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👯 ICYMI, DOUBLE FEATURE: Yesterday we published two stories about bumps in the road — of the literal and metaphorical variety. Catch up 👇

🥁 LIVE EVENT! Let's talk about the future of San Francisco — will it be denser? Taller? More affordable? Join us for a talk and Q&A with @sf-planning.bsky.social Director Sarah Dennis Phillips on Dec. 18 at Manny's. Get your ticket ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/future-cit...

🚧 NEW, BUMP UP: SFMTA is kicking off construction of hundreds of speed bumps — actually, humps, cushions, and tables — that residents have been requesting for years. The agency is playing catch-up while it rethinks its approach. @unazurda.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/hundreds-of-...

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🌁 NEW, POLITICAL FOG OF WAR: 1-week supe Beya Alcaraz might seem like an SF political unicorn. But her record-short tenure is just one in a long string of supervisor scandals, bad ideas, and overall weirdness in the foggy, sleepy Sunset. Grab your 🍿 and read on 👇🏼

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📚 ICYMI, ETHNIC STUDIES STUDY: This summer, SFUSD rushed to find a new curriculum after its own ethnic studies course caused uproar. Now the district has pushed its first review of the pilot. @taybarton.bsky.social reports on how we got here and what's next. thefrisc.com/sfusds-first...

✏️ NEW, EVAL BACKTRACK: A few months into its ethnic studies pilot, SFUSD was due to release a report on its progress. Now there's an additional 3-month wait. @taybarton.bsky.social has the scoop on the delay and some of the controversy behind the new curriculum. thefrisc.com/sfusds-first...

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@myrnamelgard7.bsky.social says there will be a full presentation of every amendment and discussion. Then there will be public comment. "It will be a while." @sfplanning.bsky.social is going to present analysis of each amendment and what's compliant with the state mandate or not.

🧵 ALERT: At 1:30 we'll join the SF supervisors' Land Use Committee for the next episode of Family Zoning Planapalooza. The city's big push for taller, denser neighborhoods got rather complicated two weeks ago, with many amendments in play. Here's our Nov. 3 thread bsky.app/profile/thef...

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💻 ICYMI, SPED TECH: “The language of special education itself is like another language,” says one parent who's been testing out a new #AI tool to translate and simplify special ed plans. But as @taybarton.bsky.social reports, SFUSD has privacy concerns. thefrisc.com/this-ai-soft...

🤖 NEW, AI FOR SPED? Mandated special ed plans are long and dense, especially difficult for non-English speakers to wade through while they wait weeks for a translation. An AI tool offers a solution, but SFUSD isn't on board. @taybarton.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/this-ai-soft...

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"Every day, computers are making people easier to use" In 4 hours ⌚️ our editor Alex Lash will be at Manny's talking (and mocking) tech dystopia with his In Formation Mag conspirators David Temkin & Cyberselfish author Paulina Borsook. Issue #3 available too www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...

🚧 ICYMI, ROAD BLOCK: A project to bring 1.6 miles of street safety upgrades + a protected bike lane to the Bayview was supposed to be a slam dunk. Then 3 people complained there wasn't enough outreach. @unazurda.bsky.social reports on SFMTA's surprising vote to delay. thefrisc.com/bayview-stre...

🚦 NEW, NOT SO FAST: A Bayview project was uncontroversial — until it went up for a vote and three people said SFMTA hadn't done enough outreach. Now it's been delayed indefinitely, and it's unclear how that will affect funding. @unazurda.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/bayview-stre...

📢 LIVE tomorrow: 1️⃣ What tech is doing to us. ✌🏼How to die laughing about it. Join our editor Alex Lash interviewing the conspirators behind tech-critical/satirical In Formation Mag - "Every day, computers are making people easier to use" www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...

Most importantly, I live here, which is what makes it the best neighborhood in SF

🧵 ALERT: in 30 min we’ll be at St. Finn Barr’s Church to hear Mayor Lurie and @myrnamelgard7.bsky.social address the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s quarterly meeting. D7 folks will likely have housing, schools, and more on their minds

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🏗️ TO BUILD, OR NOT TO...: SF's chief economist projected last week the upzoning plan will lead to far fewer homes than expected. But 1 big point of the report has been glossed over: building homes is good for SF, and the more you build, the better. Adam Brinklow reports

🚧 NEW, HOUSING DETOUR? Last week SF's top economist projected that the big #housing plan will allow far fewer homes than expected. Backers & foes wrangled over the report at a hearing, but this larger point got glossed over: building homes reins in housing prices.

