the chronicle solely exists to push conservative car-brained click bait into the local news they are a terrible news outlet you should not give your money to

The V02 max craze has serious flaws. I reviewed the problems erictopol.substack.com/p/the-flawed...

Any citrus¹. Reward is not worth the effort even at peak ripeness. ¹ Lemons or limes as juice or garnish excepted.

I just joined the study waiting list!

The Bradford-Hill Criteria give you a scientific checklist that can help you evaluate whether wild health claims are actually true. @sandylaping.bsky.social Read more here:

And now we have a hail storm on the Castro!

Peanut butter and chocolate combination is definitely a childhood acquired taste. No Reese's peanut butter cups or similar when I was a kid. Peanuts? Peanut butter? Chocolate? All delish separately. Combo is just weird.

Mayor Lurie says his Oct. call with Trump helped halt an immigration surge in SF. No notes, emails or call logs have been released. The Sunshine Ordinance Task Force ruled the privilege claim was too broad. Another request produced nothing new. A compliance committee will now review.

There's a few likely consequences of having free buses...and they will probably surprise you! Really happy to be able to share this perspective today in the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...

For the first time in 47 years, San Francisco public school teachers marched the picket line on Monday to strike as schools closed to the district’s 48,000 students. www.sfpublicpress.org/teacher-stri...

Wonderful story about California's mountain lions by @catrineinhorn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

"Newsom is just highly ambitious, strategically dishonest, and blatantly opportunistic" — @gilduran.com in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Age verification?

Everybody else: Wow, that looks amazing!! Me: Those tires are getting wrecked.

Not one business in the Castro is closing in support of the ICE OUT national strike tomorrow missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-i...

If you're looking for a way to support people in #Minneapolis, here is a clearinghouse of organizations and people raising funds linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid

Five years ago, this creature entered my life.

Are you feeling helpless in the face of incredible political uncertainty? Are you angry with what's happening in America right now and want to channel that energy? Here's some ways you can make a difference right now: 1. Volunteer or donate for an election campaign. Local elections matter too!

"This is the tragedy of the people of #Greenland: when they finally get the leverage to assert their dignity and demand recognition from their old master, they are confronted with a new, much stronger and more ruthless colonial master." —Rune Lykkeberg. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

SF transparency watchdog says Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office violated the Sunshine Ordinance by withholding records about his call with President Donald Trump. Committee says attorney-client privilege was applied too broadly — even basic call details were withheld.

"Trump’s attacks on mainstream media have opened a window for journalists who want to operate independently" — @mallorycarra.com With some of my favorite journalists: @marisakabas.bsky.social @evanurquhart.bsky.social @garnethenderson.com @susanrinkunas.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

#SF transparency watchdog says mayor's office illegally refused to release even basic records about his call with #Trump just before a #NationalGuard surge was canceled. The case goes to a task force committee for potential enforcement referral. Learn more at www.sfpublicpress.org/sunshine-tas...

I signed up for this new service to remove personal info from broker databases. Not trivial & I had to provide a fair amount of info to prove my identity, even though I already have a login dot gov account. Time will tell the squeeze/juice ratio. FWIW, I already have an EasyOptOuts account.

Meet Zhe Wu, another one of our amazing reporters. Her work helps power the journalism our community relies on. To support our reporting and the journalists behind it, consider making a gift before the New Year. www.sfpublicpress.org/donate/

Since May, residents of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Behavioral Health Center and their supporters have been protesting the city’s plan to remove them to make way for a fully locked psychiatric unit. www.sfpublicpress.org/san-francisc...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has abruptly rescinded a plan to overhaul how it funds local programs serving the homeless, leaving cities unsure how or when billions of federal homelessness dollars will be disbursed. www.sfpublicpress.org/hud-scramble...

The executive director of Hep B Free, an SF-based nonprofit organization promoting medical research and health programs, said the decision was “outrageous and not based on decades of scientific evidence to the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.” www.sfpublicpress.org/as-trump-all...

"the state department of pesticide regulation is largely funded by proceeds from sales of pesticides." Of course this makes complete sense in the dystopian world occupied by the bureaucrats of Sacramento

"Evans said he suspected Newsom was not aware of the proposal." ^This pretty much sums up Newsom's commitment to California. He's failing to pay attention to anything that doesn't help his presidential aspirations

1. Amazon has become a major force in how cities, counties & schools buy basic supplies. Our new report finds Amazon is using opaque pricing algorithms to drive up costs and eliminate transparency—while harming competition by pushing out better-performing independent suppliers.

I'll take early 20th century English science fiction for $200.

The Mayor's office claimed attorney-client privilege to hide records of the Lurie-Trump call about a planned national guard surge to San Francisco, undermining public trust. 🔗https://bit.ly/4oahlo6

All I need to know about this story is in the headline

Why you should continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year!

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I guess there really is no accounting for taste

So far, none of the declared candidates for Pelosi's seat will get my vote. www.kqed.org/news/1206350...

Eric Adams decided to use his last weeks in office to betray all women on behalf of big corporations. Today he vetoed the Cabán-Farías Pay Equity Package, which is designed to shrink the gender pay gap.