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Who (allegedly) runs tech?

Two magazines investigate. Plus, the people want a ‘Silicon Valley’ reboot

February 23, 2026

How the uncanny valley could kill the Valley

Porn performer Siri Dahl and others have started sounding the alarm about AI's impacts on privacy, free speech, and legal sex work

February 23, 2026

Who goes AI?

An interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game from the 1940s is updated for our age

February 20, 2026

San Francisco Standard is going ‘AI-native’

A $150,000 grant from the Lenfest Institute is fueling a new app and more

February 19, 2026

You can make this cake at home. Don’t.

Frances in the Castro is the only place in the city to get this simply delectable cake

February 18, 2026

Court dismisses lawsuit alleging abuse by Urban Alchemy workers

A Sausalito man claimed he was attacked for speaking out about unethical behavior, but the nonprofit denies all of it

February 18, 2026

The mayor’s long-delayed RESET center is a go

Arrests for intoxication will happen ‘at speed and volume,’ Lurie says

February 17, 2026

The high-fantasy cult of Anthropic

Plus, its fight with the Pentagon, OpenAI and Meta race to deploy AI agents to the masses, and tasteless AI people argue about taste

February 17, 2026

The New Liberals just want to enjoy their Tax Havens

At The Irish Bank, policy wonks debate the Billionaire’s March and Georgist land taxes

February 13, 2026

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

February 13, 2026