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Thousands of public schoolteachers in San Francisco went on strike on Monday,
the first public schoolteachers strike in the city in nearly 50 years.
The strike comes after teachers and the district failed to reach an agreement over higher wages,
health benefits and more resources for special needs students.
The San FranciscoUnified School District closed all its 120 schools
and said it would offer independent study to some of the district’s 50,000 students.

49ers DL White shot in ankle in San Francisco https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47882230/49ers-keion-white-shot-ankle-san-francisco-hours-super-bowl-lx

Recapping the top Cowboys storylines from Super Bowl week in San Francisco https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/recapping-the-top-cowboys-storylines-from-super-bowl-week-in-san-francisco

Auf Expansionskurs: Amazons Zoox testet Robotaxis in Dallas und Phoenix
Nach San Francisco und Las Vegas baut die Amazon-Tochter Zoox ihr Robotertaxi-Angebot weiter aus. Künftig ist das Unternehmen in zehn US-Metropolen vertreten.

Samsung announces a Galaxy Unpacked event on February 25 at 10am PT in San Francisco, where it is expected to introduce the Galaxy S26 series (Max Buondonno/The Shortcut)
https://www.theshortcut.com/p/samsung-galaxy-s26-unpacked-event-confirmed

Samsung Galaxy S26 launch date set for February 25 at Unpacked in San Francisco
The company's next flagship smartphones are right around the corner

I really don't understand why, with no negotiations since October, Mayor Lurie and Congesswoman Pelosi believe that NOW is the time to urge for a 72 hr delay in a strike action. Maybe they could have offered constructive engagement earlier? The strike vote was no surprise.
("Negotiations between the San Francisco Unified School District and the United Educators of San Francisco started in March, but reached an impasse by October. The two sides only returned to the bargaining…

San Francisco teachers strike: Here’s where both sides stand
The teachers union and the school district still remain far apart on wages, healthcare, and special education.

I really don't understand why, with no negotiations since October, Mayor Lurie and Congesswoman Pelosi believe that NOW is the time to urge for a 72 hr delay in a strike action. Maybe they could have offered constructive engagement earlier? The strike vote was no surprise.
("Negotiations between the San Francisco Unified School District and the United Educators of San Francisco started in March, but reached an impasse by October. The two sides only returned to the bargaining…

San Francisco teachers strike: Here’s where both sides stand
The teachers union and the school district still remain far apart on wages, healthcare, and special education.

Once again, the SF cash ordinance is being ignored. All the press around the Castro Theater reopening say it is a cash-less venue. This is diametrically opposed to our ordinance. https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_police/0-0-0-51315

The San Francisco Standard hires Elizabeth Ralph to oversee its Opinion section; Ralph is currently editor of Politico Magazine and Politico managing editor (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)
https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/sf-standard-hires-politico-me-ralph/

SF Standard hires Politico ME Ralph - Talking Biz News
Elizabeth Ralph is joining the San Francisco Standard newsroom leadership team to oversee the Opinion section. Ralph is currently editor of Politico Magazine and a managing editor at Politico, where she oversees its publication of features, essays, and opinion pieces profiling the people and ideas disrupting politics and power. She helped found the magazine, which […]

Recapping the top Cowboys storylines from Super Bowl week in San Francisco https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/recapping-the-top-cowboys-storylines-from-super-bowl-week-in-san-francisco

Great new local arts event calendar from the editors of McSweeney's
https://www.sanfranciscoisdead.com/

Finally the DSA SF Board of Supervisors scorecard is out ✨
The board passed a lot of terrible stuff last year, usually with Fielder and Walton in the minority (sometimes joined by Chan, Chen, or Melgar). I'm glad we have it on record with explanations. We're going to hold them accountable. A few good wins as well

2025 Board of Supervisors Voting Breakdown
In 2025, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors faced a defining set of choices about who this city is for. Again and again, a moderate supermajority supported increasing mayoral power, corporate i…

"The reason for the carnage? The plant life was overgrown and limiting visibility for drivers, DPW says."
Looking at the photo of median, it's pretty clear that DPW assumes people are driving Go-Karts, not cars. Just one example of why the proposed Street Tree legislation allowing "the Director" to make non-appealable decisions re street trees is based on false assumptions of infallibility.
An artist spent a decade beautifying her Divisadero block. The …

San Francisco guerrilla garden ripped out for Divisadero Street replanting
An artist had tended to plants in NoPa for 10 years until city workers removed the greenery.

