Tootfinder

I sometimes griped about my former supervisor Hillary Ronen, but cheers to her for joining a nonprofit that protects immigrants after leaving office, rather than go to a cushy lobbying gig.
The contrast is especially stark with her would-be "moderate" successor who, after losing his election, immediately joined ICE-collaborating Flock Safety as a lobbyist.

Hillary Ronen, ex-Mission District supe, to lead 50-year-old La Raza Centro Legal
Former San Francisco supervisor Hillary Ronen is returning to the Mission about 16 months out of office and after a long sojourn in Spain.

Some thoughts about companies and people in San Francisco adapting to AI workflows, AI's sycophancy, "cognitive offloading" and "cognitive surrender", and more (Ezra Klein/New York Times)
https://www.n…

Opinion | I Saw Something New in San Francisco
Marshall McLuhan was right about Claude, too.

evening bliss-out with a pristine recording of bill frisell solo at grace cathedral in san francisco, with some monk & dylan (& a big noise freak-out into "hard times"). also released in frisell's official download series. https://archive.org/details/casfjazz_000327

Semafor announces a two-day conference, Silicon Valley & the World, in November in the Bay Area, with an advisory board including Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella (Emily Shugerman/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/30/semafor-silicon-valley-conf…

Media startup Semafor to launch Silicon Valley conference with star advisers
The company behind a growing economic gathering in D.C. is heading west, with an A-list advisory board that includes Jensen Huang and Satya Nadella.

Starting in less than ONE HOUR, our final webinar of this series:
"Report-Back from COP30, Reflections on Change-Making and Next Steps."
Register now to hear about COP30, the Peoples' Summit and the Indigenous Village.
We will also reflect on corporate capture of climate action.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Report Back from COP30, Reflections on Change-Making and Next Steps. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In November 2025, Seed the Commons participated in the People’s Summit Towards COP30. We presented a talk as part of the Just Transition axis, and the last day of the summit we marched with tens of thousands of other activists from around the world to demand real solutions to our climate crisis. Alongside organizations such as SEUI 1021 and the SF Labor Council, Seed the Commons co-organized a solidarity climate march on the same day in San Francisco. We merged it with a People Over Billionai…

Alphabet-Tochter Wing startet Lieferungen per Drohne im Großraum San Francisco
Mit einer eigens entwickelten Drohnentechnologie ist das Unternehmen in der Lage, kleine Pakete auch in dicht besiedelten Gegenden zuzustellen.

This current board of supes is no one I voted for but I did not expect this, and this week of utter billionaire supporting moves.

Leaked audio: San Francisco and Austin first responders told the NHTSA that Waymo robotaxis are "backsliding" and committing more traffic violations than before (Aarian Marshall/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/emergency-first-responders-say-w…

Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse
“I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month.

Every week, Metacurity offers our free and paid subscribers the best infosec-related long reads that we couldn't get to in the daily crush of news.
This week's selection covers
--How Israel turned Iran's vast camera network into a targeting tool,
--Project Maven and the gods of AI warfare,
--How cops can surveil you using your body's data,
--Liberal San Francisco is now ground zero for tech-driven surveillance,
--Prompt optimizations are sec…

Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 3/21/26
How Israel turned Iran's vast camera network into a targeting tool, Project Maven and the gods of AI warfare, How cops can surveil you using your body's data, Liberal San Francisco is now ground zero for tech-driven surveillance, Prompt optimizations are security flaws

San Francisco Is Going Nuts Over a Giant Sea Lion Named Chonkers - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/san-francisco-sea-lion-pier-39-chonkers-145628c0?st=33mhH2&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

🦾 Chinese boxing robots win fans in San Francisco
#robots

Chinese boxing robots win fans in San Francisco
American companies are staging boxing matches with VR-controlled Chinese humanoids to enthusiastic fans. A researcher says it is just robot theater.

