San Franciscoâs Parks Are Incredible. Why Is the Rec and Park Website So Bad?
One frustrated parentâs journey into the heart of darkness that is municipal web design.
Life
First Aid Kit: Should You Freeze Your Eggs? What to Know About the Costs and Process
Egg freezing is an increasingly popular fertility treatment, but there are multiple medical and financial considerations to take into account before starting the process.
Culture
golden lionheart collierâs âHidden Currentsâ Is a Masterpiece of Spatial Composition
At SF's Audium, 176 speakers tell the history of Black sound in the Americas through modular synthesis.
Power
San Franciscoâs Parks Are Incredible. Why Is the Rec and Park Website So Bad?
One frustrated parentâs journey into the heart of darkness that is municipal web design.
Calendar
COYOTE Calendar: August 20-August 26
This week we've got spiders, bonsai, orbs, raptors, Chinese knots, DIY phone books, tacos, stained glass and more.
San Francisco
San Franciscoâs Parks Are Incredible. Why Is the Rec and Park Website So Bad?
One frustrated parentâs journey into the heart of darkness that is municipal web design.
Oakland
Free as a Bird: Rehabilitated Night Herons Released in Oakland
The black-crowned night herons arrived at a rescue with broken toes, injured wings, or damaged legs. After weeks of rehab, they were released into the wild.
Music
golden lionheart collierâs âHidden Currentsâ Is a Masterpiece of Spatial Composition
At SF's Audium, 176 speakers tell the history of Black sound in the Americas through modular synthesis.
Food
First Aid Kit: How to Make the Most of Your Food Pantry Haul
More people are accessing food pantries than ever, and it's not all cans and boxes. Here are some tips for storing perishables, planning good meals, and getting creative in the kitchen.
East Bay
Oaklandâs Hottest Influencer Wonât Stop Pooping on Parking Meters
The creator of the Night Herons of Oakland Instagram account shares how she became obsessed with her avian neighbors.
Newsletters
Yap Zone
Art
ChatTJB Wants You to Stop Trusting LLMs
A San Francisco poet is answering your prompts badly, slowly, and earnestly.
Behind the Scenes
LGBTQ
A Gay Situationship in a Doom Loop: A 2,000-Year-Old Play Makes Everything New Old Again
âSatyriconâ brings sex, excess, and the decline of an empire to a historic San Francisco leather bar.
First Aid Kit
First Aid Kit: Should You Freeze Your Eggs? What to Know About the Costs and Process
Egg freezing is an increasingly popular fertility treatment, but there are multiple medical and financial considerations to take into account before starting the process.
Eating
The Best Dishes Our Food Critic Ate in July
Corn, tomatoes, and everything great about summer in the Bay Area from local pop-ups and restaurants.
Sports
World Cup TikTokâs Schadenfreude Is a Thing of Anti-Imperialist Beauty
On the geopolitical thrills of soccer fandom.
Activism
San Jose
A Modest Proposal for Funding Transit Instead of AI
In the â60s, the Bay Area almost got a high-speed train from Marin to San Jose. What could happen if we dreamed big again?
COYOTE
Politics
ChatTJB Wants You to Stop Trusting LLMs
A San Francisco poet is answering your prompts badly, slowly, and earnestly.
Berkeley
A Modest Proposal for Funding Transit Instead of AI
In the â60s, the Bay Area almost got a high-speed train from Marin to San Jose. What could happen if we dreamed big again?
AI
ChatTJB Wants You to Stop Trusting LLMs
A San Francisco poet is answering your prompts badly, slowly, and earnestly.
Bay Area Music
Queer
The Most Groundbreaking Dance Party in San Francisco Was on â90s Public Access TV
âLavender Lounge,â a queer variety show that ran from 1991 to 1995, returns to the screen for the first time in 30 years in a new documentary short.
North Bay
The Best Things Our Food Critic Ate in June
A great crab sandwich, heathen ice cream, Korean-Mexican snacks, plus some Giants hate.
ICE
Some Google Searches I, a San Francisco Parent, Have Done In the Past Week
Iâm sleeping great, how about you
Books
Why Coyotes Have Sunk Their Fangs into This Author
Coyotes have become a Bay Area icon. In âTrickster at the End of a World,â author and artist Helen Shewolfe Tseng shares what they could teach us.
Food Politics
The Chili Crisps and Handmade Bao Spicing Up Sonoma County's Food Scene
Asian American chefs, farmers, and food makers are reshaping what it means to eat well in Wine Country. It's about time.
Events
To Artist Ton Mak, Whimsy and Weirdness Are the Point
The artist Ton Mak retraces her creative journey, ahead of debuting a new exhibit at Empire Seven Studios in San Joseâs Japantown.
History
World Cup TikTokâs Schadenfreude Is a Thing of Anti-Imperialist Beauty
On the geopolitical thrills of soccer fandom.
Service
Albany
Forget the Zombified Punk Festivals. The Future Is for the Dolls
Doll Fest, a fundraiser and celebration of femmes in punk rock, hits Oakland and Albany March 27â29.
