We've been going through by hand to find the Starbucks locations that are closing in the Bay Area - I passed off duties after we found 7 in SF, 3 in Oakland, 1 each in Berkeley and Emeryville and 0 in Alameda. The list has grown from there and will continue to: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇

Great to have Mayor Daniel Lurie at our San Francisco Structures event this morning.

This article has 4 reporters on the byline and I'm sure just as many if not more editors had their hands in it. They should all be gravely embarrassed and consider deeply rethinking their news judgment.

The final out 🏆 Holy Toledo, what a night!

OAKLAND WE DID IT!!!! 🏆

San Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) reacts after accidentally hitting me with his helmet. It was my fault. I got too close. But he was so nice and apologized.

NEW: This is a story I worked really hard on. I spoke to four American trans people about why they're claiming asylum in Canada or the Netherlands. It's an eye-opening window into just how unsafe people now feel here — and what drove them to that point. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Schizophrenia-focused MapLight Therapeutics seeks IPO amid biotech industry slump - San Francisco Business Times www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

turns out Tesla's Austin "robotaxis" have crashed three times already, apparently within the first ~7,000 miles of operation! two appear to be the Tesla getting hit, but one was clearly the Tesla hitting a stationary object, resulting in minor injuries not great!! www.forbes.com/sites/bradte...

I'm at the S.F. Federal Reserve this morning, where I will interview President Mary Daly as part of a program on AI's effects on lower- and my middle-income workers. You can check out the livestream and send me questions here: www.frbsf.org/news-and-med...

Can't beat the view from Faction in Alameda.

Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

Trippiest ride on the Transbay station escalator is when the dance lessons are going on in Salesforce Park up top.

When I set up a chat with the CEO of two of the largest bookstore chains in the world, I never expected him to say this within a few minutes: "In an ideal world, there would be no chains." Here's what else the Barnes & Noble CEO told me about Books Inc. and more www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

Bay Area book lovers - I am interviewing the CEO of Barnes & Noble tomorrow about the acquisition of Books Inc. If you have specific questions about the plans for this historic independent bookstore chain, please fire away! Previous coverage: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/

The U.S. economy probably added half as many jobs in the 12 months ending in March as previously reported, according to the preliminary benchmark revision data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. #NumbersDay www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

When you know you're at the right bar

Remember when companies actually had to disclose when they were laying off hundreds of employees, through an 8K with the SEC, instead of piecemeal state-by-state notifications that force you to go fishing and still maybe not get the full scope?

Salesforce is indeed laying off workers again, as its CEO publicly touts his ability to cut headcount thanks to AI while bringing in record revenue. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

An S.F. doctor developed breast cancer, and was determined to preserve the feeling in her chest. So she avoided mastectomy, then worked with her husband to develop a breakthrough surgery that maintains the nerves. Now, she must have the surgery she invented. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

I got to ride under the Golden Gate today

Seeing stuff like this just reminds me of years of my crunchy Bay Area friends telling me "Sure, Elon is lying about FSD and timelines and the SolarCity acquisition and all the stuff thats pissing you off, but its all to fight climate change!" No, its not. And never was.

What I see when any OpenAI or "Sam Altman says" story pops up.

The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions report on Michigan will be released at noon ET.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, responds to Elon Musk’s threat to sue Apple over what Musk claims are antitrust violations.

Let's focus on qualifications: Antoni finished grad school 5 years ago at Northern Illinois with no distinction. Dissertation: No focus on labor or data collection. Zero publications. One lifetime citation (by a former colleague). This record would not earn you a job as junior economist at BLS.

I was fortunate to sit down recently with the CEO of Code for America, @amandarenteria.bsky.social, to discuss digitizing government systems. I was struck by the humility in their approach, which of course led to a discussion of Elon and DOGE. Full interview: www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

Canadians are keeping their sense of humor (oops, I mean "humour").

First stop in Victoria. Wife: "You sure you want to wait in this line?" Me: "If I ever see a line this long for fish on a pier in a fishing town, I get in line."

Enjoying a beautiful BC Day weekend in Vancouver with the family.

Cutting past jobs reports has been a big thing for more than a year now - I dove into why it happens and what you should take from it last year with a couple really smart folks. (Starts 12 minutes in) youtu.be/uuFWv8xZBuw?...

The Creamery closed down in 2020, and has been an eyesore across from the Caltrain station in downtown San Francisco since. Now, the site of the tech scene's favorite S.F. cafe will be reborn for the AI era, with robots and "tech-forward" drinks. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

Pictures never do food justice, but this ceviche I had at Parche tonight was the most gorgeous plate I've ever eaten.

Support your local newsrooms, especially the ones that do work for the public interest. Hopefully they will survive all of their work being lifted without attribution or pageviews

important context for headlines like this: Altman also runs a company (Worldcoin) that he claims will solve this problem he also created

Oakland's historic Greyhound bus station was decommissioned four years ago and looms empty in Uptown. But the property has been purchased, and a filing shows plans for an event space with a rooftop bar. From what we can tell, the owners know Bay Area nightlife. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

In N Out's CEO went on a conservative anti-abortion activist's podcast to announce she's moving the company from California to Tennessee. California's Chik Fil A is showing it's true colors. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Please peep the sign Slim is holding and then Stewie and Madam President's reactions 😭🤣💰

The White House touted the purported change from cooking its fries in sunflower oil after a viral social media post on April 1.

The court at the Chase Center is already up after last night's game - we will be hosting our Business of Sports event here this morning.

Former 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki's nonprofit closes deal to buy the genetic testing company in a bankruptcy court sale. Here's what it means for the company, customers and shareholders. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

No-one knows what anything means anymore, but... Trump called for the resignation of Fed Chair Jay Powell around the time you might expect his staff to have shown him a preview of tomorrow's jobs numbers. It would be illegal and unethical to even hint at such confidential info, but... y'know...

thinking about putting this in baseball terms as "the rockies and angels getting into a bidding war on a free agent"

Me looking at the rest of the country from California after reading this article. www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...

Fares were supposed to increase this morning across Bay Area transit services - instead, we pay nothing.