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„The Sinking City 2“ angespielt: Geboren aus Trümmern
Im Horror-Spiel „The Sinking City 2“ erkunden Spieler eine Stadt in Trümmern, die aus Lovecraft-Albträumen und der Realität des Ukraine-Krieges entspringt.
https://…

„The Sinking City 2“ angespielt: Geboren aus Trümmern
Im Horror-Spiel „The Sinking City 2“ erkunden Spieler eine Stadt in Trümmern, die aus Lovecraft-Albträumen und der Realität des Ukraine-Krieges entspringt.

Pick your international NFL franchise city, plus updates on Travis Hunter, Daniel Jones https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7522025/2026/08/18/pick-your-international-nfl-franchise-city-plus-updates-on-travis-h…

Cars are the reason SF’s tree canopy is so sparse.
This is typical. That’s gotta be, what, 200 feet without trees due to continuous driveways. And down the block the trees that are there are small, offering little shade. That’s because the sidewalk is too narrow for large, healthy, mature trees. And why’s it narrow? To fit a parking lane.
We can choose trees over cars, life over luxury transport.

The Newsom administration is suing five more California cities
— Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest and Turlock — for failing to complete state-mandated housing plans, known as the “housing element.”

Huntington Beach was the first city to face such a legal action, and it recently finalized its housing element plans following a court-order and massive fines.
The law, which has been in place since 1969, requires cities and counties every eight years to d…

Newsom continues crackdown on cities over housing plan requirements. 'No city gets a pass,' governor says
Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed legal actions this week against five small cities that they say are failing to meet benchmarks required for housing planning.

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People https://www.404media.co/flock-city-pd-the-fake-flock-owned-police-department-that-searched-real-cameras-for-real-people/

I would love to know what this poll looks like specifically in San Francisco.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/712751/americans-cool-toward.aspx

Americans Cool Toward AI
A Bentley University-Gallup survey finds that Americans are more familiar with AI but more cautious about businesses' use of AI and its effect on jobs.

Not sure how to reconcile these statements:
"...they help connect people to the teams that can connect them to services,” she said." ( Department of Emergency Management spokesperson"
vs
"Asked where he expects the unhoused to go, Candia said: “Just not in the area where I’m basically responsible to keep clean and clear.”"
&
"So far, the newly arrived ambassadors largely appear to be moving unhoused people along. "
I k…

(Sub)Urban Alchemy: Safe-streets nonprofit ventures into San Francisco’s west side
A set of contracts between the city of San Francisco and Urban Alchemy has expanded the nonprofit's presence throughout the city.

Not sure how to reconcile these statements:
"...they help connect people to the teams that can connect them to services,” she said." ( Department of Emergency Management spokesperson"
vs
"Asked where he expects the unhoused to go, Candia said: “Just not in the area where I’m basically responsible to keep clean and clear.”"
&
"So far, the newly arrived ambassadors largely appear to be moving unhoused people along. "
I k…

(Sub)Urban Alchemy: Safe-streets nonprofit ventures into San Francisco’s west side
A set of contracts between the city of San Francisco and Urban Alchemy has expanded the nonprofit's presence throughout the city.

If you're going to find yourself on the (digital) implementation end of the City of #CapeTown's draft by-law on Short Term Letting, please let us know what you think of our proposed API! We're hosting a technically focused public participation session this Thursday evening.
Register to attend at 6pm, SAST on 20 August:

htf is there a city called "Kamloops?" that's not a city, it's a stock footage website

San Francisco sends legal notices to Apple and Google demanding they take down 13 AI apps used to make deepfake nude images; Google says it has deleted the apps (Matt Burgess/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/san-francisco-demands-ap…

San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores
The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 “face-swap” apps that are overwhelmingly used to target women and girls.

foursquare_global: Foursquare global check-ins (2013)
A bipartite network of users and locations, representing check-in events worldwide on Foursquare, from April 2012 to September 2013. Metadata include country, city name, city type (e.g. national capital), and vender's latitude and longitude.
This network has 3935215 nodes and 22809624 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata, Timestamps

"While much of the automatic license plate reader’s most sensitive storage remained encrypted and inaccessible, the joint analysis of the recovered data shows that software running on the device explicitly detects people as well as vehicles, license plates, and bicycles."
I hope this will put to rest the canard that if you don't drive/are anti-car, you shouldn't be worried about Flock.

