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Black business owners looking to reclaim Fillmore's legacy take matters into their own hands Neighborhood neglected as City Hall focuses on revitalizing downtown, but merchants envision a place bustling with Black food, culture, and people

The Fillmore, once known as the "Harlem of the West," has lost a lot of Black culture, Black people, and Black-owned businesses over the past few decades. Now, there's a group of Black business owners working to reclaim the Fillmore's legacy.

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It's been one year since Gazetteer SF launched! And with a year comes some big changes, including starting up on Bluesky.

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will always love two-way wiggs

Meta is assembling a new team to hunt down leakers - Gazetteer SF Enter the Insider Trust team

👀 Meta is trying to close the floodgates on leaks with a new internal security team called Insider Trust sf.gazetteer.co/meta-is-asse...

The state of DEI in tech is grim these days, but there’s a short list of companies still willing to acknowledge that diversity is a good thing… at least for now.

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Employees had until EOD on Monday to get rid of them in email signatures

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or mt davidson

probably somewhere in mclaren park

oh nice! it'll be my second season with defense dogs. see ya out there!

love your coverage!! also, word on the street is you play in the sfgsl? which team are you on?

Yep, here's the ripple effect

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Not gonna lie, I'd prob pay for this if it meant the Waymo would wait longer.

Waymo considering monthly robotaxi membership in SF

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oh no. lmk how that works out for you lol

Business owners expect the All-Star game to be ‘bonkers,’ but in a good way - Gazetteer SF The NBA All-Star game is coming to the Chase Center

Che Fico Pizzeria’s co-owner told us the plan is “to sling as many pies as humanly possible”

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jfc

that ain't right

San Francisco’s Internet Archive fighting erasure of DEI, Jan. 6 materials - Gazetteer SF Archivists with the organization’s Wayback Machine now trying to predict what Trump might scrub next

SF's Internet Archive is trying to figure out what comes next amid Trump's nonsense

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everything's fine

nothing can keep loon dawg down!

Mayor Lurie’s freeze on contracts throws yet another wrench in the great custom trash can debacle - Gazetteer SF The city has been working to replace those green bins for years, but the dream of a perfect can seems farther away now than ever

"But I think for the vast majority of San Francisco, the priority should just be more trash cans,” Supervisor Danny Sauter said.

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...jfc

SCOOP w/ @mrd.news: Meta quietly scrapped all mentions of LGBTQ-affirming care for employees from its public-facing benefits page. After we asked, a Meta spokesperson said it was "removed in error."

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FYI companies are marketing digital payday loans as “safe” but they’re really just the same old predatory services with a fintech veneer

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Rikki’s, bar focused on women’s sports, has found its spot in the city The planned launch of Rikki’s, a San Francisco bar focused on women’s sports, has found a location in the city for its spring opening.

Rikki's, the women's sports bar coming to San Francisco this year, finally has a location | @sfchronicle.com

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hell yeah

So the entire “personality” of the “queer Black momma” AI that a team of white men at Meta made in 2023 was based on being “sassy.”

Sounds about right.

Waymo, Google, Airbnb and Figma all had magicians at their parties this year, joining a long list of tech companies that have brought some magical razzle-dazzle to their holiday parties in the past few years.

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idk about y'all but i'm very pumped for the Valkyries season to tip off next year

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