'Surprised' Dee Winters Right At Home With Cowboys But Has A Lot To Learn https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/surprised-dee-winters-right-at-home-with-dallas-cowboys-a-lot-to-learn

75°F in San Francisco is rare any time of year but in February is freakish. I’ve crossed over from “what a nice day” to “I’d like to stop sweating now please 😓”

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

Part of the nationwide shutdown, a sea of humanity flooding Mission Dolores Park in the heart of the city’s historic Latino Mission District. (San Francisco, CA - 1/30/26)
Source:
https://reddit.com/comments/1qs5go9

things you learn on ancestry dot com: in 1916 my second great grandfather Luigi Lorenzo Malerbi who owned a restaurant on what is now called Sydney Walton Square in San Francisco was sued for $25,000 because someone paid $1 for a dinner for four instead of $2.60 and that person somehow lost an eye over it.

Inside Andon Market, billed as the first retail boutique run by an AI agent; the Andon Labs experiment uses a Claude Sonnet 4.6-based agent to run the boutique (Heather Knight/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21…

What Happens When A.I. Runs a Store in San Francisco?
Andon Market in San Francisco is billed as the first retail boutique run by an artificial intelligence agent. So far, the inventory seems random, and there are too many candles.

The Computer Science Fetish https://mail.cyberneticforests.com/the-computer-science-fetish/

The Computer Science Fetish
On the Valorization of Technical Authority 💡Nerd Alert: 1/5. Readable, but also mostly venting about weird encounters at a conference in San Francisco. The academic AI critic is often either bored or angry. Bored because everyone keeps saying the same things, or angry because all the same things need

How to watch tonight's California Governor debate on cable
The governor's debate begins at 5:30 p.m. PDT and will be broadcast live across CBS-owned stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara.
A pre-show, "Countdown to the Debate," will start 30 minutes before the debate at 5 p.m.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Arctic Monkeys:
🎵 Fake Tales Of San Francisco
#NowPlaying #ArcticMonkeys
https://stephenshero.bandcamp.com/track/arctic-monkeys-fake-tales-of-san-francisco-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BuzJmV2h6eBbSDdRaDY7C

it's fun overhearing people tell one another about some San Francisco thing, like how we turned a highway along the beach into a park and the neighborhood recalled their rep from the board of supervisors over it

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…

19 Cities Including London, San Francisco, Hong Kong Achieve ‘Remarkable Reductions’ in Air Pollution https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/19-cities-including-london-san-francisco-hong-kong-achieve-remarkable-reductions-…

Cowboys Sign Ex-49ers Award-Winning Vet After Career Year in 1st Post-Draft Moves https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-rumors-49ers-niners-curtis-robinson/

I hope this is a parody but Poe's Law definitely applies
https://marchforbillionaires.org

March for Billionaires — San Francisco, Feb 7
Stand up for the entrepreneurs, innovators, and risk-takers who build our economy. February 7, 2026.

49ers Issued Strong Take Involving Free Agent Joey Bosa https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/strong-take-free-agent-joey-bosa/

The FCC officially orders early license reviews of eight Disney-owned ABC stations, in LA, Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, and more (David Shepardson/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/fcc-orders-early-reviews-di…

"London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution"
#London #SanFrancisco #Beijing

Uber testet Lucid-Robotaxis in San Francisco
Anfang des Jahres stellten Lucid Motors, Nuro und Uber eine Robotaxi-Version des Lucid Gravity vor. Jetzt testen Uber-Beschäftigte das Fahrzeug.
https://www.

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…

The answers to this question are, for D4, relative to expectations, refreshingly reasonable. I'm glad even the candidates with a track record of being quite car-brained (lookin' at you Albert Chow) at least feel the need to talk about balance and aren't all, "Yes, there is a war on cars, bicycles are ruining everything and only white people ride them" or something.

Meet the District 4 candidates: Is there a ‘war on cars’ in San Francisco?
In the Sunset and Parkside, over 88 percent of households own at least one car. Should travel by car be prioritized here in urban planning?

I light of tonight's events I was reminded that there is reason to believe that President Warren Harding was poisoned, in the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, by his wife.
(BTW, I once worked on a play - Camping with Henry and Tom - that had Warren Harding as one of the lead characters.)

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/

Some workers are going all in on AI while also questioning whether all that AI is good for the world. Others are effectively training machines to do their jobs better than they can. And many of the same workers who are racing to build the future are now wondering if the future they’re building has a place for them in it.