"The reason for the carnage? The plant life was overgrown and limiting visibility for drivers, DPW says."
Looking at the photo of median, it's pretty clear that DPW assumes people are driving Go-Karts, not cars. Just one example of why the proposed Street Tree legislation allowing "the Director" to make non-appealable decisions re street trees is based on false assumptions of infallibility.
An artist spent a decade beautifying her Divisadero block. The …

San Francisco guerrilla garden ripped out for Divisadero Street replanting
An artist had tended to plants in NoPa for 10 years until city workers removed the greenery.

Niners DE Keion White shot in ankle, undergoing surgery https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-de-keion-white-shot-in-ankle-undergoing-surgery

This week, tens of thousands of game developers and producers will once again gather in San Francisco,
as they have since 1988,
for the weeklong Game Developers Conference.
But this year’s show will be missing many international developers
who say they no longer feel comfortable traveling to the United States to attend,
no matter how relevant the show is to their work and careers.
Dozens of those developers who spoke to Ars in recent months say they’re wa…

“It doesn't feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.

Microsoft moves Build from Seattle back to San Francisco, scheduled for June 2-3, instead of May, and invites 2,500 developers, down from the usual ~3K to ~5K (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/888004/microsoft-build-2026-san-francisco-june

Microsoft’s big developer conference returns to San Francisco in June
Microsoft is moving its Build developer conference. The event will now take place in a smaller venue in San Francisco, as Microsoft draws in AI developers.

What is missing: info about overall collisions and overall injuries. It's great that there are fewer deaths, it's not great that pedestrian deaths are still high, and it's not clear if we are seeing more, but less lethal collisions.
San Francisco's traffic deaths fall by 42% in dramatic turn

What is missing: info about overall collisions and overall injuries. It's great that there are fewer deaths, it's not great that pedestrian deaths are still high, and it's not clear if we are seeing more, but less lethal collisions.
San Francisco's traffic deaths fall by 42% in dramatic turn

Mike Evans signing with 49ers: Buccaneers franchise icon beginning new chapter in San Francisco

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mike-evans-49ers-contract-buccaneers-free-agency/

"Does your #AI Agent need a Workflow Agent?"
Hilarious and informative episode of:
"In Bed With The Right: Episode 122 – Tech’s Vibe Shift and AI Discourse"
Episode webpage: https://rss.com/podc…

Episode 122 -- Tech's Vibe Shift and AI Discourse | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
A few months ago, as part of the research for his forthcoming book What Tech Calls Governing, Adrian took a drive down Highway 101 from San Francisco to Palo Alto and back. This episode is about what the billboards along that stretch of highway tell us about Silicon Valley, about our tech elites, and about how technology is remaking society (it's not in the way you think).If you'd like to buy Adrian's book, it's available for pre-order in the German edition only for now.If you'd like to check o…

49ers now know what Maxx Crosby trade will cost as rumors continue to swirl https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-now-know-what-maxx-crosby-trade-cost-rumors-continue…

Duran kommt hier nochmal deutlich besser rüber als in seinem eigenen Podcast.
https://techwontsave.us/episode/221_techs_plan_to_ethnically_cleanse_san_francisco_w_gil_duran

Tech’s Plan to ‘Ethnically Cleanse’ San Francisco w/ Gil Duran - Tech Won’t Save Us

40 years ago tonight, the #GratefulDead continue their chinese new year’s shows in #oakland, with the san francisco chinese orchestra opening & a big dragon parade during the 2nd set. show length limbos under 2 hour mark, 42 minute 1st set. yikes!
soundboard:

As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left (Dustin Gardiner/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/02/as-mamdani-rises-in-new-york-san-francisco-turns-away-from-the-left-00701711
http://www.memeorandum.com/260102/p48#a260102p48

#Requiescat For Bottom of the Hill. Saw so, so many great shows there over the years, especially some incredible KFJC presents events. https://www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisco-…

Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their own terms.

