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Ben Zotto @bzotto.bsky.social · 22h
A nice piece on Bonnie Bridges, the local architect responsible for the design of like fully half of all the cafés, restaurants, and shops that have defined "San Francisco cool" ever since I moved to the city. @cydhayes.bsky.social
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It’s Studio BBA’s city, we just live in it
Whether you’ve dined at Mister Jiu’s, caffeinated at Tartine, or worked 9-9-6 from an industrial-chic AI office, you’ve probably spent time in the handsome world created by this little-known architect...
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 18h
An anonymously built website, Sunset Dunes Visitors, attempts an apolitical count of how many pedestrians, joggers and cyclists use the coastal park.
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An anonymously-created website visualizes Sunset Dunes’ popularity
Built in a weekend using Surfline cameras, the site isn’t meant to be political
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 19h
About 1,500 nurses, adminstators, and union organizers marched from the Marriott in SoMa to ICE headquarters on Sansome Street this afternoon, demanding their employers stop using Palantir's AI software immediately. "It's breaking confidentiality laws," one nurse said.
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Nurses union takes to Market Street to demand ‘Palantir out!’ of their hospitals
Outraged by AI meddling in staffing, bed placement, and patient data, health care workers say they’ve have had enough
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 20h
SCOOP: Saikat Chakrabarti may have lost in the June primary to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress, but he's putting money where his mouth is. He's spent $1.4 million this summer to boost Connie Chan and other progressives around the country, and he's not done:
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Saikat Chakrabarti is still pumping money into SF’s left
The former congressional candidate wants Connie Chan in DC, and he’s dropped an additional $1.4 million this summer to aid her campaign and others across the country
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22h
Brooklyn’s The Four Horsemen is partnering with Day Moon for a party on Monday Oct. 5. Tickets are sold out, but you may still try to get in after 8: sf.gazetteer.co/behold-a-whi...
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Behold, a white wine: The Four Horsemen is coming to Day Moon
A tiny, press-shy bakery on Irving Street is hosting a party with a Brooklyn bar co-founded by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. You probably won’t get in, but you should try
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 30/09/2026
Four years after water damage from an apartment fire upstairs closed the neighborhood staple Oasis Cafe, there are signs of life at the corner storefront on Divisadero and McAllister Streets.
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A new cafe called Cafe MD is taking over the old Oasis Cafe space on Divisadero
The storefront on the corner of McAllister has been empty for four years following a fire
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 29/09/2026
We sat down with District 8 supervisor candidate Gary McCoy to talk about his time living on the sidewalks of the Castro — and why San Francisco's efforts to address homelessness have failed. There are solutions, and they don't involve handcuffs, he says:
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Gary McCoy is done with half-measures on homelessness
The D8 candidate knows the struggle with drugs and the city’s social safety net firsthand. As the mayor cuts key services and personnel, McCoy is done with ‘Doing the same thing over and over again’
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 29/09/2026
We're excited to welcome back Megan Rose Dickey to Gazetteer as our managing editor. sf.gazetteer.co/allow-megan-...
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Allow Megan to reintroduce herself
Megan Rose Dickey returns to Gazetteer SF as our managing editor
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 29/09/2026
Thanks for the chat, @gilduran.com!
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 29/09/2026
Tonight, 300+ people will gather at Club Fugazi to hear from journalist @gilduran.com, whose bestselling book “The Nerd Reich” has everyone talking about Silicon Valley’s rightward lurch — and what might happen next. We chatted with Gil about the book, his readers’ top FAQ, and his next project.
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The rise (and rise) of the nerd reich
‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 28/09/2026
We walked 50,000 steps over the weekend to document all the best, amusing, and odd moments from Portola Music Festival, which just celebrated its fifth year in SF. It might be the finest festival in the city. Here's your cheat sheet:
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Five years in, Portola heats up
The music festival’s growing pains are over and the party at Pier 80 is a raver’s dream
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 28/09/2026
This week in our Manic Monday roundup, we break down that video from the pro-data center party in Washington, D.C. — and the ensuing discourse about one journalist who made a "data-center-neutral" speech there.