It can be done, as China and Europe show, although there is much more to be done, even there.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achiev…

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

San Francisco has become a laboratory for police surveillance after early resistance; SFPD recorded 700 drone flights last month, up from 93 in February 2025 (Cyrus Farivar/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/25/sf-surveillance-state-…

San Francisco once led the fight against police surveillance. Now it’s a laboratory for it
Crime is down. Drones are up. And the city that once banned facial recognition has largely stopped asking questions about surveillance tech.

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…

Art Board is a centralized directory of visual arts exhibitions in the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area. It aims to support the local arts community by making this information more accessible and allowing people to more easily find and attend local arts events. https://artboard.info/

Art Board
A directory of visual arts exhibitions in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Meeting views today.
#SanFrancisco #505MontgomeryStreet

„Meilenstein“: Zoox mit dem bislang größten Expansionsschritt
Der US-Robotaxi-Anbieter weitet sein Angebot in mehreren US-Metropolen stark aus. In San Francisco werden dicht bewohnte Viertels ins Programm aufgenommen.

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…

California urges mpox vaccination after more-severe strain detected in San Francisco
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-18/mpox-vaccination-urged-after-more-severe-strain-detected-in-san-francisco

Mpox vaccination urged after more-severe strain detected in San Francisco
California health officials are urging high-risk residents to get vaccinated against mpox after a potentially more-severe strain of the virus was detected for the first time in San Francisco.

Brian Schottenheimer Very Emotional Over Blockbuster Cowboys-49ers Odighizuwa Trade https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/brian-schottenheimer-emotional-blockbuster-dallas-cowboys-49ers-osa-odighizuwa-trade…

Proposed Jauan Jennings signing would plug hole Klint Kubiak and Raiders must fill https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/proposed-jauan-jennings-signing-plug-hole-klint-kubi…

Lynch: 49ers' injury conspiracy 'big nothing burger' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48340939/lynch-49ers-injury-conspiracy-burger

Games fascists play - The malicious duplicity is a warning to us all.
Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/san-francisco-immigration-court-in-absentia-deportations/

Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
Former judges and attorneys question whether immigrants had adequate notice as hundreds failed to appear for hearings in court

Games fascists play - The malicious duplicity is a warning to us all.
Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/san-francisco-immigration-court-in-absentia-deportations/

Hundreds ordered deported in absentia at S.F. immigration court
Former judges and attorneys question whether immigrants had adequate notice as hundreds failed to appear for hearings in court

Something you only learn by having a dog in San Francisco is how awkward it is to pick something up off the ground on a steep hill.

Niners GM John Lynch 'hopeful' TE George Kittle (Achilles) can return for Week 1 https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-gm-john-lynch-hopeful-te-george-kittle-achilles-can-return-for-week-1

apparently, the velvet underground did a quad broadcast in the bay area in june 1970, aired on KQED/KPFA. maybe taped at their final san francisco shows in late '69, so some more MIA (pro mixed) tapes!? via @grantmcphee.bsky.social awesome VU project. https://grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the

Thrive is taking a stake in the San Francisco Giants via a new venture that will invest in franchises and cultural institutions that can't be replicated by AI (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/thrive-ca…

49ers get strong grade from ESPN as clear winners of Cowboys trade for veteran LB https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-strong-grade-espn-clear-winners-cowboys-trade-veter…

San Francisco 49ers disgruntled star now linked to Las Vegas Raiders to help Fernando Mendoza https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-disgruntled-linked-raiders-help-fernando-men…

SO it looks like San Francisco "moderate" supervisors and #MayorLurie are happy to talk public safety, but still don't have a functional plan to actually address the complex intersection of #addiction, #HealthServices

More and more people are locked up in S.F. jail. Hundreds are booked repeatedly.
San Francisco drug users say going to jail is like a revolving door. Hundreds are booked again and again, Mission Local analysis found.

SO it looks like San Francisco "moderate" supervisors and #MayorLurie are happy to talk public safety, but still don't have a functional plan to actually address the complex intersection of #addiction, #HealthServices

More and more people are locked up in S.F. jail. Hundreds are booked repeatedly.
San Francisco drug users say going to jail is like a revolving door. Hundreds are booked again and again, Mission Local analysis found.