🧵 ALERT: At 1:30 we'll join the supervisors' Land Use Cmte for the next tussle over the plan for taller, denser housing across much of SF. It's the 1st hearing since the SF Controller projected last week that the plan wouldn't lead to as much housing as backers hope (or as detractors fear)

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🏆 We are so proud to announce that The Frisc has received TWO Excellence in Journalism awards this year from @spj-norcal.bsky.social, the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists! Read on for the details ⬇️

👻 NEW, GHOST TOUR: When SF outlawed cemeteries, not all of them decamped to Colma. Our new Explore! tour from Adam Brinklow takes you through the Inner Richmond, Laurel Heights, and Lone Mountain to find out where the bodies were buried — and what remains. thefrisc.com/take-our-sf-...

🍎 ICYMI, CHARTER SCHOOL'S IN: Last night SFUSD renewed two Bayview charter schools. One, an elementary school, will cede state control to the district. How did these two charters win while Dragon Gate Academy failed? @taybarton.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/sfusd-will-r...

🚸 NEW: CHARTER COOL? After dismissing the Dragon Gate Academy proposal, charter schools are back on the SFUSD agenda. Read @taybarton.bsky.social's latest before the Board of Ed decides on the fates of two existing Bayview charter schools at 6:30pm. thefrisc.com/sfusd-will-r...

🧵 ALERT: Folks, it's nearly 2pm Tuesday, and the SF Board of Supervisors is about to convene for their regular congregation. We'll be doing it up live - please join us! On the agenda: - Changes to North Beach commercial zoning - New immigrant rights commission - Affordable housing funds

‼️ TRIVIA NIGHT CANCELLED: Hey folks — we've run into some venue complications and have to cancel tomorrow's SF Trivia Night. We're on the lookout for a new space so we can reschedule ASAP. Stay tuned!

🔢 COUNTDOWN TO TRIVIA NIGHT! Our evening of SF-themed fun is only two days away — still plenty of time to gather your team and brush up on our city. See you at Nickie's this Wednesday at 7pm. www.facebook.com/events/11615...

🎲 NEW, HOUSING ROLLBACK? The deadline is near to 👍🏼 a plan for taller, denser #SF housing. As supes make final changes, anything that impedes new homes could draw big @california-hcd.bksy.social penalties. An idea from Sup. Connie Chan could be the biggest wild card 👇🏼

Think you know #SanFrancisco? Join us for a night of SF-themed trivia and local fun at Nickie's! Bring your team, grab a beer, and show off what you know as you compete for prizes and glory. 🔈 COMING UP: Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7pm. www.facebook.com/events/11615...

🪫 ICYMI, E-SCOOTER SAFETY: Electric scooters are seemingly everywhere; an Aug. report from SFMTA shows how dangerous they've become. As SF sees a spike in crashes, other cities have faced their own reckonings. What can we learn? @unazurda.bsky.social reports: thefrisc.com/sfs-electric...

ONE WEEK 'TIL SF TRIVIA NIGHT! 📋 Time to brush up on your #SanFrancisco geography, history, sports, and more. Meet us at Nickie's on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7pm to show off what you know about our city. There will be prizes! www.facebook.com/events/11615...

🛴NEW, MO’ SCOOTERS, MO’ PROBLEMS? Since rentals like Lime and Spin hit SF streets, e-scooter ridership and ownership has surged — along with crashes. @unazurda.bsky.social reports on what NYC, DC, and others have done to curb the dangers. thefrisc.com/sfs-electric...

🧪 ICYMI, STEM IN SF: Piper Johnson is spending her high school junior year working on a real-time sensor to test water pollution. As @taybarton.bsky.social reports, with the @bayareascifest.bsky.social this weekend, Johnson's not the only one excited about science. thefrisc.com/this-local-h...

🔬 NEW, H2O NO: SF high school junior Piper Johnson is making a real-time pollution sensor, inspired by Ocean Beach surfers sickened by sewage runoff. At this wkend's @bayareascifest.bsky.social, local students will present projects... and perhaps inspire the next Piper. thefrisc.com/this-local-h...

Think you know San Francisco? Come prove it at trivia night! 💥 We'll be at Nickie's Wednesday, Oct. 29 for some friendly local competition. