HeyJaredThe Frisc
The Frisc is a small, independent local news outlet focused squarely on San Francisco civic life, policy, and culture.
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 24
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
- Audience
- Top 10M sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 8, 2026
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The Man Who Hated Victorians (opens the original)
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In San Francisco, historic preservation isn’t just the realm of ornate sconces and delicate spindlework. It’s also part of the politics that current city attorney David Chiu once <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Chiu-a-moderate-in-SF-but-a-radical-in-Sacramento-83488
The Plots Thicken: We Rate Our Favorite San Francisco Community Gardens (opens the original)
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San Francisco is celebrated for its 230 parks, but some of its green spaces give city residents room to cultivate more than just a love of the outdoors. Often nestled next to playgrounds or squeezed between homes, SF’
Too Damn High: Lurie’s ‘Rent Emergency’ And SF’s Struggle to Make Life Affordable (opens the original)
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Mayor Daniel Lurie last week declared a “rent emergency” in San Francisco, as the median market-rate rent has shot up 25 percent to nearly $4,500 per month over the past year. It’s the latest
Important News from The Frisc (opens the original)
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We have sad news to relay. We’ve decided to shut down The Frisc. We have a couple more stories to publish, then we’ll wrap up by the end of September. We’re grateful for everyone’s support during this amazing ride. What started in 2017 as an experiment among four friends lasted nearly a decade. We began with a clear, urgent mission: to shine a spotlight on the tumultuous changes and crises in our favorite city. Few people (or news outlets) knew or cared about the housing shortage and how it was
Comment on Perception vs. Reality: The Great Highway Closure and Sunset District Traffic by Carole A. Issel (opens the original)
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I just discovered the articles by Kristi Coale on the Frisc and thank her and the publisher for presenting such informed articles. As much as I loved driving the Great Highway to enjoy the views of the ocean, especially the southern road from Skyline to Sloat, her articles point out the danger of continuing to use and reinforce that section. These are the best articles on that area I have found. Thanks again!
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