Kicker Piñeiro lands 4-year extension from 49ers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48136485/san-francisco-49ers-kicker-eddy-pineiro-agree-extension

Super-Bowl-Ticker - LIVE: Seattle Seahawks gegen New England Patriots #News #Nachrichten

I knew there used to be a 26 Valencia bus before I got to San Francisco, but this article (and audio snippets at the end) made it real for me. 🥲
https://missionlocal.org/2009/12/26valencia/

Last Call for the 26-Valencia
In 2009, 26-Valencia became a casualty of Muni budget cuts as it picks up its final passengers today.

lovely clear night in San Francisco!

Stromausfall: Waymos in San Francisco bleiben massenhaft auf der Straße stehen
Nach einem massiven Stromausfall in San Francisco stoppten Waymos selbstfahrende Taxis in der Stadt plötzlich ihren Dienst.

Sarah Kirsch Zine Collection at the San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center:
https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8n01fgf

"Trump officials sue California cities over laws to restrict fossil fuels"
#US #USA #America #California <…

A profile of Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, who was shunned in investor circles for his criticism of Israel's war in Gaza before Replit's AI agent took off (Margaux MacColl/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/07/called-t…

He was called a ‘terrorist sympathizer.’ Now his AI company is valued at $3B
“I must apologize to — absolutely nobody”: Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley.

49ers LB Fred Warner and his wife Sydney welcome newborn daughter, Bella https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47544383/fred-sydney-warner-san-francisco-49ers-new-baby-born

https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/emergency-responders-roadside-assistance-waymo

Emergency Responders Say They’re Now Unpaid “Roadside Assistance” for Confused Waymos
First responders at San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management are fed up with having to deal with blundering Waymo robotaxis.

"we need to open our eyes to the fact that the current industry many of us work in, not only doesn’t care about their workers, it actively resents them. In their eyes, we have gone from being the people who made things possible, to an unnecessary burden on the bottom line.
They hate that we charge money for our labor, and see that money as something we are stealing from their pockets."
(Original title: How to grow strawberries)

How to grow strawberries
Feels so good to have a studio again. This week’s question comes to us from Anthea Tawia: I came to San Francisco to visit the company I work for—sadly I was...

Any other #SanFrancisco folks out there who know something about this? I haven't seen anything about it around town, just on BlueSky: https://marchforbillionaires.org/

Wild 49ers trade rumor could lead to blockbuster deal with Cowboys, Giants or Broncos https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/wild-49ers-trade-rumor-could-lead-bl…

Here’s a perfect encapsulation of why #YIMBY hopes for new market-rate housing to lower rents are in vain. San Francisco has the highest rents in the country, but still not high enough for developers to build. It “could really help” if our extreme rents got even higher, though!

This week: SF rents hit No. 1 — but developers say they need more
Developers still struggle to raise equity

WaPo Publisher Will Lewis appeared at NFL Honors in San Francisco Thursday, after failing to show for a Zoom call in which WaPo announced historic layoffs (Drew Lerner/Awful Announcing)
https://awfulannouncing.com/newspapers/will-lewis-nfl…

WaPo editor Will Lewis spotted on NFL red carpet day after killing paper's sports desk
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis appeared on the NFL Honors red carpet one day after laying off one-third of his paper.