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The hottest tech party we’re happy we missed
Plus, Dario Amodei is being dragged everywhere, so to speak
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 28/09/2026
You know the look: Wood beams, ceramic tiles, exposed brick walls, lots of plants, sunlight, and — of course — affluent tech people. For 30 years, Studio BBA has designed cafes, offices, and homes all over San Francisco. Now their vision has become what one could argue is *the* modern SF aesthetic.
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It’s Studio BBA’s city, we just live in it
Whether you’ve dined at Mister Jiu’s, caffeinated at Tartine, or worked 9-9-6 from an industrial-chic AI office, you’ve probably spent time in the handsome world created by this little-known architect...
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 25/09/2026
For this month's Drinking Companion, Olivia, urged by Matt, who had tired of seeing so many synonyms for “dive,” set off for a bar with no tall cans of PBR, busted ATM machines, or wall-mounted bike racks...
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Drinking Companion: At Persona, you can be whoever you want, especially a Tech Bro
A dimly lit Lower Nob Hill bar made for terrific cocktails and terrible conversations
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 25/09/2026
MOCK THE VOTE: Read our not-so serious guide to a somewhat serious election sf.gazetteer.co/the-gazettee...
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THE GAZETTEER SF 2026 VOTER GUIDE
Our handy, non-exhaustive, totally unscientific guide to the people, policies, and issues that matter most in November 2026
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 25/09/2026
Introducing A Fan’s Notes, a new column about the Golden State Valkyries by Megan Rose Dickey: sf.gazetteer.co/valkyries-wn...
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The Valkyries to Face Dallas Wings in WNBA Playoffs Round 1
The Golden State Valkyries are playoff bound. First up, the Dallas Wings on Sunday at the Chase Center.
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 24/09/2026
The election is right around the corner, but there’s still plenty of time to study our 2026 voter guide: sf.gazetteer.co/the-gazettee...
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THE GAZETTEER SF 2026 VOTER GUIDE
Our handy, non-exhaustive, totally unscientific guide to the people, policies, and issues that matter most in November 2026
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 24/09/2026
One of our lovely readers cut out Flat Lurie from Gaz Issue 002 and took him on an adventure through SFO :D We think the real not-flat Lurie should consider plaid!
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 24/09/2026
Mayor Lurie’s highly-publicized warning about new opioid came only hours after a NYT story detailing a teenager’s overdose death. The amped-up media coverage risks “conflating our feelings about a devastating loss with preserving constitutional rights for the accused,” one defense lawyer said.
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The New York Times and the mayor sound a public health alarm
A well-timed article and press conference about a new street drug could potentially complicate a criminal trial
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 24/09/2026
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 23/09/2026
Mayra Bracamontes said of the family business, “I realized that I just love it and it makes so much sense to stick to it, water the plants, and take care of this beautiful family tradition.”
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Chula Cafe brings a 150-year legacy of coffee to the Dogpatch
Beans from the owners’ family farm in Chiapas have been caffeinating generations of San Franciscans since 1871
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22/09/2026
Max the Cat, enjoying this quarter’s print issue of Gazetteer. Yes, Max is very advanced for a cat. In fact, he sent us this photo himself
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22/09/2026
Portola Music Festival is back this weekend, and we wanted to shout out the local artists who are performing on the big stages at Pier 80. Here's who you ought to know... and make sure to catch them at SF's dance music venues, too:
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Meet the hometown heroes of Portola Festival
These local artists are representing at San Francisco’s biggest dance music event at Pier 80
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 22/09/2026
@sfchronicle.com has news that the Ripley’s Believe it or Not at Fisherman’s Wharf will be closing after 60 years. Last year, Julie Zigoris told the spooky tale of its predecessor, the Museum of Witchcraft & Magic: sf.gazetteer.co/when-satan-l...
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When Satan lived at Fisherman’s Wharf
For a few years in the 1970s, the Museum of Witchcraft & Magic cast a spell on San Francisco tourists
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 21/09/2026
Scenes from the 47th annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 19/09/2026
Prost! As of today, Oktoberfest has officially begun — and no one is more prepared than this decades-old men’s club. In fact, they “train” at local bars and biergartens all year long.
