Tootfinder

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…

49ers to investigate viral substation conspiracy theory as team searches for answers to alarming injury rate

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/san-francisco-49ers-subst…

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.

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.

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

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-…

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.

49ers to look at 'everything' that could be causing injuries, including an electrical substation https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6990321/2026/01/21/san-francisco-49ers-injuries-electrical-substation/

Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport (San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/giants-star-jung-hoo-lee-detained-los-angeles-21308036.php
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p155#a260121p155

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.

This is "interesting" - In a civil trial in which Elon M. is the defendant they are having difficulty finding enough unbiased jurors to empanel a jury:
Well, that's one way to evade liability: become so hated that there aren't enough people who don't hate your guts to form a jury.
"Musk’s Twitter Trial Gets Jurors Who Can Set Aside Feelings"

Musk’s Twitter Trial Gets Jurors Who Can Set Aside Feelings
Nine jurors, claiming they can be fair and impartial to Elon Musk and his controversial purchase of Twitter in 2022, were seated in San Francisco federal court Thursday, whittled down from a pool of 93.

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.

“When you click “verify” on LinkedIn, you’re not giving your passport to LinkedIn. You get redirected to a company called Persona. Full name: Persona Identities, Inc. Based in San Francisco, California.
LinkedIn is their client. You are the face being scanned.
I had never heard of Persona before this. Most people haven’t. That’s kind of the point — they sit invisibly between you and the platforms you trust.”
(via @…

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.

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…

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

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…

“Debate Night in California: The Race for Governor,”
will air from 10 to 11 p.m. ET Wednesday
and originate from KRON4 studios in San Francisco.
The event will also stream live on
The Hill and be carried across Nexstar’s California television stations, marking the first time all four leading candidates will share the stage.
The lineup includes
Katie Porter and Tom Steyer on the Democratic side,
and Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco for Republicans.

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.

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

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…

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.

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

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%

A profile of Maria Davidson, who heads California Renewal, a pro-business political group backed by Silicon Valley power players, seeking to raise $100M in 2026 (Emily Shugerman/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/19/maria-davidson-…

How a little-known founder is trying to change Calif. politics — to the tune of $1 billion
You may not have heard of Maria Davidson, but tech investors like Joe Lonsdale and Garry Tan trust her with their political ambitions.

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

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Arctic Monkeys:
🎵 Fake Tales Of San Francisco
#ArcticMonkeys
https://stephenshero.bandcamp.com/track/arctic-monkeys-fake-tales-of-san-francisco-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BuzJmV2h6eBbSDdRaDY7C

Trent Williams, 49ers agree to two-year extension worth up to $50 million

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/trent-williams-49ers-contract-extension/

Peter "Antichrist" Darth #Thiel hält in Rom seine Antichrist Seminare, wo er wohl, wie 2025 in San Francisco die Greta Thunberg als dessen Symbol verleumdet. Er wirft ihr vor, durch den Klimaaktivismus den Niedergang der westlichen Zivilisation zu fördern.
Er glaubt das nicht selbst (sofern er so intelligent ist, wie man uns glauben machen möchte) aber er benutzt das, um dumpfe Massen…

Peter Thiel hält Vorträge über „Antichrist und Apokalypse“ in Rom
Geheimhaltung wie im Thriller: Handys abgeben, keine Notizen, 10.000 Euro Strafe für Missachtung. In Rom hält Tech-Milliardär Peter Thiel vier Vorträge über „Antichrist und Apokalypse“.

Steelers, Raiders, Rams and 49ers rumors could lead to signing of former $180M free agent https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/news/steelers-raiders-rams-49ers-rumors-signing-…

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…

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

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

Critics fear 'hostile takeover' as Trump sets his sights on San Francisco's Presidio - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-presidio/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
San Francisco Symphony, Aaron Copland & Michael Tilson Thomas:
🎵 Fanfare for the Common Man
#SanFranciscoSymphony #AaronCopland #MichaelTilsonThomas

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.

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.

Das Darmstädter KI-Start-up etalytics eröffnet im Mai einen Standort in San Francisco. Die Software optimiert Energieverbrauch in Rechenzentren und Industrie — mit KI, ohne Hardware-Nachrüstung. Merck spart damit 21% Kühlstrom in drei Monaten. Aus der TU Darmstadt, jetzt im Silicon Valley. (FR)
#Darmstadt #etalytics

found 'em! posters my dad brought back from san francisco in summer 1966 (&, as an art student, thought to keep them flat), part 1. some BGP classics.