Offseason adventures, featuring 49ers QB Mac Jones in Cabo https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48122847/san-francisco-49ers-mac-jones-cabo-george-kittle

Eagles trade rumor could lead to deal with Packers, Bears, Seahawks, 49ers or Raiders https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/news/eagles-trade-rumor-could-deal-packers-bears-se…

Waymo
– the driver-less taxi company is about to get a $16bn cash injection to further expand its business to cities all around the world.
Smaller American metro areas like Sacramento and Nashville are next up to get Waymo service,
as are global capitals like London and Tokyo.
Fleets of robotaxis are seeming more and more inevitable.
It all can start to feel rather nihilistic.
Last year, the CEO of Waymo told a live audience that society will accept a …

Mike Evans to sign with 49ers, ending 12-year tenure with Buccaneers https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-evans-to-sign-with-49ers-ending-12-year-tenure-with-buccaneers

Elon Musk defends his social media posts in a Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of misleading statements about the deal before acquiring Twitter in 2022 (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-lawsuit-share…

Elon Musk takes stand in shareholder trial in San Francisco over Twitter stock
A defiant Elon Musk on Wednesday took the stand in a jury trial to defend himself against accusations that he engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter before he finally completed the takeover. The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Musk took control of Twitter in October 2022, six months after agreeing to buy the embattled company for $44 billion, or $54.20 pe…

40 years ago tonight, the grateful dead begin their 1986 & ring in chinese new year's in oakland, opening a themed 5-show week at the kaiser convention center presented by bill graham. tonight, the san francisco chinese orchestra opens.
soundboard: https://archive.org/details/gd1986…

I couldn't agree more with this essay from Quintin Mecke, director of CCHO, a group of community affordable housing non-profits. When SF "moderate" politicians underfund housing, it's not something they're forced to do. It's not fiscal responsibility. It's a political choice and a disastrous one.

The Fiction of Scarcity: Why San Francisco Must Choose Action Over Austerity in 2026
San Francisco Has the Wealth. It Lacks the Will.

The San Francisco Housing Wonk Trying to Become the Next Pelosi (Owen Tucker-Smith/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/who-is-scott-wiener-san-francisco-california-27a26d76
http://www.memeorandum.com/251225/p22#a251225p22

Eagles vs. 49ers prediction, odds, start time: NFL Wild Card Sunday picks from 10,000 simulations

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eagles-49ers-prediction-odds-time-nf…

49ers make strange hire of former Bears head coach after disaster season as Cowboys' DC https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-strange-hire-bears-head-coach-disaster-cowboy…

Waymo resumes robotaxi service in San Francisco after a blackout, and says most active trips were completed before vehicles returned to depots or pulled over (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/21/waymo-robotaxi-san-francisco-blackout.html

Waymo resumes robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected
As power outages spread Saturday, videos shared on social media appeared to show multiple Waymo vehicles stalled in traffic in different parts of San Francisco.

49ers vs. Eagles: Where to watch NFL Wild Card, score prediction, betting odds, sportsbook promos, SGP picks

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/49ers-v…

looking good tonight, #SanFrancisco

And on a non- political gripe: Once again, #Google maps directions for walking wants to send me across a busy street, midway between 2 traffic lights.
Why does Google want pedestrians to take risks? Or do they just want to kill me because I'm not taking Waymo?
This is a well mapped area (San Francisco) so they must have the data on both traffic and signals.

And on a non- political gripe: Once again, #Google maps directions for walking wants to send me across a busy street, midway between 2 traffic lights.
Why does Google want pedestrians to take risks? Or do they just want to kill me because I'm not taking Waymo?
This is a well mapped area (San Francisco) so they must have the data on both traffic and signals.

Waymo, which paused its service during blackouts in San Francisco on December 20, says it is updating its fleet to improve navigation during widespread outages (Ari Levy/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/23/waymo-updating-fleet-af…

Waymo will update driverless fleet after San Francisco blackout to improve navigation during outages
Three days after blackouts in San Francisco brought down Waymo's service, the company said it's implementing changes for when "infrastructure fails."

This’ll lose, but could turn out a crowd hostile to transit funding and public bank.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/great-highway-cars-vote-kidney-dialysis-san-francisco/

The Great Highway is poised to become San Francisco’s kidney dialysis
Park or a road? Barring unforeseen lunacy, we’ll be voting on it again. But this is how San Francisco rolls. 