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For the Hacker Herren, every day is Oktoberfest
Hoisting a pint with members of the nationwide beer-guzzling men’s club as they train for Munich
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 18/09/2026
“How do we stop this revolving door of mega corporations abandoning the neighborhood?"
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Fillmore, Japantown, and Western Addition residents rally for a co-op grocery
After the big chains left their neighborhoods without reasonable grocery access, these residents are hoping to make something work
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 17/09/2026
Julia Ryan, the former director of growth at SF Standard, spoke to Gazetteer about her lawsuit, which alleges a systemic bias against women at the company. “This is the CEO, this isn’t just a colleague. This is the person who really sets the tone for the company.” sf.gazetteer.co/ive-just-nev...
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‘I’ve just never seen an environment that was so inappropriate’: Former SF Standard director of growth alleges sexual harassment and retaliation
A complaint filed last week on behalf of Julia Ryan names the newsroom’s parent company and its CEO Griffin Gaffney
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 17/09/2026
San Francisco cyclists have long been familiar with the cryptic symbols and images populating the city’s bike lanes, which produce feelings ranging from scorn to delight. Gazetteer has finally decoded their origin, if not necessarily their meaning…
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Bike lane markings of the damned
Deciphering the messy, sometimes bizarre, temporary bike lane markings across the city
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Cydney Hayes @cydhayes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hard not to feel insane as a tech reporter when last week was all “AI is gonna kill us all imminently” and this week it’s this
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 16/09/2026
In August, we finally got to speak (on a payphone, no less) with "Scooter," a mastermind behind the upcoming Daniel Lurie adult film. Scooter promised five minutes, but we managed to get a little bit more from him.
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A quickie with the man behind ‘Let’s Blow San Francisco’
‘Scooter’ hopped into a phone booth (really) to discuss his 40-page script for a Daniel Lurie-themed porno and his ongoing difficulty finding his leading mayor
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 15/09/2026
Three former employees of Daeho Kalbijjim and Beef Soup, the acclaimed Korean restaurant chain with locations in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, have sued the company, alleging unpaid wages and patterns of sexual and racial harassment.
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Korean restaurant chain Daeho sued by three ex-employees, alleging unpaid wages and harassment
The California Civil Rights Department granted their attorney the go-ahead to file the lawsuit
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 15/09/2026
“I think Marc Benioff wants to do the right thing... Salesforce has done a lot to be really inclusive,” one Dreamforce attendee who stopped by the protest said. “But when they are providing software that enables ICE to do what they do, it feels like they don’t share my values.”
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Dreamforce protestors demand Marc Benioff ‘support democracy’
Despite his ICE jokes and closeness to Trump, union organizers and activists believe the Salesforce CEO will still fight for progressive causes
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Cydney Hayes @cydhayes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’ll be covering Dreamforce all week! Send me tips on Signal at cyd.01 ✉️ Or if you see me running around the Moscone in my Gazetteer hat come say hi :D
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 14/09/2026
Is it the end of humanity, a political conspiracy, or a secret third thing? We break down the feverish doomsday narrative spurred by AI researchers in this week's Manic Monday.
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What should we make of the AI doomsday campaign?
Plus, Daniel Lurie fumbles a TikTok post (RARE!)
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Matt Haber @habermatt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Happy 50th @motherjones.com! You’re still kicking ass.
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 14/09/2026
At the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, our city reporter Joel Rosenblatt encountered Batman and Buddha, Shiva, Shakti, and Jesus. He also interviewed the people practicing Jungian therapy, which seems like a possible antidote to the craziness enveloping our daily lives.