Yet another beautiful and powerful piece by @… . It is a harsh world in which someone so young can experience so much loss and grief, yet she writes about it beautifully.
#Gaza

The City of Tents 🏕️💔
What does it mean to see the city where you were born and raised, then return to it and realize that it is no longer the city you knew?

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
R. Missing:
🎵 New Present City
#RMissing
https://rmissing.bandcamp.com/track/new-present-city-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/2AmPrYVqoxdlG9SPpzOEUL

Interessante App des #Museum für Naturkunde #Berlin #MfN , auf die @… in der

Read about my one-time home, #Jakarta, and how it’s transformed from the world’s most congested city into a transit success that provides nearly 90% of its residents with mass transit access.
But, as my recent reporting points out, there’s still a long way to go.

Jakarta’s Remarkable Urban Transit Transformation – In Development
evidence and argument for a developing world

I've seen one of the candidates for my ward's city council seat a lot lately. Sometimes doing campaign stuff - like handing out leaflets in front of the subway (Kid2 and I enjoyed the sudoko). But also just wandering around. I've never seen our current councilor, who's hoping to get ahold of the mayor's office to ensure that the low-tax city gets back to crumbling as fast as possible, outside a highly scripted event. Anyways, I really, really hope she wins and not just be…

Alyssa Katz, who became EIC of Jewish newspaper The Forward in January, has left; she previously worked in editorial positions for The City and NY Daily News (Sharon Udasin/The Times of Israel)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/forward-editor-in-chief-out…

No one, it seems, knows why cyberattackers would target Suisun City,
a sleepy, marsh-front suburb of 29,000 people on the northeast outskirts of the San Francisco Bay Area.
But target it, they did,
with crippling effects.
Whoever they are.
Before sunrise on Aug. 7,
the city’s information technology network was infected by malicious software that hit critical public safety operations,
including police and fire dispatch and critical records, officials …

Small California city baffled by cyberattack that crippled city hall
A severe cyberattack paralyzed Suisun City Hall and emergency dispatch, sparking local suspicion and law enforcement interest in the small California town.

Six SFPD cars just sped down 17th Street with sirens blazing. There must be a homeless guy on the sidewalk refusing orders to move along.

Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia’s new capital as environmental and health crisis flares https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/wildfires-on-doorstep-of-indonesias-new-capital-as-environmental-and-health-crisis-flares/

Wildfires on doorstep of Indonesia’s new capital as environmental and health crisis flares
PENAJAM PASER, Indonesia — Indonesia’s escalating wildfire crisis has reached the outskirts of Nusantara, the new capital city under construction as the world’s fourth-most-populous country seeks to transplant its political heartland from a flood plain in Java to the island of Borneo. Fires in mid-September burned 30 to 40 kilometers (19 to 25 miles) from […]

Overlooking Všrpalota, Hungary.

Week 1 Monday night inactives: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs https://www.nfl.com/news/week-1-monday-night-inactives-denver-broncos-at-kansas-city-chiefs

Wow, I cannot believe they turned the city from Ratatouille, Miraculous Ladybug, and from that mission of Battlefield 3 into a real place!

In case you missed it a couple weeks ago, here's what's wrong with San Francisco's Props D, E, and F (Mayor Lurie's billionaire-backed charter amendments to consolidate power):
https://dsasf.org/oppose-mayor-luries-power-grab-no-on-d-e-f/

DSA San Francisco Opposes Mayor Lurie’s Power Grab: No on D, E and F
DSA San Francisco stands in strong opposition to Mayor Lurie’s three proposed charter amendments for November 2026 which seek to limit San Franciscans’ ability to place measures on the ballot, redu…

Oh, I've ordered from Wonder a handful of times since it opened. Guess I'll stop that.
https://www.alxnow.com/2026/08/18/delivery-robot-service-expanded-in-alexandria-to-wonder-food-hall/

Delivery robot service expanded in Alexandria to Wonder food hall | ALXnow
The deployment of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots is expanding further in Alexandria. Serve Robotics announced today (Monday) that the Wonder food hall at 3615 Richmond Highway will offer robot deliveries. The New York City-based Wonder, which has been rapidly expanding in the D.C. region and beyond, opened the Potomac Yard location in January. The food

