San Francisco

15 Jul 2025

Silicon Valley and the Gentrification of Eugenics

Silicon Valley loves solving “problems.” Whether it’s self-driving cars or lab-grown meat, there’s always a startup or a billionaire trying to optimize something. Lately, a handful of tech elites have turned their attention to what they see as the next crisis: not enough babies. This movement, called pro-natalism, is picking

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14 Jul 2025

Lurie Backs Down On Homeless Shelter Pledge

Daniel Lurie has quietly done away with a cornerstone promise of his entire mayoral campaign. It’s partly what cinched the deal for voters desperate for some form of intervention in the city’s homelessness crisis. Lurie pledged 1,500 new shelter beds—within his first six months in office at that. Now Lurie’s

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08 Jul 2025

The FBI and DOJ Says There’s No Epstein Client List… Really?

After years of speculation, memes, and late-night Reddit rabbit holes, the FBI and Department of Justice have officially said: there’s no Jeffrey Epstein “client list.” You know — the supposed roster of elite figures who may have participated in or enabled Epstein’s trafficking operation. According to the government, that list

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07 Jul 2025

What The City’s New Speed Cameras Say About San Francisco Drivers

Per the San Francisco Chronicle, “speed cameras caught nearly 100,000 violators in May, roughly triple the number in April.” A reported thirty-three cameras were live across the city this time last month, some having been active since April. One on Geneva Avenue between Prague Street and Brookdale Avenue captured on

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01 Jul 2025

All of your AI-Girlfriends live in San Francisco

The male loneliness epidemic has been a common topic of discussion since the term was first coined a few years ago. Technology has gone from something that existed on the periphery of society into an unavoidable augmentation that is essentially required to exist in the modern world. The earliest indications

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26 Jun 2025

Meet “Burrito Dave,” the Retired Teacher Feeding SF’s Homeless, One Burrito at a Time

Burrito Dave, a retired educator turned volunteer cook, has been helping homeless residents of San Francisco with warm breakfast burritos and hygiene kits, finding that even a simple act of kindness can bring humanity back to those living on the streets.

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24 Jun 2025

Loard’s Ice Cream Is Back In Oakland

I was sitting at Heyma Coffee, a Yemini-owned coffee shop in Berkeley, mindlessly doom scrolling when I read something miraculous: Loard’s Ice Cream was back. Not only was it back, but it was open. The first thing I did in this situation was the only appropriate thing to do. I

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19 Jun 2025

The Best Park and Takeout Pairings in San Francisco

San Francisco residents have a variety of parks within a 10 minute walk, where they can enjoy a meal from a local business, such as Rhea’s, Bi-Rite, Golden Gate Market Deli & Liquor, Hookfish, Bean Bag Cafe, Lucinda’s, Limoncello, Educated Palate, Super Duper Burger, and more.

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