Trump fires entire San Francisco Presidio Trust board, all Biden appointees (J.K. Dineen/San Francisco Chronicle)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/presidio-board-fired-trump-22198432.php
http://www.memeorandum.com/260412/p48#a260412p48

I'm noticing people treating this as mere dysfunction, but it's not. City Hall is keeping most of the commissions intact because the whole purpose of “commission reform” was to justify an executive power grab, not because anyone seriously thought having too many commissions was a major issue.
And the executive power grab is still happening. 1/

S.F. supes plan to ignore the vast majority of commission streamlining recommendations
Commenters vented on Tuesday as the years-long debate over culling San Francisco's commissions moved towards a resolution

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

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

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

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.

Peter “Antichrist” #Thiel holds his “Antichrist” seminars in #Rome, where he will likely once again, as he did in 2025 in San Francisco, denounce Greta Thunberg as his symbol.
He doesn’t actually believe the talk about the #Antichrist

Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming. In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy.
The right-wing tech investor is giving lectures near the Catholic church’s administrative heart. Commentators there are rejecting his apocalyptic vision.

For the San Francisco Bay Area, a question:
Do you want functional transit
OR
gridlock?
Sign the petitions to put the transit funding measures on the ballot
& Vote for them
Or spend an extra hour or 2 in traffic.
Your choice.
#transit #BART

Why Cowboys, 49ers pulled off trade involving Osa Odighizuwa https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/why-cowboys-49ers-pulled-trade-involving-osa-odighizuwa/7da8d0cdc30b2305faeffd03…

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.

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

For the San Francisco Bay Area, a question:
Do you want functional transit
OR
gridlock?
Sign the petitions to put the transit funding measures on the ballot
& Vote for them
Or spend an extra hour or 2 in traffic.
Your choice.
#transit #BART

Donald Trump has fired the entire board of trustees of the Presidio Trust, the federal corporation that manages the Presidio of San Francisco, the former army base and historic landmark converted into a national park.
A White House official told CBS News Bay Area, "The President fired all of the Presidio Trust board members and will soon replace them with new members that are more aligned with his vision."
The six board members, all appointees of former President Joe Bide…

omg how absolutely awful. "dirty pictures," his history of underground #comix, was superb. (probably don't agree with his other politics but today is not the day for that.) https://

Brian Doherty, historian of the libertarian movement, dead at 57
The longtime Reason senior editor accidentally fell to his death from a park along the San Francisco Bay. He was 57.

Today in the drizzle I stopped by the Living Library, a beautiful native plant garden near SF's Balboa Park at the San Jose/Seneca intersection. Highly recommend a visit to see some #ceanothus in bloom and California poppies and island mallows beginning to, and much more.

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…

Neal Dahlen, former 49ers, Broncos exec with seven Super Bowl rings, dies at 85 https://www.nfl.com/news/neal-dahlen-former-49ers-broncos-exec-with-seven-super-bowl-rings-dies-at-85

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.

49ers set for a Mexico City return as the NFL brings back regular-season games https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/49ers-set-for-a-mexico-city-return-as-the-nfl-brings-back-regularseason-games

49ers trade proposal sends two top-60 draft picks to Raiders for Maxx Crosby https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-trade-proposal-top-60-draft-picks-raiders-maxx-crosby/99…

Loop, which uses AI to predict supply chain disruptions, raised a $95M Series C co-led by Valor Equity Partners and the Valor Atreides AI Fund (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/loop-raises-95m-to-build-supply-…

Exclusive: Loop raises $95M to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions | TechCrunch
The San Francisco startup closed a Series C funding round led by Antonio Gracias' firm Valor, which is a major backer of xAI.

Saints QB Tyler Shough's offseason: Mardi Gras, fatherhood and football https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47966830/new-orleans-saints-quarterback-tyler-shough-offseason-mardi-gras-fatherhood-football…

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.

Stupid San Francisco question: what does the M in OMI stand for again?
Oceanview, M______, Ingleside. I can't think what fits in the blank. Maybe @… knows.

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.

