Mercor cuts at least 50 employees across multiple teams
New people chief at the company promised to ‘keep the talent bar high,’ though some terminated employees were considered ‘top performers’ and recently received raises
Outside the Wiener-Chan debate, union members took center stage
Before the congressional candidates said a word, their supporters held their own debate
Peter Zottolo is the best dressed electrician in San Francisco
The stylish Marina resident known to his 100K+ followers as @urbancomposition understands the power of alternating currents and alternating patterns
Unionized Verve Coffee workers are voting on contract agreements that include an AI clause
The contract is the first to be reached among the recently unionized specialty coffee shops in the Bay Area
The hottest club at Tech Week is a line
This line has everything: Anthropic super fans, promotional coffee, free API credits, and women with phone numbers
Winner bakes all: the search for San Francisco’s best pie
Bakers from across the city are converging on Potrero Hill to flex their flour power
Live life deliciously at Litquake’s ‘Out on the Table’ food writer talk
Garrett Schlichte, Gaby Maeda, Jennifer Barone, and Michael Foulk to discuss food and identity at Nosh Box
Will the Manny mess hurt Mayor Lurie?
A cautious politician may have let friendship cloud his judgment
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
Will success spoil the Richmond?
As the once low-key neighborhood is attracting everyone from Bi-Rite to Zendaya, residents and small business owners are bracing for impact
Paul Graham takes on Pope Leo XIV (Biblical fail!)
Plus, AI finally gives us something of value: A fun new meme
‘She knew that the answers were in the art’: SFMOMA pays tribute to Susan O’Malley
The Bay Area artist’s work continues to find viewers a decade after her death
Everybody knows
This week: Rise of the Nerd Reich, the coming of the Four Horsemen, and other good news
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
An anonymously-created website visualizes Sunset Dunes’ popularity
Built in a weekend using Surfline cameras, the site isn’t meant to be political
Politics
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
Food & Drink
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
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
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
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