A set of works recorded by Sun Ra & His Arkestra ca. 1965 in New York. Some of these tracks originated at sessions which produced the albums The Magic City and The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra.
#TheSunRaArkestra
https://

This is one of 180 protests that day. San Diego is calling for ICE to leave their city. There have been 60,000 protests this year. Keep. Pushing. Back.
(San Diego, CA, 09/16/26)
Video Source:
https://reddit.com/comments/1wjbe8g

Of course SF needs to give the Mayor more power to do what he wants. Look at the stream of evidence about the high standards for transparency and honesty /s
Please, vote NO on D, E & F - Consolidating power in the executive DOES NOT "Clean up CIty Hall" - it enables it.
City official said OpenGov software was ‘exceeding’ goals. Data said otherwise | The San Francisco Standard

City official said OpenGov software was ‘exceeding’ goals. Data said otherwise
Proponents of the mayor’s permit overhaul acknowledge delays, but say the new system is miles better than the old one.

Of course SF needs to give the Mayor more power to do what he wants. Look at the stream of evidence about the high standards for transparency and honesty /s
Please, vote NO on D, E & F - Consolidating power in the executive DOES NOT "Clean up CIty Hall" - it enables poor practices.
City official said OpenGov software was ‘exceeding’ goals. Data said otherwise | The San Francisco Standard

City official said OpenGov software was ‘exceeding’ goals. Data said otherwise
Proponents of the mayor’s permit overhaul acknowledge delays, but say the new system is miles better than the old one.

Paris Gard du Nord Train Station Afternoon Piano (2023-09) - Ambient busy big city train station with a talented chap tickling the public piano. #fieldRecording #travel #Paris -

Paris Gard du Nord Train Station Afternoon Piano (2023-09)
Ambient busy big city train station with a talented chap tickling the public piano. #fieldRecording #travel #Paris

autumnal_city – autumnal_city_02
https://autumnalcity.bandcamp.com/album/autumnal-city-02
https://www.…

City Labs bringt atombetriebenen Satellit ins All
Das US-Unternehmen City Labs hat einen Satelliten ins All gebracht, der durch den radioaktiven Zerfall von Tritium mit Strom versorgt wird.
https://www.

City Labs bringt atombetriebenen Satellit ins All
Das US-Unternehmen City Labs hat einen Satelliten ins All gebracht, der durch den radioaktiven Zerfall von Tritium mit Strom versorgt wird.

fillmore east/village theater update http://evgrieve.com/2026/09/work-starts-on-new-16-handles-on-2nd.html

Work starts on the new 16 Handles on 2nd Avenue
EV Grieve is the leading news, entertainment and lifestyle blog about the East Village of New York City.

@… The Librarian knuckled out into the Library of the here and now. Every hair on his body bristled with rage. He pushed open the door and swung out into the stricken city. Someone out there was about to find that their worst nightmare was a maddened Librarian. With a badge.

I was pretty annoyed earlier at the people having a BBQ next to the (Parks') playground on a wildfire smoke day.
But I reminded myself that the fucking cars everywhere in this city are so much worse, and literally raised the temperature around here today by at least a few degrees.

Indeed a most interesting place. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/aug/12/katendrecht-rotterdam-netherlands-holland-city-break

Katendrecht: Rotterdam’s sailors’ quarter reinvented as cultural hub
The regeneration of historic warehouses has transformed this former red-light district into one of the port city’s most vibrant areas

Broncos-Chiefs on 'Monday Night Football': What We Learned from Kansas City's 31-10 win https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-chiefs-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-kansas-city-s-31-10-win

POL-WOB: Polizeieinsatz in der City Galerie in Wolfsburg Wolfsburg (ots) - Wolfsburg, Kolpingstraße 13.08.2026, 13:20 - 14:30 Uhr Zu einem größeren Polizeieinsatz kam es am frühen Donnerstagnachmittag in der City Galerie in Wolfsburg. Nach derzeitigem Kenntnisstand kam es zu einem Streitgespräch ... https://www.pressepor…

From The Stranger
Hat tip to Cascadia Today
https://www.thestranger.com/news/denny-blaine-park-stays-open-and-naked-judge-rules/?ref=cascadia-journal.com
If you find nudity offensive, read no more.
Den…

“We now know that the interiors of wealthy people's homes in #Pompeii smelled woody and earthy, with a hint of citrus.”
Ashes From Pompeii Reveal What The Doomed City Smelled Like 2,000 Years Ago : ScienceAlert

Ashes From Pompeii Reveal What The Doomed City Smelled Like 2,000 Years Ago
For all the trials and heartbreaks of modern life there is at least one luminous and gratifying reward.

