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Garry Tan’s mudslinging against SFMTA Chief Tumlin is a bizarre battle over the ‘tech singularity’

One of SF’s loudest activists is trying to get Tumlin fired, but it’s bigger than cars, buses and trains — he’s talking “deceleration,” e/acc, and the paranoid fight for human evolution

May 31, 2024

Repping the Tenderloin, one hoodie at a time

Tilted Brim opened up shop on the Larkin retail corridor in 2016. It’s now one of the coolest streetwear stores in the City and subverting dominant narratives with its gear

May 31, 2024

Alleged $11 billion HP fraudster Mike Lynch fought extradition to SF and doesn’t want jury to know, but motion for mistrial fails 

In an unusual move, the man once dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ testified in his defense last week. Joel Rosenblatt was there to witness the proceedings, including an always entertaining Judge Breyer, discussions of farm animals, and clotted cream

May 30, 2024

San Francisco tech company Okta accused of rampant gender discrimination

Two female ex-employees allege ‘pervasive’ gender bias at platform that powers logging in to major government and corporate websites

May 29, 2024

Piranhas and Bond villains show up in SF court for Autonomy-HP trial over ‘largest fraud in history’ of Silicon Valley

Autonomy co-founder Michael Lynch’s love of 007 is emphasized by US prosecutors seeking to paint him as 'master of the universe'

May 22, 2024

The Bay’s best K-pop shop is reviving City’s beleaguered Parkside neighborhood 

Stans travel from far and wide to SarangHello, a bright spot in a residential neighborhood hit hard by the one-two punch of construction and COVID

May 10, 2024

Elon vs. OpenAI: Suit designated as ‘complex’ in win for OpenAI

San Francisco hearing on attempt to throw out ‘frivolous’ case postponed

April 24, 2024

IKEA’s Saluhall is a smorgasbord of potential for Downtown’s future

This 23,000-square-foot hub of (mostly) plant-based food and drink is proof a little creativity and ambition goes a long way in much-maligned Mid-Market

April 16, 2024

Hoodline using AI to generate news stories and journalist profiles

Following a Gazetteer SF inquiry, the neighborhood news site publicly confirmed its use of artificial intelligence to power an 'In-House Writing Collective'

April 9, 2024

San Francisco’s armed guard industry is a poorly regulated Wild West

In 2021, the City demanded more analysis and oversight of private security firms. Years later, nothing has changed — but the viral incidents of abuse and harassment keep growing.

April 4, 2024