What’s maddening about this is that the Trump admin has been actively making life miserable for Ukrainians like Zarutska as part of its anti-refugee agenda, but MAGA doesn’t give a shit about any of that if there’s a useful tragedy to exploit in service of a more important anti-black agenda.

It's wild, but perhaps completely unsurprising, how white supremacist messaging has become normalized in America under the guise of "speaking truth." The whole point of a dogwhistle is that some people won't notice it. Great work by @cydhayes.bsky.social

Scratch got a nice little write-up in @sf.gazetteer.co today. (Thanks, @cydhayes.bsky.social!) sf.gazetteer.co/a-beloved-ma...

Incredible news

When Manjula Martin first read the draft of an interview that appeared this week in her new newsletter 'Scratch,' she was moved to tears. The topic? Freelancer taxes. sf.gazetteer.co/a-beloved-ma...

A director-level staffer is claiming her male supervisor repeatedly made “unwelcome, offensive, severe, and pervasive” comments about female employees’ appearances, weight, and social media presence, among other allegations. sf.gazetteer.co/chan-zuckerb...

It is 2026 in America, and everything is gambling. Read @cydhayes.bsky.social's dispatch from last week's Game Developers Conference: sf.gazetteer.co/when-you-lan...

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: sf.gazetteer.co/soon-technol...

got a seat on the train during rush hour both ways today. God is so good

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. sf.gazetteer.co/guerrilla-ou...

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.

Thank you to Cydney Hayes and @sf.gazetteer.co for this story about how AI is affecting the adult industry and its workers! Also featured in this piece are @jizlee.bsky.social and @mikestabile.bsky.social sf.gazetteer.co/how-the-unca...

Huge thanks to @siridahl.com @jizlee.bsky.social and @mikestabile.bsky.social their expertise and insights on this one! Read my latest feature on AI and porn:

a real regular degular group of dudes (and one girl)

Some of the city's most experienced 911 dispatchers tell Gazetteer that the dispatch office is in dire straits due to poor management, broken equipment, flawed training, and low morale. The dispatchers fear it could get somebody killed. Exclusive: subtxt.to/2N6EaRr

never in my life have I though strobe lights would give me a stroke until I saw The Moment. Felt like being on my phone in an uber

Substack substack substack……

Sometimes I wish I lived in a more obscure part of the city, just so I could get a seat on muni during rush hour

BOT LOBSTAH!!!

Today I took a break from taking tech discourse straight to the dome and went beekeeping

Monday's news of an OpenAI hardware launch comes amid a flurry of disparate product announcements, every one seemingly an attempt to generate more serious revenue for the still-unprofitable company. sf.gazetteer.co/what-exactly...

Extremely weird vibes at the gap store

This was one of the most interesting, candid conversations I’ve had while reporting from the tech beat. @anildash.com did NOT pull any punches diagnosing what is happening with the tech industry. If you feel like tech shit is melting your brain lately, read this

One of the points I tried to make clear in having this conversation was: I’m not a radical. I am a *boring middle-aged dad*, who’s raised tens of millions of dollars in venture capital, and worked in tech for decades. I have not lost my mind, or become an extremist. THEY DID.

Meet Union Square's newest small business owners, an energetic pair of former tech reporters who Mayor Daniel Lurie teasingly called 'overwhelming': sf.gazetteer.co/move-fast-an...

'In the isolating, brain-melting age of AI, all sorts of people across the Bay Area are turning — or, returning — to print,' writes @cydhayes.bsky.social. Read our feature on the print wave, now available online: sf.gazetteer.co/print-is-for...

This town… snoozeville!!!!

this was a fun one. Will probably say more about the Latin mass on substack later

Our own @eddiekimx.bsky.social, @cydhayes.bsky.social, @joshuabote.com took home awards at last night’s San Francisco Press Club Awards. Read their winning stories here: sf.gazetteer.co/gazetteer-ta...

come gossip about your tech holiday party w me ❤️ cyd.01 on signal

Can a tech company use a well-known meme from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”? We asked an expert and checked in with Charlie Day’s management who hadn’t seen the ads: sf.gazetteer.co/charlie-days...

What is up with tech people never holding the door for others

SCOOP: A local tattoo artist said she was contacted by the City about an unpermitted tattoo event at last month's TechCrunch Disrupt convention. sf.gazetteer.co/department-o...

How do you dismantle the oppressiveness of today's tech industry? Start by deconstructing its devices. sf.gazetteer.co/mending-the-...

hm sure hope no one does a heist tn

More than 100 have signed up to get tattooed at TechCrunch Disrupt this week: “It’s for the plot” sf.gazetteer.co/who-gets-a-t...

ICYMI: Last Friday, our tech reporter @cydhayes.bsky.social went to an AI panel at the Commonwealth Club, where she found furloughed congressmen, Eastern spirituality, and NSFW groupchats. sf.gazetteer.co/the-american...

Wrote about the government shutdown, venture capitalism, Eastern spirituality, and boobs sf.gazetteer.co/the-american...

I spent a few weeks interviewing gig workers who sell their voices, bodies, behaviors, and other biometric data to AI startups building chabots and BCI technologies. (a thread) sf.gazetteer.co/artificializ...

And if you don’t wanna gossip in public (so fair) message me privately on Signal: cyd.01

I will be at Moscone West covering TechCrunch Disrupt for @sf.gazetteer.co all week! I will also be wearing The Hat™️ all week! If you see me come give me your startup gossip pls (~˘▾˘)~

Can’t wait to moderate this talk :D This panel will accompany the feature I’m currently writing about the rise of print media, largely in response to the rise of AI slop and surveillance capitalism Look out for the article coming soon, and come hang w us at Chat Room Nov 19!

“There’s a certain point where it looks good because there's enough. But you don't get there overnight,” said Brooke Janser. “If someone commits and it's a good foundation, then they leave the foundation and let people build.” sf.gazetteer.co/if-these-wal...

It is spooky season. And the sf billboards are indeed spooky

Last week, our tech reporter stopped by a tech week pop-up for an insurance startup—and stumbled upon a plan to build a VC-funded nation.

if you read the approach that tells me a lot about you (complimentary)

What does the local art world think of Big Art Loop's big proposal? sf.gazetteer.co/the-burning-...

this is great reporting about gross rich dudes littering the city with their leftover burning man junk

I’ll be moderating a panel about print media for this!

Marketing stunts? For tech week? Groundbreaking….