9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
What San Francisco Says About America
The New York Times
6 min read · 62 saves · From 2017 · After 27 years reporting abroad, I rediscovered a land of sustainable pot, sleek Teslas and easy credit.
BuzzFeed
Uber Is Laying The Groundwork For Perpetual Rides In San Francisco
BuzzFeed
3 min read · 31 saves · From 2015 · A new Uber feature called Smart Routes encourages San Francisco riders to request UberPool rides along particular routes for maximum efficiency.
The Atlantic
The City That Apps Built, or Destroyed
The Atlantic
10 min read · 50 saves · 2019-04-19 · An unprecedented analysis of who is buying San Francisco property
Fast Company
The newest hot coworking space costs just $2.25 an hour, because it is a parking spot
Fast Company
3 min read · 91 saves · 2019-04-30 · WePark shows that in cities like San Francisco, coworking is unaffordable to many, and the sheer volume of free space allocated to parked cars could be put to much better use.
The Guardian
'We all suffer': why San Francisco techies hate the city they transformed
The Guardian
~11 min read · 87 saves · 2019-07-01 · Amid a homelessness crisis, sky-high rent and a surplus of rich people, insiders bemoan the effects of their own industry
Mike Davidson
Three Years in San Francisco » Mike Industries
Mike Davidson
21 saves · From 2016 · I had only been to San Francisco on random business trips and a couple of times with my family when I was very young. It seemed like a place I might live if I had never found Seattle.
It was go-time …
medium.com
An honest guide to the San Francisco startup life
medium.com
7 min read · 53 saves · From 2015 · Stationed on the West Coast of the United States, flanked by the blue hues of the Pacific Ocean, is a city that’s home to some of the…
The New Yorker
How San Francisco Renamed Its Schools
The New Yorker
7 min read · 56 saves · Feb 6th · The president of the San Francisco Board of Education discusses the controversies around reopening and renaming her district’s schools, including questions about how to view the legacies of complex…
mhudack.com
San Francisco: now with more dystopia
mhudack.com
2 min read · 58 saves · From 2017 · I visited San Francisco for the first time in a year last week. Someone turned up the dystopian dial 20% while I was away. I stayed in a hotel downtown. At about ten on the night I arrived I decided…
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VentureBeat
Waymo begins robo-taxi tests in San Francisco
VentureBeat
4 min read · 24 saves · Feb 17th · Alphabet's Waymo says it has begun piloting a ride-hailing service for its employees in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The New York Times
In San Francisco, Turmoil Over Reopening Schools Turns a City Against Itself
The New York Times
8 min read · 19 saves · Mar 29th · The San Francisco school board has infuriated parents and the mayor. Now it has descended into chaos over accusations of racism.
mathonan.substack.com
A note from San Francisco
mathonan.substack.com
7 min read · 33 saves · Mar 3rd · Hello, I hope this finds you well.
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
Witnesses: Elderly Asian Woman Beats Up Man Attacking Her In San Francisco
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
3 min read · 14 saves · Mar 17th · An elderly woman being attacked on Market St. in San Francisco Wednesday - the latest victim in a wave of attacks on Asians in the Bay Area - turned the tables on her assailant, leaving him with…
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jasonevanish.com
25 Things I wish I knew before moving to San Francisco
jasonevanish.com
16 saves · From 2013 · I moved to San Francisco 9 months ago from the East Coast bastion of Boston. Despite having experience living in a major US city, I found quite a few surprises coming here. Some have been great, w…
youtube.com
San Francisco Shut Down: COVID-19 Quarantine
youtube.com
36 saves · 2020-03-25 · San Francisco shelter-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Driving through San Francisco during the pandemic is jaw dropping. Thankfully few people are out...
TechCrunch
After the end of the startup era
TechCrunch
7 min read · 547 saves · From 2017 · There’s a weird feeling afoot these days, in the Valley, and in San Francisco. Across the rest of the world — Denver, Santiago, Toronto, Berlin, “Silicon Glen,” “Silicon Alley,” “Silicon Roundabout“,…
The New York Times
How to Feel Nothing Now, in Order to Feel More Later
The New York Times
5 min read · 109 saves · 2019-11-07 · A day of dopamine fasting in San Francisco.
thebolditalic.com
It’s Time to Leave San Francisco
thebolditalic.com
7 min read · 82 saves · From 2018 · That’s it. The Kevin Roose article in the New York Times did it for you. It’s time to leave San Francisco. It’s time to leave Silicon…
The New York Times
San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History
The New York Times
6 min read · 28 saves · 2019-06-28 · The school board has voted to destroy public murals by a New Deal-era Communist.
The New York Times
Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco
The New York Times
8 min read · 68 saves · From 2018 · San Francisco's middle class, including teachers, copywriters and more, are engaging in an unusual experiment in communal living. Starcity, a new developer, is creating dorm rooms expressly for them.
medium.com
How to save San Francisco
medium.com
8 min read · 27 saves · From 2017 · It goes much deeper than “build more housing”
SFGATE
Coyotes are being seen on the empty streets of San Francisco
SFGATE
3 min read · 36 saves · 2020-03-26 · By Andrew Chamings Updated 1:35 pm PDT, Thursday, March 26, 2020 A coyote in San Francisco during the coronavirus shutdown. A coyote in San Francisco during the coronavirus shutdown. Photo: Twitter /…
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