Monday's killing in Biddeford Maine
—at least the 11th that agents of the nation's anti-immigrant death squads have committed in the U.S. since the start of Donald Trump's crackdown
—has been met with public outrage,
but nothing indicates that the federal government thinks anything went wrong at all.
As is its custom, ICE told lies about its victim, calling Duršn Guerrero an "illegal alien" in its statement
and suggesting that agents slaught…

ICE Brings The Occupation Home | Defector
On Monday, in the city of Biddeford, Maine, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in an SUV rammed the passenger side of a civilian vehicle and, after the vehicle stopped, approached it with their guns drawn. The driver reportedly was 26-year-old Colombian national Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, who was not the target of the…

Yes on I kickoff today in Duboce Park was a huge success! That’s (1) our campaign manager Jacob speaking, (2) Deepa Varma from Tenants Together, (3) Kristin Hardy from SEIU 1021, who talked about how affordable housing is their top, top, top, top priority to keep their members in the city.
Afterward we asked shops if we could put up signs. Donate or find the next volunteer event at

Fair Housing, Yes on I - San Francisco Ballot Measure | Join the Movement
Prop I dedicates existing tax revenue to its intended purpose of funding affordable housing, social housing, and eviction defense.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Spacemen 3:
🎵 Big City (Everybody I Know Can Be Found Here)
#Spacemen3
https://princessp.bandcamp.com/track/spacemen-3-big-city-remix

foursquare: Foursquare NYC restaurants (2012)
Two bipartite networks of users and restaurant locations in New York City on Foursquare, from 24 October 2011 to 20 February 2012. In one network, an edge denotes a check-in event of a user at a restaurant. In the other, an edge exists if a user left a tip/comment on a restaurant. Metadata include comments.
This network has 6410 nodes and 10377 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata

San Francisco's Family Zoning Plan disallows new driveways on certain transit- and pedestrian-priority streets, and asks housing near transit to build less parking.
The YIMBY lawsuit against the city is complaining these rules are constraints on housing production and seeking to overturn them. #sfpol

A 2022 risk assessment by the Bucharest City Committee for Emergency Situations estimated that
a major earthquake could severely damage about 23,000 buildings across the city,
kill approximately 6,500 people
and leave a further 16,000 seriously injured
https…

Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake
Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk

Lit dropped some anarchists with Ring cameras. #YesonI #sfpol

“I knew and expected that some harmful, hurtful things were going to be said,” George Ferrie said.
“I did not think it gets to the point where you've had people harassing my husband or my volunteers.”
Even so, Ferrie’s thrilled to be breaking barriers for nonbinary people in elected office,
and knows that’s part of what appealed to voters in Denton,
a progressive college town about forty miles northwest of Dallas. 
“The reason I stayed in Denton this long i…

Texas’ First Nonbinary City Council Member Wants To Make Denton More Affordable, Equitable and Safe
As a seasoned community organizer, George Ferrie is part of a wave of millennials elected with a mandate for change, and they’ve got a detailed plan for making their city better.

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

(Insert your own snarky comment about integrity in politics)
SF election money is growing. City ethics watchdogs are waning.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/big-money-in-san-francisco-elections-is-growing-but-city-wat…

Money in San Francisco elections is growing. City watchdogs are getting cut. 
The San Francisco Ethics Commission has in recent years seen a steady decrease in staff amid a growing torrent of money in city elections.

