San Francisco has a long, rich and storied history of shitting on its elected officials. So, why did a London Breed diss track that didn’t even go viral on its own from an unknown rapper in Chinatown create such a shitstorm?  Which is a fair question because within a day

I try not to use ChatGPT very often. I take pride in being able to do shit myself, but every now and then, I like to see how artificial intelligence sees itself.  I asked ChatGPT what San Francisco would be like if we replaced the city’s leaders with artificial intelligence.

San Francisco has struggled with homelessness longer than any of us have likely been alive. The Tenderloin has been anything but tender since the city’s founding and various leaders have come and gone, yet one thing stays consistent, and that’s the Tenderloin’s everlasting status as the city’s downtown destination for

San Francisco is facing a tricky situation as it prepares to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the city’s biggest international event since 1945. On one hand, they’re rolling out the red carpet for foreign leaders, CEOs, and a horde of journalists. On the other, they’re dealing with a

I don’t want to endorse anyone in Bay Area politics because the reality of political life in the Bay is this: most politicians in the region have a bad habit of pursuing legislative priorities that veer far away from the campaign rhetoric that was utilized to get them elected. Regardless

Twitter is allegedly forcing its few remaining employees to sleep in makeshift bedrooms at its Market Street headquarters. A whistleblower alerted San Francisco’s 311 service, backed up by a Forbes report that described conference rooms rudely converted to “modest bedrooms featuring unmade mattresses, drab curtains and giant conference-room telepresence monitors.” Anonymous employees

London Breed is falling down. A recent poll conducted by the San Francisco Standard found the mayor of San Francisco’s approval rating had sunk by thirteen percent since May. From city school districts to its beleaguered police department, disapproval of London Breed’s performance is mutual among typically disparate sectors. Only

By Ian Firstenberg In a year, Mayor London Breed has effectively insulated herself and consolidated her political power through a series of influential appointments, most recently appointing Brooke Jenkins to succeed the recently recalled Chesa Boudin. Jenkins, the face of the Boudin recall, was sworn in as San Francisco’s new