News for humans by humans. Our first city is San Francisco. ᯓ★ Text "SF" to (415) 787-6570 to get stories sent straight to youhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvqunau4bs2l“How do we stop this revolving door of mega corporations abandoning the neighborhood?" https://sf.gazetteer.co/fillmore-japantown-and-western-addition-residents-rally-for-a-co-op-grocery18 Sep 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqunau4bs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvqfnw43gc2lJulia Ryan, the former director of growth at SF Standard, spoke to Gazetteer about her lawsuit, which alleges a systemic bias against women at the company. “This is the CEO, this isn’t just a colleague. This is the person who really sets the tone for the company.” https://sf.gazetteer.co/ive-just-never-seen-an-environment-that-was-so-inappropriate-former-sf-standard-director-of-growth-alleges-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation17 Sep 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqfnw43gc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvofvxt4gs2rSan Francisco cyclists have long been familiar with the cryptic symbols and images populating the city’s bike lanes, which produce feelings ranging from scorn to delight. Gazetteer has finally decoded their origin, if not necessarily their meaning… https://sf.gazetteer.co/bike-lane-markings-of-the-damned?giftLink=1876b651ef8d3f1b195375261208bb3b17 Sep 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvofvxt4gs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvltiznonc2gIn August, we finally got to speak (on a payphone, no less) with "Scooter," a mastermind behind the upcoming Daniel Lurie adult film. Scooter promised five minutes, but we managed to get a little bit more from him. https://sf.gazetteer.co/a-quickie-with-the-man-behind-lets-blow-san-francisco16 Sep 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvltiznonc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvllmhku2c2uThree former employees of Daeho Kalbijjim and Beef Soup, the acclaimed Korean restaurant chain with locations in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, have sued the company, alleging unpaid wages and patterns of sexual and racial harassment. https://sf.gazetteer.co/korean-restaurant-chain-daeho-sued-by-three-ex-employees-alleging-unpaid-wages-and-harassment15 Sep 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvllmhku2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvlcdzr55s2f“I think Marc Benioff wants to do the right thing... Salesforce has done a lot to be really inclusive,” one Dreamforce attendee who stopped by the protest said. “But when they are providing software that enables ICE to do what they do, it feels like they don’t share my values.” https://sf.gazetteer.co/dreamforce-protestors-demand-marc-benioff-support-democracy15 Sep 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlcdzr55s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvj43zwcdc2wIs it the end of humanity, a political conspiracy, or a secret third thing? We break down the feverish doomsday narrative spurred by AI researchers in this week's Manic Monday. https://sf.gazetteer.co/what-should-we-make-of-the-ai-doomsday-campaign14 Sep 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj43zwcdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mviqtoqois22At the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, our city reporter Joel Rosenblatt encountered Batman and Buddha, Shiva, Shakti, and Jesus. He also interviewed the people practicing Jungian therapy, which seems like a possible antidote to the craziness enveloping our daily lives. https://sf.gazetteer.co/jung-people-these-days14 Sep 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviqtoqois22https://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvdstnr4wc2h“There’s a long tradition of libraries being shut down and destroyed by the powerful,” said the Internet Archive founder. “The good news is, we’re still here.” Sofi Cisneros goes inside the Funston Avenue library that houses the massive digital archive: https://sf.gazetteer.co/brewster-kahles-memory-palace12 Sep 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdstnr4wc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvb6zrhgos2hFor one day, on Aug. 26, a hundred restaurants around the world adopted a simple premise: Eat what you want, pay what you can. Local restaurateurs who partook say the model, which defies the typical norms of food service, is not without its kinks, though they were far outshone by the positives. https://sf.gazetteer.co/two-restaurants-try-the-pay-what-you-can-model-for-a-day11 Sep 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb6zrhgos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvb6by7tu22eTwo brand-new dryers are still out of order at Bali Laundry after a "big group" of Burners hit the Frederick Street laundromat to clean up