Judge blocks Pentagon order branding Anthropic a national security risk
A federal judge in San Francisco blocked a Pentagon order Thursday labeling the artificial intelligence company Anthropic a national security risk,
saying officials had likely violated the law and retaliated against the firm for speaking publicly about how it wanted its technology to be used.

“Nothing in the governing statute supports the Orwellian notion that an American company may be branded a poten…

Judge blocks Pentagon order branding Anthropic a national security risk
Anthropic argued that the Trump administration was punishing it for speaking about the risks of its AI technology amid a bitter dispute with the Pentagon.

really wonderful terry riley bliss-out on san francisco public television, april 1969, with the just exactly perfect visuals you might imagine for san francisco public television in april 1969. many orbs! https://heads.social/@livetapes/116041736161005269

San Francisco: I want to vibe code an Android app just to see how far it can actually get. SO: If I'm going to do it, what should I build? Last toy app I did listed dog parks by amenity and biking distance, BikeDog.

Mac Jones mock trades: Vikings, Dolphins among four landing spots for 49ers QB

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/49ers-qb-mac-jones-mock-trades-rumors/

Founders are increasingly leasing multimillion-dollar mansions in San Francisco's wealthy neighborhoods as corporate HQs and hacker houses, amid the AI boom (The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/17/move-garages-startups-now-hatc…

In SF’s newest gold rush, startups are competing for mansions
With VC money flowing, the new trend across San Francisco is leasing multimillion-dollar hacker houses.

Dallas Cowboys trade for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dee Winters https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7226986/2026/04/24/cowboys-49ers-dee-winters-trade/

Joe was one of those early bloggers who was at every opening and event, but was never an "influencer" https://sfist.com/2026/03/13/joe-kukura-lover-of-san-francisco-longtime-voice-on-sfist-dies-at-55/

Joe Kukura, Lover of San Francisco and Longtime Voice on SFist, Dies at 55
It is a sad day here at SFist as we mourn the loss of one of our own — and this is a first for a website that has been in existence 22 years. Joe Kukura, who began contributing to the site in its earliest days and became its associate editor in the last decade, has died at age 55.

#FotoVorschlag: Natur in der Stadt
Photo Suggestion: Nature in the city
Cow parsnip, a large native herb in the carrot family, growing along a trail in Mount Sutro Open Space, San Francisco.

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.

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.

New 49ers WR Mike Evans: 'I'm that piece' San Francisco was missing https://www.nfl.com/news/new-49ers-wr-mike-evans-i-m-that-piece-san-francisco-was-missing

49ers free agent WR linked to Raiders and Titans amid quiet market https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-free-agent-wr-linked-raiders-titans-amid-quiet-market/d8047ad358b6…

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.

Cowboys Labeled Trade Fit for Rival’s 2nd Round CB https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/renardo-green-nfl-trade-rumors-jerry-jones-49ers/

A US judge grants Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Trump administration over the DOD's decision to blacklist the company (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/anthropic-pentagon-dod-claude-court-ru…

Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites 'First Amendment retaliation'
A federal judge in San Francisco granted Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Trump administration. 

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.

Nepo-baby Mayor Lurie has launched his website promoting his executive power grab.
And it prominently features coverage from the SF Standard - the outlet funded/created by billionaire Michael Moritz, who has also donated $2 million to the measures.
This is the new billionaire playbook: parallel media they control to support their anti-worker agenda.

Clean Up City Hall
Over time, San Francisco’s governing document - called the city charter - has grown to 548 pages, making us the most bureaucratic city in the country. Departments are siloed, decision-making is slow, and accountability is weak, while confusing ballot measures trap the city in ineffective policies fo

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

Oh no. Wishing for a speedy recovery for Jackie, and the time and space to make an informed decision on whether she can continue to serve. ❤️‍🩹 I've been proud to be represented by her on the SF BoS.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/sf-jackie-fielder-resignation…

S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder, in the hospital, says she will resign
San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder is in a hospital and said she is “planning to resign” her post 14 months into the job.

