The 20-percent solution
Lots of people hate tipping, but nobody knows what to do about it
SF politicos cozy up with an influential conservative think tank
The American Enterprise Institute held its invite-only ‘Solutions Summit’ on Wednesday to debate how to fix San Francisco
Fire on the Fountain: Vaillancourt was torched during deconstruction
Trash inside the brutalist sculpture at Ferry Plaza was ignited by a blowtorch
New troubles at Mercor: Infighting, ‘face time slavery,’ and ‘inhumane working conditions’
Former staffers offer a look inside the human data startup, where the hours are brutal, employees say they’re getting stiffed, and the CEO is a 23-year-old billionaire who wants to be Elon Musk
Jackie Fielder’s absence comes at a critical time for her district and the city
With her leave, the D9 supervisor’s steadfast opposition to Mayor Lurie is on hold
Gazetteer acquires The Potrero View
San Francisco’s longest-running neighborhood newspaper to continue under new ownership
Show and tell: Chan and Wiener release their stocks, but Chakrabarti wants call records
Democratic congressional candidates are pressuring each other for more disclosures
Even after the Tenderloin fight, the mayor keeps moving the homeless along
A new video shows the mayor’s detail confront a woman near a freeway on-ramp
The girls are crabbing
The Crabby Baddies and other young, net-savvy women across the city are getting hooked on crustaceans
Drinking Companion: Mauna Loa Club is a balmy, unpretentious watering hole
This tropical family-owned dive will make even Marina haters say ‘aloha’
Holy tamale: You’ve never tasted anything like Maria Isabel’s take on a classic
Digging in at the new Presidio Heights Mexican spot from the chefs behind Dalida
A disco historian’s fabulous disco playlist
Ahead of his appearance at Green Apple Books Books on the Park, ‘A Night at the Disco’ author Christian John Wikane’s tunes for your own Good Times
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The skater who refused to bail on the Vaillancourt Fountain
As the city dismantles the brutalist public artwork, Thrasher cover boy Zach ‘Ducky’ Kovacs remembers his epic 'drop in'
Everlane owes back rent to another landlord
The clothing company will centralize its operations in LA, but the owners of its SF buildings still want to get paid
Sam Altman has a lot of feelings. And a lawsuit by Elon Musk. But mostly a lot of feelings
Plus, Canva is accused of anti-Palestine censorship
Face Time: Could Connie Chan’s ‘working people’-centered leadership work in Congress?
Running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat, the stalwart District 1 progressive wants to better define San Francisco — and herself
Sam Altman wants to sell you these sneakers for $160, plus tax and biometric data
World x Future Basics now offer Cyto XLiftoffs at World’s Union Square eye-collection center
Manic Monday
Slop is truth, truth slop
Plus, the attacks on Sam Altman’s house have people wondering how we got here
Culture
Dean Preston’s PUML is punching up
The former District 5 Supervisor is collecting progressive media talent like Infinity Stones to push the city’s narrative leftward
Politics
Congressional candidate blasted for ‘racist’ social media post of Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabarti as socialist stereotypes
Marie Hurabiell shared, then deleted, a satirical image of her fellow candidates
Food & Drink
Cookbook Week shows why cookbooks still have shelf life
Far from being overtaken by TikTok and Instagram, these stained, annotated, dog-eared essentials aren’t going anywhere
Business
Reaper’s Remedies wants you to die slowly
While other wellness brands sell eternal life, this San Francisco-born vitamin company admits that you will definitely die some day
Tech
Reading Palantir: Why the defense tech giant’s manifesto may signal panic inside the company
The war tech firm is suffering from a lethal combo of stock price superinflation and midterms anxiety
Immigration
What will SF law enforcement do if ICE kicks in your door? Ask again in a few weeks
If SFPD, the Sheriff, and the DA have a plan to protect our Fourth Amendment rights, they’re not sharing it
