Manny Yekutiel’s failed power grab
What the cafe owner and would-be D8 supervisor’s campaign implosion tells us about how power works (and doesn’t work) in San Francisco
Everybody knows
This week: Rise of the Nerd Reich, the coming of the Four Horsemen, and other good news
Deja Solis held the space
The model behind the giant sculpture across the Ferry Building, Marco Cochrane’s ‘I Am,’ looks back
Mad Dog, Kezar Pub owner caught on tape with baseball bat could lose alcohol licenses after charges
Cyril Hackett has been charged with two felonies, second degree robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, following a parking dispute
Nurses union takes to Market Street to demand ‘Palantir out!’ of their hospitals
Outraged by AI meddling in staffing, bed placement, and patient data, health care workers say they’ve have had enough
An anonymously-created website visualizes Sunset Dunes’ popularity
Built in a weekend using Surfline cameras, the site isn’t meant to be political
Saikat Chakrabarti is still pumping money into SF’s left
The former congressional candidate wants Connie Chan in DC, and he’s dropped an additional $1.4 million this summer to aid her campaign and others across the country
Behold, a white wine: The Four Horsemen is coming to Day Moon
A tiny, press-shy bakery on Irving Street is hosting a party with a Brooklyn bar co-founded by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. You probably won’t get in, but you should try
Gary McCoy is done with half-measures on homelessness
The D8 candidate knows the struggle with drugs and the city’s social safety net firsthand. As the mayor cuts key services and personnel, McCoy is done with ‘Doing the same thing over and over again’
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
A new cafe called Cafe MD is taking over the old Oasis Cafe space on Divisadero
The storefront on the corner of McAllister has been empty for four years following a fire
The rise (and rise) of the nerd reich
‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next
Five years in, Portola heats up
The music festival’s growing pains are over and the party at Pier 80 is a raver’s dream
The loneliness of the long shot candidate
Undeterred by dogs, billionaires, and other serious obstacles, attorney J.R. Eppler is running for D10 supervisor
The hottest tech party we’re happy we missed
Plus, Dario Amodei is being dragged everywhere, so to speak
What should we make of the AI doomsday campaign?
Plus, Daniel Lurie fumbles a TikTok post (RARE!)
Culture
Meet the hometown heroes of Portola Festival
These local artists are representing at San Francisco’s biggest dance music event at Pier 80
Politics
The New York Times and the mayor sound a public health alarm
A well-timed article and press conference about a new street drug could potentially complicate a criminal trial
Food & Drink
Drinking Companion: At Persona, you can be whoever you want, especially a Tech Bro
A dimly lit Lower Nob Hill bar made for terrific cocktails and terrible conversations
Business
It’s Studio BBA’s city, we just live in it
Whether you’ve dined at Mister Jiu’s, caffeinated at Tartine, or worked 9-9-6 from an industrial-chic AI office, you’ve probably spent time in the handsome world created by this little-known architecture firm. In fact, some people never leave it
Technology
Y Combinator’s PAC is throwing money at a bunch of Republicans across the country
Garry Tan and other leaders at the San Francisco-based tech incubator are trying to build a tech-forward future one donation at a time
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
