widening divide between rich and poor, it ...

Much ink has been spilled on the history of Chinatown and Grant Avenue, billed as San Francisco’s oldest street, which runs north to south starting at Market Street and ending at Francisco ...

Danielle Steel’s hedge (in vulgar parlance, Danielle Steel’s bush) is as San Francisco as sourdough bread, International Orange, and Lombard Street. Derided by urban design critic John King as ...

Eater maps are curated by editors and aim to reflect a diversity of neighborhoods, cuisines, and prices. Learn more about our editorial process. A 6,000-square-foot mural by Mona Caron celebrates ...

Here now, a map of San Francisco's best secret gardens. On the map you'll find historic gardens being preserved on Alcatraz Island, a forest in the Tenderloin, a mini park rich with flowering ...

In a very real way, the story of San Francisco in the 21st century is the story of the Bayview. It’s one of the city’s most vital, most diverse, and most historically important neighborhoods.

Christopher Columbus never stepped foot on what is today the United States. He never visited California or sailed the Pacific Ocean. And he didn’t discover America in 1492. But that hasn’t ...

Anyone in San Francisco who has even glanced at the news lately knows three things about the Millennium Tower: That it’s sinking and tilting, that its foundations do not extend to bedrock, and ...

The crowd has cleared out—most people are already onboard—but a few stragglers rush to the boat. The ferry idles for a few more minutes before pulling away. It’s sunny and warm, the kind of ...

It was a seasonably warm Sunday afternoon in Bolinas, which meant parking was going to be tough. Around a dozen cars idled along Brighton Avenue leading to the beach, their drivers waiting for a ...

One of Alamo Square’s famous and frequently photographed Painted Ladies is up for sale, an event akin to a singular astronomical alignment or the visit of a foreign dignitary—not unheard of ...