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Can an AI-powered app ‘Solve SF’ and its 311 woes?

A new app offers a faster way to report issues like graffiti to the city’s 311 line by just taking a photo. Here's the lowdown — and some lingering concerns

February 21, 2025

Geographer comes home to the city that shaped him

The longtime SF indie pop luminary is returning for a Noise Pop celebration Friday

February 20, 2025

Twilio, Samsara quietly obscured DEI mentions on sites

For Twilio, it’s a huge 180 from the days of proclaiming a desire to be an anti-racist company

February 20, 2025

Do Park Rangers really need to be fingerprinting hot dog vendors?

Amid a terrifying national deportation crisis, San Francisco is still trying to crack down on immigrant vendors, to little avail

February 19, 2025

Facebook is now overrun with AI-generated film review slop

At best, the posts read like rewrites of Wikipedia entries. At worst, they recommend nonexistent movies

February 18, 2025

The All-Star game features Nikola Jokić, the best player ever (of our time)

The Nuggets center’s style and humility is a remedy for dark days

February 14, 2025

San Francisco’s bet on dance music to revive the city pays off

Between Downtown First Thursdays and the NBA’s concert series, there’s a real, palpable boom underway

February 13, 2025