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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

“There’s a long tradition of libraries being shut down and destroyed by the powerful. It used to be king and church; now it’s corporations and governments,” Brewster Kahle, founder of the @archive.org tells Sofi Cisneros: sf.gazetteer.co/brewster-kah...

The Chinatown stabbing was scary. The discourse around it may be scarier Critics like Garry Tan, Susan Dyer Reynolds, and others are adding bias to a senseless act

Why did racist assumptions about the Chinatown stabber spread before any details about his identity came out?

Thank some of the city's loudest reactionaries, who forward false narratives about Black-on-Asian crime and blame "progressive" politics as the boogeyman.

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Lord of the fleas For indie and emerging vendors, Fog City Flea Trading Post seemed like an ideal place to reach customers and build their brands. The biggest downside: owner James Morelos

In the wake of Fog City Flea Trading Post's abrupt shutdown, current and former business owners who have sold at Fog City describe a culture of fear, delayed payments, and mismanagement all led by owner James Morelos: sf.gazetteer.co/lord-of-the-...

Finally, a defense of brainrot It's a modern virtue, so says an AI exec. Plus, send me tips about the gaming industry

It's Manic Monday! This week, we're talking the virtue of brainrot, the leaked Anthropic memo, and more.

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Unmade beds: Inside the RESET Center rollout Mayor Lurie wants to put the fentanyl crisis to rest, but is the new RESET center the best way to do it?

From our second print issue: Joel Rosenblatt on the promise and on-the-ground reality of the city’s RESET center: sf.gazetteer.co/unmade-beds-...

Our distribution squad is out again today dropping issues of Gazetteer SF issue 2 around town. Feel something real and grab a copy!

Former Twitter CFO takes the stand in Federal Court Ned Segal, now a high-ranking City Hall official, offered his buttoned-up version of the months leading to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform

At Elon Musk’s fraud trial in San Francisco, former Twiter CFO is Ned Segal is a foil for the impulsive billionaire:

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Cover of Gazetteer San Francisco Issue 02 featuring Marc Benioff and the headline IS MARC BENIOFF THE UNFUNNIEST CEO IN SAN FRANCISCO?

Need something to read this weekend? Grab Issue 2 of Gazetteer San Francisco, available starting today at the best cafes, bars, and bookstores around the city.

If you spot us in the wild, text us a pic: (415) 787-6570.

Musk’s attorneys: Judge too cozy with Ned Segal 'I asked him to please say hello to the mayor for me,’ judge explained

Elon Musk’s lawyer objected to a judge's cozy expression of friendship with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie:

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Nazis in Your Neighborhood: Anti-fascist researchers out an extremist music label operating in the Tenderloin Based in a supportive housing building, the one-man distributor sells fascist music and merch from all over the world

NEW: A man in the Tenderloin is operating a fascist music label that promotes Neo-Nazi materials from all over the world.

Here's how antifascist researchers found him — and what he has to say now that he's been outed:

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Highwire Coffee’s Montclair location abruptly closes, lays off staff Unionized employees cite harassment and retaliation at the popular coffeeshop

Employees of Highwire Coffee's Montclair location are left without answers after the East Bay coffee company laid off all of the cafe’s employees and announced the location’s abrupt closure amid union bargaining:

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Elon Musk on the stand in SF: ‘I believe in truth and transparency’ The ‘builder, engineer, creator, and entrepreneur’ defends himself against claims that he hurt Twitter’s value before buying the social media platform

“I believe in truth and transparency... I speak what’s on my mind, the market determines whether it’s material or not,” Elon Musk said in Federal Court today: sf.gazetteer.co/elon-musk-on...

Soon Technology is tech-pilled and loving it A Vice Media alum’s ‘new media’ company offers up friendly coverage to an increasingly controversial industry

Last month, a coterie of AI hypemen and internet microcelebrities gathered in the Marina Theater to celebrate the launch of Soon Technology, a 'new media' company backed by tech money and access.

Here's what we know about the startup so far:
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Brooke Jenkins: Stop making billionaires ‘the enemy’ The District Attorney was anything but moderate in her support of the city’s wealthiest

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins once claimed she was a "progressive," then shifted to the label of "centrist."

Whatever the ideology may be, there's one thing Jenkins wants to defend in San Francisco: The ultra-wealthy.

Here's what she said: sf.gazetteer.co/brooke-jenki...