(Insert your own snarky comment about integrity in politics)
SF election money is growing. City ethics watchdogs are waning.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/big-money-in-san-francisco-elections-is-growing-but-city-wat…

Money in San Francisco elections is growing. City watchdogs are getting cut. 
The San Francisco Ethics Commission has in recent years seen a steady decrease in staff amid a growing torrent of money in city elections.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Mock Media:
🎵 Mock City Rock
#MockMedia
https://tinangelrecords.bandcamp.com/track/mock-city-rock
https://open.spotify.com/track/34pAboKrPgJRRUFoTPnwre

Eric Bieniemy had wife's blessing to rejoin Chiefs after her shooting, says she is on 'great road to recovery' https://www.nfl.com/news/eric-bieniemy-had-wife-s-blessing-to-rejoin-chiefs-after-her-shoo…

eu_procurements: EU procurement contract networks (2008-2016)
A bipartite network of public EU procurement contracts, from 2008 to 2016, between issuing buyers (public institutions such as a ministry or city hall) and supplying winners (a private firm). Contracts are aggregated into annual snapshots, edges are annotated with contract value information. Nodes are annotated with location information, including country of origin.
This network has 839824 nodes and 4098711 edges.

Mini thread on why San Francisco doesn’t have an AOC/Mamdani:
https://carfree.city/@scott/117267013363487097

foursquare_global: Foursquare global check-ins (2013)
A bipartite network of users and locations, representing check-in events worldwide on Foursquare, from April 2012 to September 2013. Metadata include country, city name, city type (e.g. national capital), and vender's latitude and longitude.
This network has 3935215 nodes and 22809624 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata, Timestamps

Finally listened to Guided by Voices' newest, Crawlspace of the Pantheon, from May. They've still got it. "Advance Without Dropping" is an early standout.

The Drone flights vs car break-ins chart in this article is fascinating: It shows a sharply declining rate of car break-ins, and then, as drone flights are introduced later in 2024, the rate of decline slows.
And "The SFPD increased patrols in bipping hot spots like Fisherman’s Wharf starting in 2023. Cops also started using bait cars and building cases against major bipping gangs. " And that correlates with the fastest rate of decline - good, old fashioned policing.

Rest in peace, Bip City
Car break-ins, long a symbol of dysfunction in San Francisco, have fallen precipitously in recent years. Surveillance technology is partly to thank.

The Drone flights vs car break-ins chart in this article is fascinating: It shows a sharply declining rate of car break-ins, and then, as drone flights are introduced later in 2024, the rate of decline slows.
And "The SFPD increased patrols in bipping hot spots like Fisherman’s Wharf starting in 2023. Cops also started using bait cars and building cases against major bipping gangs. " And that correlates with the fastest rate of decline - good, old fashioned policing.

Rest in peace, Bip City
Car break-ins, long a symbol of dysfunction in San Francisco, have fallen precipitously in recent years. Surveillance technology is partly to thank.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
La Sécurité:
🎵 Snack City
#LaSécurité
https://lasecurite.bandcamp.com/track/snack-city
https://open.spotify.com/track/6jhryTP8GsFOE8bGBkQIHG

I cannot believe how good this novel is. Elias Khoury was a genius. It’s about the parallels between Palestinians and Jews, how both were victims, seen through a Palestinian orphan who passes as Jewish in Haifa and New York, but you should read this even if you’re uninterested in/tired of that topic because it’s simply brilliant literature.

In the Russian city of Samara, the Progress Rocket and Space Centre,
which manufactures Soyuz rockets and spacecraft,
came under attack by Ukrainian Flamingo missiles on the night of 14-15 August.
These are used to launch satellites for the Rassvet low-Earth-orbit communications system, which is described as Russia's equivalent of Starlink.
"Building 106A operates under a high cleanroom standard: this is where onboard electrical systems, instruments and prin…

OSINT analysts show damage to plant in Russia's Samara where rockets for military satellite launches are equipped
The OSINT community CyberBoroshno, based on an analysis of satellite imagery, identified the location where FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the Progress Rocket and Space Centre in Samara, Russia.

The mayor is saying our measure, which brings in $100m a year to build affordable and social housing through the **Mayor's Office of Housing,** is unaccountable and won't get spent on building housing.
Dude. You're the mayor. You'll be in charge of spending it. If that's true, it's not an argument against our measure, it's an argument for a different mayor.
Anyway, vote Yes on I and come to our kickoff this Sunday!

Fair Housing, Yes on I - San Francisco Ballot Measure | Join the Movement
Prop I dedicates existing tax revenue to its intended purpose of funding affordable housing, social housing, and eviction defense.

