San Francisco honors Dolly Parton
She might be Appalachia’s daughter, but she’s a San Francisco patron saint
Modern Relics closed after being ransacked in burglary
Jewelry store owner Alix Blüh recalls discovering the damage earlier this month: ‘Broken glass everywhere… Just everything destroyed.’
Daniel Lurie is the highest paid mayor in the US even if he barely sees any of it
Everyone knows the mayor takes home $1 a year. What happens to the rest of his six-figure salary?
Operator fatigue leads to another Muni train crash
The July incident is eerily similar to a November 2025 accident
Anti-surveillance protestors flock to Chris Larsen’s house
Plus, TikTok’s newest aesthetic is the anti-AI girlie
Are compostable take-out packages compostable?
Breaking down what actually breaks down inside your green bin
Goodnight, issue four
This week: A new dating site for ‘Western’ men and Asian women; a look at the Mechanics’ Institute
The internet hates the new Instagram logo. What do professional designers think?
Four graphics experts critique the mega-platform’s ‘cleaner and more modern’ wordmark
Tech worker-turned-yogurt maker Diana Lee traded the grind for a healthier culture
Yogurt Freak’s Korean-style triple-strained yogurt is as thick as ice cream and popping up in the Mission and Design District this month
Drinking Companion: Fool’s Errand is the wise choice
If you can take some noise and don’t mind the first dates, this buzzy NoPa wine bar is perfect for after-work plots
Ordinary People
San Francisco has been destroyed in a lot of movies (thanks, Hollywood), but 2014’s ‘Godzilla’ reboot made the place feel real
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‘Members of the LGBTQ+ community have legitimate reasons to be sensitive about privacy’
After backlash, Badlands and Toad Hall management is ‘pausing’ surveillance of patrons in San Francisco but continues to employ it in Portland and Sacramento
Inside basketball: WNBA All-Star game is coming to Chase in 2027
Flanked by the Valkyries president and WNBA commissioner, the mayor scores another one for the home team
A new dating site wants to match (only) ‘Western’ men to Asian women
Mysterious platform ‘WMAF Meet’ uses AI to facilitate SF’s ‘most in-demand pairing’
The Mechanics’ Institute’s next move
A membership library in the Financial District has attracted readers for nearly two centuries, but its winning advantage is the chessroom
The Phoenix company behind the Giants’ viral ‘Jesus Won’ shirts
By tapping into sports, the brand’s cofounders are bringing their message to the masses and putting another ‘W’ on the board for Christ
How San Francisco gave ‘Rubberz’ its bounce
The rising indie label Empire and a tiny AI music startup helped Fenix Flexin become the summer’s biggest slop star
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Culture
Corgi kills short-lived website that ranked its female employees
The ‘demeaning’ website was spun up by a local founder with no relationship to the company
Politics
A parody Connie Chan chatbot is Scott Wiener’s newest tactic
ConnieChan.AI employs Anthropic’s tech for a novel interactive attack ad, but all Chan’s campaign sees is desperation
Food & Drink
Consider the oyster
Oakland’s Lo-Fi Oyster Co. is taking its jazz and oyster fusion event to church in SF tonight
Business
Fire season brings dangerous risks to wedding season
Northern California wedding venues and their guests hope for the perfect day while dealing with some very imperfect conditions
Technology
Bay Area artists commit to avoiding venues employing surveillance technology
Tune-Yards, Deerhoof, and others are among more than 300 artists who’ve signed a pledge organized by local digital rights activists
Immigration
Video shows woman violently detained by ICE at SFO
A spokesman for San Francisco International Airport says they are not involved in any decisions or operations by the Department of Homeland Security inside terminals
