San Francisco’s love affair with BTS has just begun
At Junbi, fans of the newly returned K-pop superstars lined up for matcha and freebies in a precursor to a year full of promotions
Nataki Garrett joins African-American Shakespeare Company as interim director
The renowned theater director wants to stabilize the three-decade old institution and find a ‘visionary’ replacement to bring it into the future
San Francisco is not a sanctuary city
The violent detainment of a mother at SFO is a reminder that ‘sanctuary’ ends at the circle of officers around the armed men and crying child
A $2.1 billion tweet: Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors
A San Francisco jury found the Tesla CEO liable for $2.1 billion in damages over tweets
Overlooked no more: Florio’s pappardelle with white Bolognese
Sometimes you need to pass a restaurant a few times before you realize just what you’ve been missing
Must a chef be a tyrant?
San Francisco restauranteurs marinate on the Noma abuse allegations and if thrown pots (or punches) should finally be removed from the fine dining menu
Awkward! Let’s talk about money
Chat Room returns April 29 for a discussion of this most taboo topic
Blockbuster: A $4.95 million price sets the bar for home ownership that much higher
A record-breaking sale of a Richmond house feels like an existential crisis for the neighborhood and the city
A beloved magazine about writers and money is reborn as a newsletter
Manjula Martin, Rahawa Haile, and friends are resurrecting ‘Scratch’ as a place for writers to talk about money, art, and how they survive
The Chinatown stabbing was scary. The discourse around it may be scarier
Critics like Garry Tan, Susan Dyer Reynolds, and others are adding bias to a senseless act
Finally, a defense of brainrot
It’s a modern virtue, so says an AI exec. Plus, send me tips about the gaming industry
Drinking Companion: In search of lost time at Specs’
Under a flag-draped ceiling and surrounded by history, generations of San Francisco bohos have gathered for Gouda cheese and better conversation
A sandwich to rival Philly’s best
It takes Matt Kosoy three days to achieve perfection at Jerry’s Roast Pork and one lunchtime to ask, jeet yet?
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Lord of the fleas
For indie and emerging vendors, Fog City Flea Trading Post seemed like an ideal place to reach customers and build their brands. The biggest downside: owner James Morelos
Elon Musk threatened to go ‘World War III until the end of time’ on Twitter’s board
As the jury deliberates a verdict in the fraud trial brought by shareholders of the social media platform, their decision may hinge on one lawyer’s testimony
Save the Mothers Building!
The slow race to rescue an historic landmark at the San Francisco Zoo before its WPA-era art is overtaken by the sands of time
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative sued for gender discrimination by director
The lawsuit alleges women at the company were paid less and systemically tasked with menial labor
Brewster Kahle’s Memory Palace
In a time when everyone from the Trump administration to the companies serving up your daily doomscroll wants to erase the past, the Internet Archive refuses to forget
Culture
Reclaiming em dashes — and other battles in the AI age
Plus, the White House ruins Wii Sports
Politics
Saikat Chakrabarti gets social (but not socialist) with Hasan Piker
The Congressional hopeful joined America's leading socialist streamer for a friendly chat about Marx and World War III
Food & Drink
Luke Barr had to dine all over France to write his new book
In ‘The Secret History of French Cooking,’ the Bay Area-raised author swirls nouvelle cuisine with a soupçon of Paris ‘68
Business
‘When you land in Vegas, it feels like this’: Gambling on the future of gaming at GDC
Video games offering cash payouts are on the rise, and developers are betting that they’ll spread
Tech
Former Twitter CFO takes the stand in Federal Court
Ned Segal, now a high-ranking City Hall official, offered his buttoned-up version of the months leading to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform
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
