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San Francisco janitors are flooding downtown SF streets this week in fight for better wages, protections
Some members of SEIU Local 87 say they’ve been forced to work in sweltering heat when buildings turn off the AC at night
What the hell is going on at Temple SF?
Rumors of the infamous SF club’s demise have (apparently) been greatly exaggerated
Baggu used AI for its viral pony purse. The internet is mad.
Much-hyped collab between two sustainability-focused designers has sparked backlash over its use of energy-hungry AI image generator
Can Hulu Wa break the Castro’s retail curse?
Family-owned Chinese bistro struggling despite great food, in storefront that’s seen high turnover
Lawrence Lessig, in exclusive interview with Gazetteer SF, says OpenAI whistleblowers are examining ‘every legal option’
Litigation and legislation are on the table, says prominent internet and IP lawyer
Sutter Street Tavern building is a nifty little historic gem
The two-story structure, rare in Downtown SF, was built right after the 1906 earthquake and was once a boozy hangout for SF Stock Exchange traders
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
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
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
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