Pet Week
A Pet Week Open Thread (Closed!)
Who are your pets? What are their nicknames? We want to hear from you in the comments!
Restaurants
How a Worker-Owned Restaurant Chose Each Other Over Everything Else
Oaklandâs Understory wants you to come for the political mission AND the great food.
Leave Your House
A Gay Situationship in a Doom Loop: A 2,000-Year-Old Play Makes Everything New Old Again
âSatyriconâ brings sex, excess, and the decline of an empire to a historic San Francisco leather bar.
Sonoma County
Kelp Wanted: A Morning of Seaweed Gathering on the Sonoma Coast
There's nori, kombu, wakame, and bladderwrack in themthar tide pools!
Journalism
Itâs Time To Kill the Hero
On Cesar Chavez, RenĂŠ Redzepi, and all the men we make excuses for in the name of the greater good.
Hip-Hop
An Open Letter to LaRussell
The rapper made an error with the song âHeaven Sent,â writes fellow Bay Area emcee Rocky Rivera. But not listening to his community was the bigger mistake.
Good Riddance 2025
Labor
How a Worker-Owned Restaurant Chose Each Other Over Everything Else
Oaklandâs Understory wants you to come for the political mission AND the great food.
Tech
ChatTJB Wants You to Stop Trusting LLMs
A San Francisco poet is answering your prompts badly, slowly, and earnestly.
Coffee
Still Gay After All These Pours: The Queer Baristas Keeping the Bay's Coffee Culture Alive
As AI bros, private equity, and Decent espresso machines dominate the narrative, the gays hold the line.
Homeless
SF Hated the Super Bowl in 2016. A Decade Later, Whatâs Changed?
Ten years ago, protesters took to the streets to slam San Franciscoâs Super Bowl City and call for an end to homeless sweeps. As the game returns to the Bay this week, why are things so quiet?
El Cerrito
What the âAsian Market Boomâ Is Missing: An Ode to Pacific East Mall
As shiny, new Asian grocery stores are hailed as retail "saviors," the decades-old Pacific East Mall in Richmond shows how immigrant cultural spaces matter beyond their economic benefits.
Immigration
Asian American
A Home for Queer Chinese Stories Opens in Chinatown
âItâs rare to see Chinese LGBT people or to hear their stories.â Lesbian artist Xiangchi Chen shares the origin story of the OUT Museum in San Franciscoâs Chinatown.
Education
Meet Holinda, the Fremont High Senior Running a Coffee Cart at Her School
At a barista training program for young immigrants and refugees, Holinda learned how to pull espresso shots and steam milk. Now, the high school senior dreams of opening her own shop.
Money
This Domestic Violence Shelter Was Told It No Longer Aligns With the Trump Administrationâs Priorities
Trumpâs war on âgender ideologyâ and diversity is hurting San Francisco Asian Womenâs Shelterâs ability to help victims â many of whom canât get help anywhere else. Itâs already cost them nearly $500,000.
Yearly Wrap-Up
Eight Stories That Got Away
Surprising sports fans, mysterious hums, and something called âthe handshake of monogamy.â These are the stories we didnât wind up doing, but kind of wish we had.
Film
Get Handsy With Weird Instruments at the New Parkway
No audiophiles were hurt in the making of Dogboticâs July 25 instrument petting zoo.
Housing
Herons or Housing: The Battle Over a Vacant Lot
A large affordable housing development is slated for downtown Oakland. It could displace hundreds of black-crowned night herons, the cityâs official bird.
Cats
An Interview With a Kid Who Loves His 3-Legged Cat
The story of a San Francisco feline who lost a leg and gained his biggest fan.
Comics
A Sapphic Fairy Tale For All The Monster Lovers
A comic for lesbians, monsterfuckers, and everyone in-between.
Guides
So Youâve Finally Gotten Up the Nerve To Visit a Gay Bathhouse. Now What?
You must provide your own shower shoes, and woe betide you if you forget them. Thatâs the uniform.
Of Course Food Is Fucking Political
First Aid Kit: How to Make the Most of Your Food Pantry Haul
More people are accessing food pantries than ever, and it's not all cans and boxes. Here are some tips for storing perishables, planning good meals, and getting creative in the kitchen.
Waymo
Opinion
S.F. Lawmaker Asks Chatbot About 'Suicidally Motivated Civilians' in Gaza
Grok, what's the difference between right and wrong?
Animals
Help I'm In a Committed Relationship With a Corporation and I Like It
I canât stop ordering dog toys with weird names!
Peninsula
First Aid Kit: Ang Maaari Nating Gawin Tungkol sa ICE
Nasa Bay Area ang ICE. At oo, may magagawa tayong lahat tungkol dito.
Protest
Area Teachers Tired of Bullshit
San Francisco educators continue their historic strike, and parents and kids are on the picket lines alongside them. But donât worry, Daniel Lurie is making Instagram videos.