Raiders could be potential opponent for 49ers in Mexico City game https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-could-be-potential-opponent-for-49ers-in-mexico-city-game-3705782/

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

Welcome to San Francisco, where Oceanview has no ocean view, Golden Gate Avenue doesn't go to Golden Gate Bridge or Park, Front Street doesn't front anything, Main Street isn't a main street, and the Sunset is too foggy to see the sunset.
https://mastodon.social/@jef/116078846

49ers free agency rumor could lead to $11 million playmaker signing with Giants, Raiders or Chiefs https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/news/49ers-free-ag…

OpenAI's global policy chief, Chris Lehane, calls out AI "doomers" and says "when you put some of those thoughts and ideas out there, they do have consequences" (Caroline O'Donovan/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com…

‘This is really serious shit’: OpenAI policy czar thinks ‘doomers’ are playing with fire
OpenAI’s global policy chief Chris Lehane sounds off on the AI backlash.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor
— then his announcement he would leave Congress
— left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader,
injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation’s most populous state.
Swalwell’s decision to suspend his campaign Sunday followed allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice,
including when she worked for him…

Swalwell exit leaves California governor's race in disarray
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader. Swalwell's withdrawal injected more turmoil into the campaign less than a month before mail ballots go out to primary election voters. The congressman's decision followed allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him, that were published Friday in the San Francisco Ch…

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…

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

Today in #guerrillaUrbanism news: The SF Bay Area Bench Collective has installed its first community bus bench on the Peninsula, at the El Camino Real/Maple stop on the SamTrans ECR line in Redwood City!
https://sfbabc.org/140

El Camino Real & Maple St - SFBA Bench Collective
The San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective

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

49ers' Fred Warner compared to NFL Draft prospect who's been linked to Cowboys, Bengals https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/news/49ers-fred-warner-compared-prospect-linked-c…

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. 

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht doesn't feel 'betrayed' by WR Mike Evans signing with 49ers https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-gm-licht-not-betrayed-wr-mike-evans-signing-49ers

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…

Raiders Considering Signing Ex-49ers 38-Game Starter https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/spencer-burford-free-agent-workout-49ers/

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

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

Raiders sign G Spencer Burford https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-spencer-burford-guard-nfl-2026-free-agency

Modest proposal: For even more public health benefit, ban bars from serving alcohol too. There are plenty of delicious N/A beers and mocktails that they can switch to serving exclusively.
(this is a shitpost and not a serious argument against the proposal)
https://missionlocal.org/2026/04/bar-p

Puff, puff… past: S.F. supervisor proposes ban on smoking in outdoor patios
An ordinance to ban smoking from outdoor patios at bars is currently under review by the San Francisco board of supervisors.

Raiders sign potential starter on offensive line https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-sign-potential-starter-on-offensive-line-3726158/

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.

There was some kind of street festival on 24th St today and I felt sorry for the exhibitors. Total ghost town because of the rain. I did learn about the SF Living Wage Coalition, which confusingly uses the same purple and yellow color scheme as SEIU 1021. https://www.livingwage-sf.org

Los Raiders firman al guardia Spencer Burford https://www.raiders.com/news/los-raiders-firman-al-guardia-spencer-burford

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…

I agree with SF Chronicle columnist Allison Arieff that we should follow in Paris' footsteps by electing socialist mayors. Ok, she doesn't mention what party they belong to, but Allison does praise Anne Hidalgo and Emmanuel Grégoire.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opini…

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…

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…

Will the 49ers trade, release or keep Brandon Aiyuk? Breaking down the options https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48414734/brandon-aiyuk-contract-trade-san-francisco-49ers-commanders

Ever, which says it is the first "AI-native, full-stack" retail marketplace for electric vehicles, raised a $31M Series A led by Eclipse (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/eclipse-backs-all-ev-marketplace-eve…

Exclusive: Eclipse backs all-EV marketplace Ever in $31M funding round | TechCrunch
The San Francisco-based startup says its AI-first approach has allowed it to scale faster.

Police report: Sam Altman's home appears to have been targeted in a second attack after a gun appeared to have been fired at his home from a car early Sunday (Jonah Owen Lamb/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targe…

Sam Altman’s home targeted in second attack
Early Sunday morning, a car stopped and appears to have fired a gun at the Russian Hill home of OpenAI’s CEO, according to a newly-obtained police report.

Copaganda watch: Here's a story about a struggling restaurant in SoMa, owned by two women of color.
Then there's a sharp pivot to Supervisor Matt Dorsey's solutions, all based on coercion and punishment: "a multi-layered strategy of business curfews, higher police staffing and a new sobering center." This would only continue to make conditions worse.

‘We are still trying’: Bini’s Kitchen holds on in SoMa
As San Francisco officials debate crime reduction measures, two South of Market restaurateurs question whether help will come in time.

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…

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…

Takeaways from HumanX, one of the AI industry's main events: Claude Code dominated the conversation, while some execs noted China's lead in open-weight models (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/11/vibe-check-from-ai…

Vibe check from inside one of AI industry's main events: 'Claude mania'
At the HumanX conference in San Francisco this week, Anthropic's momentum was on everyone's lips.