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The San Francisco Treat

An imperfect and beautiful great American city

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Addison Del Mastro
Sep 29, 2025
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I like writing about cities I visit for the first time, with the understanding that 1) of course I’m not seeing everything or fully understanding the local issues that inform how the place looks and feels, and 2) my experience is probably a pretty typical first impression of a place, and first impressions matter.

Our Uber driver—not the one who didn’t sh…

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