The Trump administration sued two California cities on Monday,
❌seeking to block local laws that restrict natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.
⭐️The lawsuit is the administration’s latest attack on energy policies that seek to rein in the use of fossil fuels to combat the climate crisis.
California, a Democratic stronghold, has among the most aggressive climate change policies in the world.
Republicans, including Donald Trump, for years have …

Cowboys, 49ers, Bucs named potential landing spots for $106 million superstar AFC pass rusher https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-49ers-bucs-named-pot…

49ers connected to Raiders’ Maxx Crosby, and it makes too much sense to ignore https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-connected-raiders-maxx-crosby-makes-much-sense-ignore/…

aw man, was just thinking about diamond dave, the dude who turned dylan on to the holy trinity of woody, weed, & kerouac, & later a member of the rainbow family & until recently an underground radio dj. peace to a genuine subterranean. he was 88. https://michaeldonnelly.substack.com/p

Rest In Peace, Rest In Power, Dave Whitaker (1937 - 2026), street poet, San Francisco Rainbow Warrior, Turned Bob Dylan on to Kerouac, pot, and Woody Guthrie in Minnesota... age 88
So many of us have great Dave Whitaker memories. Write yours in the comments below.

Trey Hendrickson rumors are bad news for Cowboys, Packers and 49ers https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/trey-hendrickson-rumors-bad-news-cowboys-packers-49ers/1fbe160c9f63310870725c1d…

Hayden AI, which raised $180M for its traffic management system, sues its ex-CEO Chris Carson Jr. for allegedly using its data to start a competitor and more (William Hicks/San Francisco Business Times)
https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/new…

Comeback Player of the Year? How Christian McCaffrey bounced back in most impressive year yet https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47769168/san-francisco-49ers-christian-mccaffrey-comeback-player-year-candidate-2025…

"The governor’s proposed 2026–27 budget includes no funding for existing affordable housing. Federal housing programs face deep uncertainty. Locally, San Francisco is staring down a structural deficit... In this context, proposals to eliminate transfer taxes and weaken development impact fees...are deliberate choices that would lock in housing scarcity for years to come."

You Can’t Build Abundance by Defunding Housing
Why cutting housing revenue in a moment of scarcity guarantees failure

Raiders’ Maxx Crosby Doesn’t Hold Back on Browns’ Myles Garrett https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/maxx-crosby-comments-on-myles-garrett/

More than 20,000 still without power after massive San Francisco blackout
Roughly 110,000 PG&E customers have service again following a major power outage Saturday in San Francisco
that left homes in the dark,
stalled traffic
and shut down restaurants, shops and holiday lighting displays.
PG&E said on social media that the remaining 21,000 without power on Sunday morning are concentrated in
Golden Gate Park,
the Presidio,
the Richmond…

More than 20,000 still without power after massive San Francisco blackout
After Saturday's power shutdown, PG&E said 21,000 are still without power in areas including Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, the Richmond District and small areas downtown.

San Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:

San Francisco could nullify its own Climate Action Plan!
The current 2-year City budget proposal mandates such drastic cuts to SF Environment Department (SFE) that 7.8 full-time-equivalent staff positions disappear in July: this is most of its climate program staff, with years of climate action expertise. At extreme risk: Planning, progress & oversight of green-house gas emissions reduction programs Building electrification programs like the Climate Equity Hub - which, partnering with CBOs, provides free electric appliances, education and outr…

San Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:

San Francisco could nullify its own Climate Action Plan!
The current 2-year City budget proposal mandates such drastic cuts to SF Environment Department (SFE) that 7.8 full-time-equivalent staff positions disappear in July: this is most of its climate program staff, with years of climate action expertise. At extreme risk: Planning, progress & oversight of green-house gas emissions reduction programs Building electrification programs like the Climate Equity Hub - which, partnering with CBOs, provides free electric appliances, education and outr…

Earthquake hits Super Bowl week in San Francisco: Bay Area jolted by 4.2-magnitude quake on Monday

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/earthquake-hits-super-bowl-week-in-san…

Billboard trucks like this are illegal in San Francisco.
SFPD can fine the driver/owner under this section: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_police/0-0-0-2125
And if it's parked, SFMTA parking enforc…

A look at Nvidia's Level 2 driving system, set to roll out to more carmakers in 2026, after a ~40-minute drive around San Francisco in a Mercedes-Benz CLA sedan (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/852880/nvidia-autonomous-driving-demo…

I tested Nvidia’s Tesla Full Self-Driving competitor — Tesla should be worried
Nvidia’s new point-to-point automated driving system is coming in 2026. The company hopes to challenge Tesla and Waymo in the race for self-driving vehicles.