Analyzing the Chiefs' 'Monday Night Football' win over the Broncos https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49944600/2026-nfl-week-1-kansas-city-chiefs-denver-broncos-kenneth-walker-patrick-mahomes

New York City has adopted a new rule that bans companies from using deceptive subscriptions to trap customers into paying for gym memberships, streaming services and other recurring charges, the city’s consumer protection office said.
The new rule, which will start on 1 October, promises hefty fines and aggressive enforcement for violators.
Companies that do not provide a simple way to cancel could pay $525 per user subscription, back fees and additional fines.
The city is …

New York City seeks to implement ban on deceptive subscription practices
Rule from Mamdani administration would target streaming services, gym memberships and other recurring charges

Taylor Swift shares suite with Tom Cruise, supports Travis Kelce at Broncos-Chiefs https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49945403/taylor-swift-tom-cruise-travis-kelce-kansas-city-chiefs-denver-broncos

The real estate industry ("Abundant Network") is doing a whole ad push to lobby the SFBOS to lower the % of affordable homes developers have to include from 15% to 5%.
I thought they had this vote in the bag. Wonder which supervisor they think is wavering. #sfpol

Hot conditions in a new National Park Service exhibit under the Lincoln Memorial are imperiling rare 1860s copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment, Emma Uber of City Cast DC reported Wednesday.
Uber cites unnamed NPS staff members who are concerned that
“screens designed to shield the records from harsh light have been defective and temperatures inside the display case have repeatedly reached more than 80 degrees.”
For reference, the National Archiv…

Trump Is Literally Frying a Rare Copy of the Emancipation Proclamation
That’s almost too on the nose.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but this pencil really needed sharpening.

The Rosetta Stone remains a point of contention between Egypt and Britain more than two centuries since its discovery.
This week marks 227 years since the ancient artefact was found near the Egyptian city of Rashid by French forces during Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in the country.
It was taken by Britain after the French surrendered in 1801 and has been displayed at the British Museum in London since 1802.
An online campaign for its return is being led by former antiquiti…

What is the Rosetta Stone and why does Egypt want it back?
Ancient Egyptian artefact surrounded by competing claims over where it belongs

Apropos of updates on @…, there are a number of SF supervisors with Wikipedia articles who don’t seem to meet the general notability guidelines for politicians. Seems like self-important San Franciscans have decided that doesn’t apply to us.

Damn it. I left home in just a t-shirt because it was nice out, but it turned cold at 4:30pm. How, other than the fact that this has reliably happened every day of my 12 years in San Francisco, could I have known this would happen?

I stopped in at the Mission Repair Cafe where a volunteer, Elizabeth, mended my green pants that had a ripped leg and pocket. Thank you Elizabeth and MRC!

Stopped in Rhea’s Deli for a yummy veganized BBQ “chicken” sandwich and was pleased to see they’re proudly displaying a Yes on I sign!

TIL about the late Peter Gabel, who organized the movement to create the Noe Valley Town Square out of a parking lot, in part, by using "jackhammers to erase as many as 40 striped parking slots, which were replaced with paving stones." Hero.
https://www.sfc…

I'm shocked that the mayor who hollowed out our Sunshine Task Force to avoid providing details on his Trump call, has endorsed a sexual predator.
Who could have seen that coming? #sfpol

This may be this year's second-best news for SF housing costs (passing Prop I will be the first).
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/12/openai-delays-ipo-sam-altman-ai-safety-concerns

At Rainbow they have purple bell peppers now so I totally bought one for the novelty factor. This is the biggest development in produce since purple carrots.

“Many…have argued against voting for the worst offenders on this list even where it means a Republican takes the seat. A Republican victory costs the community one seat for one term. A worst-offender victory teaches the party’s consultant class…that throwing transgender people under the bus is a winning strategy, and that lesson would be applied everywhere… One seat can be won back. Losing both parties cannot.” Sound analysis.

The Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By State
These are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle.

