More AI researchers defect from Google DeepMind, fueling rumors of a sclerotic strategy inside the company
The three young engineers behind new data startup Data-Limited Regime are claiming they turned down the tech giant’s $300M retention offer
Anthropic has filed for IPO. And so it begins
Plus, is demand for compute high enough to justify all these data centers?
Guest Commentary: Thousands of well-paid tech workers already pay tax on unrealized gains. Billionaires can too
The case for Proposition 40
‘He’s blatantly lying about it’: Lurie’s distortion of Prop. I confuses the affordable housing debate
The mayor’s claims about the DSA-backed ballot proposition are ‘unreasonable and alarming’ according to one critic; ‘he’s been corrected numerous times,’ according to another
Could DoorDash drones actually fly in SF?
While the delivery company tries to get its drone program off the ground in Concord, questions about its local feasibility might keep it on the runway
For ‘American Bread: A History’ author Andrew Coe, bread never gets stale
‘San Francisco and the Bay Area in general is arguably the best bread-baking area in the country’
Elizabeth Holmes can’t stop believing
As a court reporter, I spent years puzzling over the Theranos founder’s powerful charisma. It took Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary to make me understand it
Face Time: Monika Bauerlein is too busy to celebrate
As Mother Jones turns 50 this year, its CEO isn’t looking back
Jung people these days
Plumbing the depths of the Mission’s C.G. Jung Institute, where symbols are interpreted and archetypes are interrogated
Founders from Down Under
Hyped up by AI and their own big ambitions, waves of charmingly-accented Australians are making a splash in San Francisco
Ben Ehrenreich’s Kaddish
The novelist and journalist talks about his new story collection ‘Hold Still,’ his feelings about AI, and how hard his mother would’ve crushed on Mamdani
My lunch with Willie
Willie Brown may be long out of office, but he remains the most dynamic politician in San Francisco
The 2026 Gazetteer SF Reader Survey
We’re giving away prizes from Bi-Rite, Cal Performances, and Fort Point Beer
The loneliness of the long shot candidate
Undeterred by dogs, billionaires, and other serious obstacles, attorney J.R. Eppler is running for D10 supervisor
Paul Graham takes on Pope Leo XIV (Biblical fail!)
Plus, AI finally gives us something of value: A fun new meme
The hottest tech party we’re happy we missed
Plus, Dario Amodei is being dragged everywhere, so to speak
Culture
You can learn nothing about a16z’s private ‘You Can See Everything’ showing
Everyone was friendly but notably sketchy at the AMC Metreon, where the VC firm co-hosted a screening with one of the film’s producers
Politics
Outside the Wiener-Chan debate, union members took center stage
Before the congressional candidates said a word, their supporters held their own debate
Food & Drink
A push to expand reef protections in Bolinas has a coastal community on the edge
The clashing parties want conservation and sustainability, but have different ideas on what’s worth protecting
Business
Will success spoil the Richmond?
As the once low-key neighborhood is attracting everyone from Bi-Rite to Zendaya, residents and small business owners are bracing for impact
Technology
Mercor cuts at least 50 employees across multiple teams
New people chief at the company promised to ‘keep the talent bar high,’ though some terminated employees were considered ‘top performers’ and recently received raises
Immigration
Dreamforce protestors demand Marc Benioff ‘defend democracy’
Despite his ICE jokes and closeness to Trump, union organizers and activists believe the Salesforce CEO will still fight for progressive causes