Mutual Aid
Halloween
Remembering the Dead: A Visit to San Joseâs Hacienda Cemetery
With Halloween and DĂa de los Muertos upon us, we dispatched a local writer to document her favorite cemetery in the Bay â which features a one-arm burial site.
Beans
First Aid Kit: How to Make the Most of Your Food Pantry Haul
More people are accessing food pantries than ever, and it's not all cans and boxes. Here are some tips for storing perishables, planning good meals, and getting creative in the kitchen.
Local Music
Merlin Colemanâs âDISPATCHESâ Makes Breathtaking Art from a Wildfireâs Rubble
Using found audio and interviews from the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the sound artist processes a tragedy through song.
Dogs
Help I'm In a Committed Relationship With a Corporation and I Like It
I canât stop ordering dog toys with weird names!
Public Health
First Aid Kit: Should You Freeze Your Eggs? What to Know About the Costs and Process
Egg freezing is an increasingly popular fertility treatment, but there are multiple medical and financial considerations to take into account before starting the process.
South Bay
First Aid Kit: Ang Maaari Nating Gawin Tungkol sa ICE
Nasa Bay Area ang ICE. At oo, may magagawa tayong lahat tungkol dito.
Public Safety
First Aid Kit: Ang Maaari Nating Gawin Tungkol sa ICE
Nasa Bay Area ang ICE. At oo, may magagawa tayong lahat tungkol dito.
Bodies
Carrie Bradshaw, Transition Already!
When the show is at its most queer, itâs also at its most entertaining. Itâs too bad the characters themselves donât seem to see it.
Vallejo
The Best Things Our Critic Ate in May
Sidewalk rotisserie chicken, maximalist brussels sprouts, and smoked brisket so good it left me wondering, âis the meat curing me?â
Kids
Berkeley Second Graders say: "Trees R Important"
Meet Poppy, Johnny Jo Bob the 13th, Clover, Sunny, Little Timmy Neon Cloudy, and NJjamba.
2026
Trash
Punishing Poor People Wonât Fix Dumping in Oakland
How the hell did we get from bulky trash pickups to AI-powered drones and sky-high fines?
Party
Rave
RIP
Dick Vivian Knew the Right Record Could Change Your Life
The beloved owner of Rooky Ricardoâs Records died in July at 78. But the Haight St. shopâs new owners â and Vivianâs countless musical disciples â say his legacy lives on.
Love and Relationships
Itâs Over â But Iâm Keeping the Bean Club
When heirloom beans are caught in the middle of a messy divorce, who should get custody? Bay Area food club leaders chime in.
Essay
Itâs Time To Kill the Hero
On Cesar Chavez, RenĂŠ Redzepi, and all the men we make excuses for in the name of the greater good.
Gentrification
These Spaceships Werenât Built For Us
After eight years of grappling with displacement and the loss of community in the Bay Area, Iâm publishing a book of poems about it.
COYOTE About Town
Literature
What to Catch at the Bay Area Book Festival This Weekend
Learn how to narrate an audiobook or make a zine, or dive into discussions around the politics of sideshow noise and the power of hauntings.
Capitalism
Traversing the Mahjong Multiverse
As mahjong grows in popularity, can the diverging fanbases come together?
Cooperatives
How a Worker-Owned Restaurant Chose Each Other Over Everything Else
Oaklandâs Understory wants you to come for the political mission AND the great food.
The Best Things Soleil Ate
The Best Things Our Food Critic Ate in June
A great crab sandwich, heathen ice cream, Korean-Mexican snacks, plus some Giants hate.
TikTok
World Cup TikTokâs Schadenfreude Is a Thing of Anti-Imperialist Beauty
On the geopolitical thrills of soccer fandom.
Alameda
What Is a Dad, Anyway?
Our provocative âDadliest Bandâ bracket inspires deep questions â and a Soleil apology tour.
Minneapolis
How Racket, Minneapolisâs Worker-Owned Newsroom, Is Covering Its Hometown Fascist Invasion
âThis is the worst fucking time. But watching peopleâs response to ICE has been the most affirming thing in the world.â
Palestine
S.F. Lawmaker Asks Chatbot About 'Suicidally Motivated Civilians' in Gaza
Grok, what's the difference between right and wrong?
Punk Rock
Taifa Nia Finds His Second Wind
With new EP âInvidiaâ and two more on the way, the San Francisco musician and prolific collaborator comes into his own as a solo artist.
Death
Any Dog Can Be an Adventure Dog
Take your small dog into the wilderness, all the way to the trail's end.
Queer Spaces
Philz Coffee Deals Lethal Blow to Gay 'Little Treat' Culture
The beloved coffee chain nixed its Pride flags in the name of âinclusivity.â What the hell?
Drag
Communism
Self-care
Games
Roll for Governor: A D&D Class Guide to California's Clown Car Election
Rolling those dice to determine how screwed we are.
Bummer
Napaâs Biggest Black Culture Festival Didnât Pay Several Chefs Until They Threatened to Sue
Blue Note's Black Radio Experience drew sold-out crowds to Napa Valley. Months later, some contractors were still chasing their money.