Stupid sexy robots
Plus: Jeers for Waymo and a dip for SpaceX
Pedestrian advocates say more speeding cameras will save more lives
Dorsey expects his resolution supporting speed cams in SF will be handily adopted by the Board of Supes
BART gets some shiny new trash cans
Four downtown stations get receptacles as long as they ‘do not present any new challenges’
Bilal Mahmood is reconsidering his Manny Yekutiel endorsement
The District 5 supe’s support of the embattled District 8 candidate rests on the SF Dems’ investigation into sexual assault claim
Does your flour even lift, bromate?
While the bagel capital of the America approaches a ban on bromated flour, San Francisco’s top bagelmakers are way ahead of them
Why not blow a wad of cash on a Daniel Lurie X-rated ‘casting call’ T-shirt?
As the hunt continues for their leading man, the producers behind ‘Let’s Blow San Francisco’ are selling merch
City Roots: The currency of flowers
More than beautiful decorations, flowers are their own kind of gift economy. Plus: A reader asks for advice about mold
Take me Waymo, I’m home: Autonomous taxis had a buggy July 4th
When they weren’t rolling through fireworks they were trapping people near the Golden Gate Bridge
After a 3-day weekend, it’s back to work
This week: Firework fail in San Francisco and the most important merger of all time
Once again, Pride is a riot
The tension around Pride and who gets to celebrate it boiled over this weekend
Among the Red Devils
Celebrating Belgium’s rout of USMNT in North Beach
Saikat Chakrabarti is looking ahead
‘I don’t hold grudges,’ the former candidate says as he talks about his losing bid, SF’s political flaws, and what could send Connie Chan to Congress
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A ghost’s story
Writing a celebrity memoir seemed like an assignment from heaven. In the end, it was pure hell
Watching US v. Bosnia-Herzegovina at Uzbegim
At his Richmond restaurant, Anvar Akhmedov served up world cuisine to accompany the World Cup
Market Match program secures $15 million in funding
The program that expands access to locally grown produce for food assistance recipients was nearly wiped out

This is your bot on drugs
A hotline devoted to helping people navigate psychedelic trips has started training volunteers with an LLM that simulates being high
Manic Monday
Nancy Pelosi has more Pride wristbands than she knows what to do with
Plus, fancy little cakes for the fanciest little boys in the tech industry
Even Stanford grads are angry at the system
Plus, after being stuffed in lockers his whole life, Zuck was allowed to sit with the jocks at the pep rally
Culture
Fog City Flea closes up Mission shop after 9 months
The Mission outpost for crafts and apparel was ‘a great big test’ that didn’t pan out, owner tells vendors in email
Politics
Lurie rebukes anti-Pride Giants players even as DOJ investigates team over alleged discrimination
‘You represent San Francisco,’ the mayor said during a fundraiser on Pride Sunday
Food & Drink
The Mill turns to the crowd for $100,000 to recover from fire
“It's so hard but it's also so beautiful to me. It just feels amazing to feel like people care so much,” says Josey Baker
Business
Hundreds of ‘sex machines’ delivered across the street from Rainbow Grocery
We really hope the mailman dropped them off by saying, ‘I’m here to deliver a package…’
Technology
Stop AI protestor sentenced to jail, hopes to reconnect with Rafael Mandelman
The anti-AI group is shifting its focus away from AI companies and toward City Hall
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

