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

Anthropic details Project Deal, a marketplace experiment where Claude models bought, sold, and negotiated personal belongings on behalf of Anthropic employees (Anthropic)
http://anthropic.com/features/project-deal

Project Deal: our Claude-run marketplace experiment | Anthropic
We created a marketplace for employees in our San Francisco office, with one big twist. We tasked Claude with buying, selling and negotiating on our colleagues’ behalf.

Raiders Get Promising Take Regarding 49ers’ Jauan Jennings https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/promising-take-regarding-49ers-jauan-jennings/

Perhaps the strongest endorsement of a political candidate I have seen:
PG&E launches $10 million PAC to take out gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer | The San Francisco Standard
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/23/pg-e-10-million-pac-a…

PG&E launches $10 million PAC to take out gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer
Plus: The Ethics Commission investigates contractors making prohibited donations to mayoral candidates.

49ers' WR makeover: Why they're looking at adding another pass catcher in NFL draft https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48476241/san-francisco-49ers-nfl-draft-visit-receivers-27th-overall-pick

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

Huh, that's interesting. People really did not like my comment asking if we would also rename Jefferson Street, another one named for a rapist, or whether there are different standards for our heroes if they're white.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/san-f

Cesar Chavez Street’s ‘days are numbered:’ S.F. leaders react to abuse allegations
Mission and Latino leaders react to allegations of sexual misconduct by the longtime labor leader. They call the news devastating and sad.

Niners GM John Lynch still hopes to trade Brandon Aiyuk following draft: 'Give us a call' https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-gm-john-lynch-still-hopes-to-trade-brandon-aiyuk-following-draft-give-us-a-call

San Francisco's housing market is seeing a big rebound, driven by the AI boom; Apartment List says rents rose 14% YoY in February, the fastest growth in the US (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/san-fr…

Amazon's Zoox plans to launch a paid robotaxi service in Las Vegas by late June, pending local approvals and an NHTSA exemption, ahead of a San Francisco launch (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/4f58a788-4bfa-4954-a185-98eb96cb4ea0

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

Arm CEO Rene Haas projects $25B in revenue in 2031, up from $4B in 2025, including $15B from sales of Arm's first in-house chip; ARM jumps 6% after hours (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/arm-stock-pops-haas-chip-cpu.html

Arm stock pops 6% as CEO Haas issues $15 billion revenue expectation for new chip
Arm unveiled its first in-house chip on Tuesday at an event in San Francisco, with Meta as the initial customer.

49ers clear cap space after sending Dee Winters to Cowboys https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/49ers-clear-cap-space-after-sending-dee-winters-to-cowboys

How Cash App founder Bob Lee's 2023 killing fed into a narrative pushed by tech leaders like Elon Musk about SF's decline until an acquaintance was convicted (Shawn Wen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/20

Interesting: Minneapolis is actually converting downtown offices to residential, not just using it as an excuse to cut taxes while not converting any, like San Francisco.
Sounds like a bad deal for the public, though. The new units are expensive, up to $4,695 for 1415ft², and to get them the city is waiving all affordability requirements, and MN is considering subsidizing through tax credits as well.

Progress from 2024: Minneapolis Adds 574 New Homes with Adaptive Reuse
Through adaptive reuse, Minneapolis turned office space into 574 apartments. Possible new State legislature may make this easier, though the retail market remains challenging.

San Francisco police arrested a suspect for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home and also making threats outside OpenAI's headquarters (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altman-home-attack-openai-san-franis…

Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman's Home
An attacker allegedly threw a molotov cocktail at the OpenAI CEO's residence before making threats outside of the startup's headquarters.

2026 NFL Draft: 49ers select Ole Miss WR De'Zhaun Stribling with No. 33 overall pick https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-49ers--wr-de-zhaun-stribling-no-33-overall-pick

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

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

Cowboys acquire LB Dee Winters from 49ers in exchange for No. 152 overall pick https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-acquire-lb-dee-winters-from-49ers-in-exchange-for-no-152-overall-pick

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…

Uber plans to spend $100M to build fast-charging, autonomous vehicle charging stations in the US, starting in the San Francisco Bay Area, LA, and Dallas (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Tesla agrees to stop using the term "autopilot" to market its electric vehicles in California to avoid a 30-day suspension by the state's DMV (Rachel Swan/San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/tesla-autopilot-2135939…