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SF blackout: Power restored to majority of impacted customers; Waymo remains suspended
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) Mayor urges residents to stay home as many stoplights and public transit lines remain inoperative One-third of San Francisco residents were without power for hours on Saturday before power began to be restored throughout large chunks of the city at…...
Meet the Lurie-loving crypto bro helping lead Powell Street’s turnaround
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1181+ words) An unlikely character is spearheading the glow-up of one of SF's most important retail corridors. Max Raskin is not a name that rings out on Powell Street. He's not a tech billionaire, a legacy developer, or a City Hall insider....
SF politicos threatened federal agents with arrest. Cops call it fake news
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (774+ words) Brooke Jenkins and Nancy Pelosi are talking tough, but officers on the ground say it's largely political theater. Two of San Francisco's most prominent politicians " former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins " have threatened the arrest of…...
At the inaugural SlutCon, ‘flirt girls’ teach tech guys how to woo women
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1272+ words) A visit to a three-day conference in the East Bay, where men paid thousands to learn how to not give women the ick. At various points last weekend, 10 different men asked Cassie, a 28-year-old petite brunette wearing a lime green…...
Inside Silicon Valley’s strangest founder getaway
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (881+ words) Call it the anti-"Mountainhead": A 23-acre complex of hooks, bones, and antique rifles is an unlikely hideaway for Palantir execs and AI founders. In the scenic coastal retreat of Carmel, a sprawling compound full of taxidermy, relics, and artifacts…...