Afters three years of competition, construction, and even a little controversy, the new sculpture garden at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art made its…
A fair number of authors have penned speculation on the often cataclysmic future of San Francisco as depicted in science fiction and disaster films. Creative…
Obscura Digital, a local company that specializes in everything from mapping video onto surfaces to building multi-touch displays, brought Mint Plaza to life last week…
Last Friday, at an hour early enough to still be relatively sober, designers and design junkies filed into the Autodesk Gallery at One Market Street…
PG&E is looking to the stars for a new power source. Or rather, a new take on an old power source – the oldest power…
Next month, a new pedestrian plaza will open in the Castro at the corner of Market and 17th Streets. The area is one of almost…
It’s an age-old question, yet no less compelling or relevant today than whenever it was first put forward: is architecture art? Artists, architects, and academics…
Now in its last week at 3A Gallery, Made in Rome: The Aleatoric Landscape is an exhibition featuring the sculptures and drawings of Willett Moss,…
The ongoing mystery of the Toilet Torcher (aka Potty Pyro) has taken a surprising new turn. But first, for those who may not be caught…
Attention SoMa residents: This Thursday the Complete Neighborhood Fabric Committee, a division of the Western SoMa Taskforce which despite its name is not in charge…
Just over a week ago, it was that magical time of year when the entire cast of GI Joe could be seen sharing a few…
Here’s what happens when you look for truth: it’s never ending. I find this when I’m writing a screenplay. Because I allow myself the freedom…
Mayor Newsom is finally coming down hard on the city’s soft-story buildings with a new directive requiring owners of such structures to perform mandatory seismic…
Gotham City has The Joker, Metropolis has Lex Luthor, and now San Francisco has its very own supervillain: The Toilet Torcher, or if you prefer,…
After President Barack Obama’s recent executive order to close Guantanamo Bay within the year, a GOP senator suggested that our esteemed erstwhile prison should serve…
A recent study has shown that the San Francisco crime cameras have no real effect on reducing crime rates. Should we be surprised? The fixed-in-place…
Despite continued economic woes, it appears that at least one industry is thriving in San Francisco: the illegal sex industry. This, despite the completely ineffective…