Noise Pop’s space travel and Muni rides Jay Som and Sun Ra Arkestra brought their fans to transcendence, but only one shouted out KEXP’s Cheryl Waters from the stage

Gazetteer SF spent our Saturday night at Noise Pop, and witnessed Jay Som and Sun Ra Arkestra send their fans to transcendence: sf.gazetteer.co/noise-pops-s...

Wars within wars Anthropic’s loss is OpenAI’s gain. Plus, the mysterious “Dime” appears at Sightglass

It's Manic Monday. This week, OpenAI snatches the Pentagon contract, the mysterious “Dime” appears in Sightglass, and YC founders hope to find love in a hopeless place.

Read the rundown:
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City Roots: It’s time for late winter planting Urban agriculturalist and educator Thomas Abbott answers your questions about how and what to grow in San Francisco’s many microclimates

Do you have questions about how to grow plants for food, medicine, beauty, or joy in San Francisco?

Send them to info@gazetteer.co and urban gardening expert Thomas Abbott may answer them: sf.gazetteer.co/city-roots-i...

The tweet that may cost Elon Musk $1 billion The X owner will be in a San Francisco court for a fraud trial related to his purchase of Twitter

Elon Musk faces a fraud trial starting today in San Francisco over his acquisition of Twitter. In an unusual twist, Alex Spiro is both his lead lawyer and a witness:
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A sandwich to rival Philly’s best It takes Matt Kosoy three days to achieve perfection at Jerry’s Roast Pork and one lunchtime to ask, jeet yet?

For this month’s Order Up, Omar Mamoon can’t get enough of Jerry’s Roast Pork sandwiches at Embarcadero Center: sf.gazetteer.co/a-sandwich-t...

Table for 400 A group of young Bay Area Muslims is hosting a free outdoor dinner to break bread, pray, and teach their neighbors about Ramadan

Tonight, some 400 friends, neighbors, and strangers will gather on 20th Street between Folsom and Harrison Streets at sundown for a free iftar, the nightly meal served to break fast by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan.

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Fog City Flea will temporarily close Ferry Building store for downsizing The tourist-beloved indie crafts and apparel market will reopen in a smaller space

Fog City Flea Trading Post is closing its popular Ferry Building location and will be reopening later this year in a smaller space: sf.gazetteer.co/fog-city-fle...

The Strokes are slouching towards Bill Graham The seminal NYC band returns to SF in April after a legendarily bad Outside Lands performance

The Strokes are returning to San Francisco — wonderful news for anyone nostalgic for post-9/11 NYC. sf.gazetteer.co/the-strokes-...

The spiritual center of the Financial District Temple of Soma, a new psychedelic church on Kearny Street, wants to lovingly guide you in mushroom-enabled worship

Inside the Temple of Soma, a church that worships their god by taking psilocybin, a naturally-occurring psychedelic compound found in over 200 mushroom species.

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Guerrilla outdoor campaign decrying ‘GROK CHILD PORN’ appears around the city The mysterious marketing push comes amid public uproar and international investigations into sex abuse material generated by Elon Musk’s chatbot

Anti-Grok wheatpastes and billboards have been spotted at at least five local sites, but so far no one has taken credit for the project.

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Think AI sucks? So do porn creators.
(And you should always listen to sex workers.)

Thank you @cydhayes.bsky.social @sf.gazetteer.co for a tech spotlight from our perspectives. Quotes by myself and the brilliant @siridahl.com and @mikestabile.bsky.social of @fsc.bsky.social.

Who (allegedly) runs tech? Two magazines investigate. Plus, the people want a ‘Silicon Valley’ reboot

We read those two articles dominating everyone's timelines this weekend. We have thoughts.

Welcome back to Manic Monday.
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How the uncanny valley could kill the Valley Porn performer Siri Dahl and others have started sounding the alarm about AI's impacts on privacy, free speech, and legal sex work

Doxxing performers, advancing moral panics, and pushing the popular definiton of "porn" toward dark and illegal places.

Why AI pornslop is bad news for the adult industry:
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Who goes AI? An interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game from the 1940s is updated for our age

It is an interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game to play: sf.gazetteer.co/who-goes-ai

San Francisco Standard is going ‘AI-native’ A $150,000 grant from the Lenfest Institute is fueling a new app and more

The San Francisco Standard is going full "AI-native" with a $150k grant and ideas for a mobile app. Here's why:

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You can make this cake at home. Don’t. Frances in the Castro is the only place in the city to get this simply delectable cake

Chef-owner Melissa Perello's Michelin accolades make this homely cake all the more enticing, eschewing swank for sensibility and leaving diners with something that feels deeply personal.

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