Just two months ago, a massive power outage left parts of San Francisco in the dark for days
Some lawmakers are trying to make sure it never happens again.
"San Francisco has been trying to break up with PG&E for a long time,"
said Democratic Senator Scott Wiener.
"The rates are extremely high and we know that public power can bring lower rates."
Wiener says he will announce legislation on Monday that would allow San Francisco
-- and…

On third-and-17, the Seahawks and reality hit the 49ers defense hard https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938840/2026/01/04/san-francisco-49ers-defense-seahawks-third-and-17-playoffs/

While I mostly agree, it's worth noting that, while "Eighty-five percent of San Francisco is zoned so that it’s illegal to build apartments.", developers are not building them where they are not only allowed, but also approved - because it "doesn't pencil out."
The arguments about homelessness ignore the problem of expecting the market to solve a problem of profit margins.
Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disi…

Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation — Streetsblog USA
The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.

While I mostly agree, it's worth noting that, while "Eighty-five percent of San Francisco is zoned so that it’s illegal to build apartments.", developers are not building them where they are not only allowed, but also approved - because it "doesn't pencil out."
The arguments about homelessness ignore the problem of expecting the market to solve a problem of profit margins.
Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disi…

Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation — Streetsblog USA
The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.

Police, jail, and banning stuff seem to be this board's/mayor's only "solutions" to the public health crisis of addiction, and not, for example, voluntary treatment: we still lack enough treatment facilities to accommodate every San Franciscan who comes in ready and wanting help to kick their habit.
This policy is particularly dumb because of its obvious harm to nightlife. People want to be able to buy snacks when they leave the club.

S.F. supervisors say late-night store ban is working. Not so fast, say criminologists. 
Researchers urge caution on policy implications, as San Francisco supervisors use study's results to push for a broader late-night ban.

In the halls of the statehouse last year, Sen. Scott Wiener's (D-San Francisco) "No Secret Police Act"
and Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez's (D-Alhambra) "No Vigilantes Act"
were referred to as "legislative twins,"
a nod to their shared gestation and conjoined legal fate.
If passed, both would immediately be challenged by the Trump administration.
That's precisely what happened.
Both measures became law
— but only the I…

How a last-minute deal doomed California's ban on masked ICE agents
A compromise between Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Scott Wiener turned a law aimed at unmasking ICE agents into a legal victory for the Trump administration.

Seahawks silence 49ers' offense in Week 18, win NFC's No. 1 seed https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47496166/nfl-san-francisco-49ers-seattle-seahawks-win-nfc-west-sam-darnold-brock-purdy

Battle for the NFC's No. 1 seed: Biggest questions for Seahawks-49ers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47484418/seattle-seahawks-san-francisco-49ers-nfc-no-1-seed-nfc-west-playoffs

Protests erupted nationwide as the U.S. attacks Venezuela and kidnaps President Maduro and his wife.
San Francisco was no exception.
As the recent days of rain let up for a grateful pause, activists of all ages from the Answer coalition, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Democratic Socialists of American, Revolutionary International Youth, Refuse Fascism, and just people with home made signs rallied at Powell and Market.
They then marched down Market Street to …

Protests Throughout as U.S. Attacks Venezuela to Grab Country's Oil : Indybay
Blatant criminality characterized by NY Times as "some in Washington are concerned."