Talked to a 20something who moved to SF 3 years ago and runs on JFK Promenade. They were gobsmacked to learn it used to be a road full of cars and that we only just voted to make the promenade permanent right before they moved here. 🥲

"A month after San Francisco’s Fourth of July crowds overwhelmed streets and transit near the Presidio, Outside Lands presented another test: moving 75,000 people a day through the city. This one went considerably better"
Maybe it helps that Outside Lands happens every year as opposed to Daniel Lurie decreeing his dumb idea of doing fireworks by the GGB just a month before the event

Songs stuck in my head today:
Mild Universe, "Cosmic Dance"
Guided by Voices, "Local Master Airplane"

🦀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE0wfjsybIQ&t=75

16th & Mission. Amid scenes of destitution, a bus pulls up wrapped front to back in an ad for a fintech startup, black text on white background. Slogan: “It’s accrual world, we can help.”

not gonna be my top issue this election because my focus is guaranteeing $100m a year for affordable housing (yes on I!), but
the car-brain push to turn Sunset Dunes back into a road is very dumb!
https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/sf-prop-g-great-h…

Reopening the Great Highway would cost $9.8M and up to $1.9M annually, controller says
The majority of the one-time cost would be used to add new traffic signals at eight intersections on the road.

Great news: my lack of support will cause ConnectedSF to fail at its mission to "fix" SF as it defines that. Best news I've read all day

Yes on I (again)!
No on D, E, F. They’re Dumb, Expensive and Futile. #sfpol
https://www.sf.gov/qualified-ballot-measures

Scott Wiener was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against this bill closing a loophole that lets corporations not report toxic chemical discharges. Those others are all Republicans. #SB954 #sfpol

Indivisible SF (@IndivisibleSF@sfba.social)
Attached: 1 image Ask Your Assemblymember: Vote for SB 954 to Close the CEQA Loophole Last session, the California legislature punched a loophole in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which would exempt industries from reporting on releases of toxic chemicals, among other things, when proposing to build facilities. SB 954 will close that loophole. After passage in the Senate, it is now up for passage in the Assembly. Call your Assemblymember: vote yes on SB 954! https://indivi…

Karl "the Fog" Marx

I enjoy making claims that are technically true, but so overqualified as to sound ridiculous. For example, tuxedo cats have rarely been accepted to graduate programs in mathematics: less than 25 of them over the last decade.

Hoax alert: that legal threat supposedly sent by Flock to a discussion group telling them not to "analyze or speculate" about Flock's security vulnerabilities was made up by the group.
What Flock *actually* does is evil enough, so don't muddy the waters by making stuff up, geez. Also I was mildly suspicious of this but boosted it anyway so my bad I guess.

Nonya Bidniss (@Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange)
Attached: 1 image ‪UPDATE: The letter was a fake. Per Benn Jordan, ‪Saturday Salon forged a cease and desist letter and shared it on their official profile. They put themselves and others in legal jeopardy and handed Flock a win by making critical press seem hyperbolic. I apologize for not fully vetting this, as Flock had sent frivolous letters in the past. His original post below: Benn Jordan‬ ‪@bennjordan.bsky.social‬ Flock threatens to sue a private group in Southern Cal…

I'm on a podcast talking about why San Franciscans should vote Yes on I for Affordable Housing, Guaranteed! Look up Street Speak on your podcast platform of choice or listen here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/726741/episodes/19775729

Routle - SF Muni
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https://www.routle.city/muni

William T. #Vollmann is doing an event for his epic new novel in Sacramento next month! I've never bought an Amtrak ticket that fast.
https://www.crockerart.org/events/5…

An Afternoon with William T. Vollmann & Devyn Defoe | Crocker Art Museum
An Afternoon with William T. Vollmann & Devyn Defoe

It's that time of year again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLkPwxcIji0

if you thought "I'd dig following Scott, if only his posts didn't contain so much of that fifth orthographic symbol," now my alt account @… is for you!

A few years ago when I saw a Muni bus rolling down the street I'd get so excited. My friends and I would chant, "Bus! Bus! Bus!" Now that they're all covered in ads for AI grifts, I've been robbed of this simple joy.

Corrupt, incompetent administration, and power-centralizing Props D, E, and F would make it even worse. No on D, E, F.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/09/opengov-daniel-lurie-permit-overhaul-city-hall-san-francisco/

S.F. supervisors advance $38.9 million deal on controversial OpenGov permitting system — but without recommendation
The non-decision came after hours of debate over the project’s lack of a clear plan — or whether it was awarded fairly