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What Is a $2,600 NBA Finals Ticket Actually Worth?
Even by the runaway standards of the tech-boom Bay, tickets for the NBA Finals are hilariously expensive. Our resident masochist paid up for a seat at Oracle Arena, and got what he paid for.
My Time in the Oligarch Zone at Super Bowl 50
What do you get when you buy a $15,000 to Super Bowl 50? Lobster, the opportunity to be an arbitrage victim, moderate buyer's remorse, and a long walk home.
The Imperfect Host, Part Six: What Comes After The Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is over, and with it Super Bowl City's brief, branded invasion of San Francisco. Things will be back to normal soon enough, but that's not the end.
The Imperfect Host, Part Five: Seeing The Invisible In Super Bowl City
San Francisco's inequalities are well known, but are hard to see because of how invisible the poor have become. Life outside the walls in Super Bowl City is rough.
The Imperfect Host, Part Four: On The Edge In Super Bowl-Occupied San Francisco
With its four-figure average ticket prices, Super Bowl 50 is unmistakably and even proudly a luxury event. Life outside the walls of Super Bowl City is different.
The Imperfect Host, Part Three: The Refugees Of Super Bowl City
San Francisco has a unique relationship with its homeless population, and always has. The arrival of Super Bowl City has complicated things, and displaced people.
The Imperfect Super Bowl Host, Part Two: San Francisco Street Hassle
Hosting the NFL's "Super Bowl City" theme park has meant displacement, discontent, and expense for San Francisco. In a city with problems, it's a gamble.