Comeback Player of the Year? How Christian McCaffr... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47769168/san-francisco-49ers-christian-mccaffrey-comeback-player-year-candidate-2025

Dario Amodei says Anthropic has a higher retention than OpenAI, emphasizing its "mission" as a way to reinforce staff loyalty and fend off competitors' offers (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/anthropic…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says ‘Mission’ Helps Fend Off Rivals
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday touted the company’s ability to fend off its competitors from recruiting its staff and stressed the company’s interest in expanding areas like healthcare through partnerships. Amodei told attendees at an investment conference put on by Morgan Stanley in San Francisco that Anthropic generally counters offers from rivals such as Meta, but wouldn’t spend 10

A power outage in San Francisco on Saturday,
which left 124,000 of 414,000 customers in the dark.
🔥also caused a widespread Waymo meltdown,
with apparently all active Waymo robotaxis in the affected parts of the city stuck in robotic comas
-- blocking intersections and choking traffic on some streets.

Blackout in San Francisco Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated Waymos
Robot chaos in the tech capital of the U.S.

Apropos of Denim Dan Lurie's tax break for rich real estate investors... The mayor's brother is a luxury real estate agent, and he told the Chronicle in October that the problem with SF housing was a "mansion shortage."
https://www.sfchronicle.com/reale…

Over 100 people from Bay Area faith communities
🔥 shut down ICE’s San Francisco Field Office at 630 Sansome Street this morning,
chaining themselves across the two main entrances to stop ICE from kidnapping community members at their immigration check-ins.
 
Between May and October 2025, ICE arrested over 120 immigrants at the San Francisco ICE Field Office and San Francisco immigration court.
 
"We can no longer stand by and watch as our neighbors a…

Bay Area Faith Communities Shut Down ICE’s San Francisco Field Office : Indybay
Call for an End to ICE Kidnappings

Are you kidding me? Taking away the rule that gets us new street trees when sidewalks are being torn up anyway? Daniel Lurie is a cartoon villain. https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-considering-changes-building-code-require…

San Francisco considering changes to Public Works code that requires tree planting
San Francisco city officials are hoping to give builders the option to pay a fee instead of planting the required trees.

Niners, kicker Eddy Pineiro agree to terms on a four-year, $17 million contract https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-kicker-eddy-pineiro-agree-to-terms-on-a-four-year-17-million-contract

Falcons' top pick James Pearce Jr. arrested on battery charges after police chase https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7030169/2026/02/07/falcons-james-pearce-arrested-battery-charges-police-chase/

A widespread power outage in
San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month
has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods

Why Sam Darnold's quiet performance could be a good sign for Seattle: Quick Outs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6945134/2026/01/07/sam-darnold-seahawks-49ers-playoffs-quick-outs/

OpenAI is amending its hastily arranged deal to supply artificial intelligence to the US Department of War (DoW) after the ChatGPT owner’s chief executive admitted it looked 🔸“opportunistic and sloppy”.
The contract prompted fears the San Francisco startup’s AI could be used for ♦️domestic mass surveillance but its boss, Sam Altman, said on Monday night the startup would explicitly bar its technology from being used for that purpose
or being deployed by defence department intelli…

Seahawks-49ers takeaways: Seattle's defense snuffs out San Francisco to claim NFC's top seed https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6938392/2026/01/03/seahawks-49ers-score-result-takeaways-nfc-west/

San Francisco 49ers will play in Mexico City in 2026 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7054808/2026/02/18/nfl-san-francisco-49ers-mexico-city-2026/

Niners-Colts on 'Monday Night Football': What We Learned from San Francisco's 48-27 win https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-colts-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-san-francisco-s-48-27-win

49ers streaking into the playoffs: Why Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco look primed to break Super Bowl drought

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/49ers-playoffs-kyle-shanaha…

Three facts that could decide the Super Bowl, plus another wild skiing controversy https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7025366/2026/02/06/super-bowl-preview-the-pulse/

Will QB Mac Jones be on the 49ers' roster next season? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47978885/will-qb-mac-jones-san-francisco-49ers-roster-next-season

Future still 'really bright' for depleted 49ers https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47648369/proud-san-francisco-49ers-quickly-turn-page-next-season