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Jung people these days
Plumbing the depths of the Mission’s C.G. Jung Institute, where symbols are interpreted and archetypes are interrogated
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 12/09/2026
“There’s a long tradition of libraries being shut down and destroyed by the powerful,” said the Internet Archive founder. “The good news is, we’re still here.” Sofi Cisneros goes inside the Funston Avenue library that houses the massive digital archive:
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Brewster Kahle’s Memory Palace
In a time when everyone from the Trump administration to the companies serving up your daily doomscroll wants to erase the past, the Internet Archive refuses to forget
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SUP Mktg Dir @supmktg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Available now! Order on www.sup.org, or on Bookshop.org, or at a bookseller near you. bookshop.org/p/books/what...
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diego@estupido.fyi @estupido.fyi · 11/09/2026
the guy who made me read Clausewitz and Bismarck when i was 19 makes some good points
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Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Really loved talking with @sf.gazetteer.co about WHAT TECH CALLS GOVERNING!!!
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 11/09/2026
For one day, on Aug. 26, a hundred restaurants around the world adopted a simple premise: Eat what you want, pay what you can. Local restaurateurs who partook say the model, which defies the typical norms of food service, is not without its kinks, though they were far outshone by the positives.
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Two restaurants try the ‘pay what you can’ model for a day
This year, 100 restaurants across Mexico, the US, Europe, and Asia participated in what is being pegged as the ‘global day of hospitality’
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 11/09/2026
Two brand-new dryers are still out of order at Bali Laundry after a "big group" of Burners hit the Frederick Street laundromat to clean up post-Playa. “It’s annoying, but at the very least it seems like they agreed to pay the price for the tech,” said co-owner Joshua Redpath.
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Burning Man dirt costs first-time laundromat owners hundreds of dollars in damage
Local laundromats are forced to deal with broken machines and filthy floors every year when Burners return to the city
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 11/09/2026
Mother Jones is a bonafide SF institution, and the intrepid magazine is celebrating 50 years in the city. We sat down with CEO Monika Bauerlein to reflect on indie journalism, the Oakland exodus, and whether SF is SO back:
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Face Time: Monika Bauerlein is too busy to celebrate
As Mother Jones turns 50 this year, its CEO isn’t looking back
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 10/09/2026
DOGE. Prop 22. Network state projects. If tech continues to capture power in America, what exactly does it mean for our government? We called up @adriandaub.bsky.social, author of the new book 'What Tech Calls Governing,' to find out. Read our Q&A with the writer, podcaster, and Stanford professor:
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Adrian Daub knows what tech wants from politics: ‘Control without responsibility’
The author of ‘What Tech Calls Governing’ on DOGE, AI, and our chances of pushing back
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 10/09/2026
Origin, the popular nightclub on Fillmore St., could soon get evicted after owing its landlords $432,000 in back rent.
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Fillmore nightclub Origin could get evicted
The popular venue’s owners owe more than $400K in back rent, according to a lawsuit by its landlord
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 10/09/2026
Have you ever wondered why people run for San Francisco Supervisor, a commitment as consuming as a full-time job? I shadowed District 10 candidate J.R. Eppler to find out what the local campaign trail demands: sf.gazetteer.co/the-loneline...
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The loneliness of the long shot candidate
Undeterred by dogs, billionaires, and other serious obstacles, attorney J.R. Eppler is running for D10 supervisor
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Matt Haber @habermatt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A story so nutrient rich, it’s helping other stories to bloom.
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 09/09/2026
The Philz Coffee location at 1110 Ocean Avenue, along with three more locations in Glendale, Cupertino, and Torrance, filed for union elections Tuesday. The Ocean Avenue location, which employs 13 people, is the first SF location to unionize.
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First San Francisco Philz location unionizes
Four California locations of San Francisco-founded and private equity-owned coffee chain have filed for elections
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Gazetteer SF @sf.gazetteer.co · 09/09/2026
Ahead of her stint at the Berkeley Rep, @margaretcho.bsky.social made time to talk with @zackruskin.bsky.social about ICE, Lindsey Graham, and the greatest city in the world: sf.gazetteer.co/dont-mess-wi...
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Don’t mess with Margaret Cho’s dog
As the fearless San Francisco-born comedian brings her one-woman show ‘Choligarchy’ to the Berkeley Rep, she wants to remind you that cringe is an underrated form of courage
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