post-Playa. “It’s annoying, but at the very least it seems like they agreed to pay the price for the tech,” said co-owner Joshua Redpath. https://sf.gazetteer.co/burning-man-dirt-costs-first-time-laundromat-owners-hundreds-of-dollars-in-damage11 Sep 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb6by7tu22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mvb25vyfqk2pMother Jones is a bonafide SF institution, and the intrepid magazine is celebrating 50 years in the city. We sat down with CEO Monika Bauerlein to reflect on indie journalism, the Oakland exodus, and whether SF is SO back: https://subtxt.to/dsg76u111 Sep 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb25vyfqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mv6zuymskc2uDOGE. Prop 22. Network state projects. If tech continues to capture power in America, what exactly does it mean for our government? We called up @adriandaub.bsky.social, author of the new book 'What Tech Calls Governing,' to find out. Read our Q&A with the writer, podcaster, and Stanford professor: https://sf.gazetteer.co/adrian-daub-knows-what-tech-wants-from-politics-control-without-responsibility10 Sep 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6zuymskc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mv6sbi6ths23Origin, the popular nightclub on Fillmore St., could soon get evicted after owing its landlords $432,000 in back rent. https://sf.gazetteer.co/japantown-nightclub-origin-could-get-evicted10 Sep 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6sbi6ths23https://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mv4nngxugl26Have you ever wondered why people run for San Francisco Supervisor, a commitment as consuming as a full-time job? I shadowed District 10 candidate J.R. Eppler to find out what the local campaign trail demands: https://sf.gazetteer.co/the-loneliness-of-the-long-shot-candidate09 Sep 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4nngxugl26https://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mv4ihdrckc2nThe Philz Coffee location at 1110 Ocean Avenue, along with three more locations in Glendale, Cupertino, and Torrance, filed for union elections Tuesday. The Ocean Avenue location, which employs 13 people, is the first SF location to unionize. https://sf.gazetteer.co/first-san-francisco-philz-location-unionizes09 Sep 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4ihdrckc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mv45eha3t22cAhead of her stint at the Berkeley Rep, @margaretcho.bsky.social made time to talk with @zackruskin.bsky.social about ICE, Lindsey Graham, and the greatest city in the world: https://sf.gazetteer.co/dont-mess-with-margaret-chos-dog09 Sep 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv45eha3t22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3muzwu37hsk2fEXCLUSIVE: Congress' chief architect of Medicare for All legislation, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, is throwing her weight behind Connie Chan despite Scott Wiener's longer resume on healthcare. Here's why: https://subtxt.to/1PutCFS08 Sep 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzwu37hsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3muzjffliyk2aSome eco-friendly waste management solutions seem too good to be true — those little green "compostable" baggies, for one. Back in August, our food reporter looked into what's really going on inside your green bin: https://sf.gazetteer.co/are-compostable-take-out-packages-compostable08 Sep 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzjffliyk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3muuoi6kx3m2tBuoyed by big companies like Canva and Atlassian, Australia has a healthy tech industry. That hasn't stopped the most ambitious Aussie founders from leaving in droves. Building a startup in San Francisco, one Aussie said, is like “playing in the fucking Premier League.” https://sf.gazetteer.co/founders-from-down-under06 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuoi6kx3m2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3mupjptupa22rOver the past few years, countless Australian founders have moved to San Francisco, trading the beaches and enviable work-life balance of Oz for the glorious grind inside the American tech engine. https://sf.gazetteer.co/founders-from-down-under04 Sep 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupjptupa22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sf.gazetteer.co/post/3munfyceasc24We went long on Y Combinator head Garry Tan and his nonprofit "Garry's List," digging into how one of Silicon Valley's most influential figures wants to be SF's political superhero, complete with a cult of personality. Welcome to the Garryverse: https://sf.gazetteer.co/into-the-garryverse03 Sep 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:hxttf4oocgafctzlnjccprcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3munfyceasc24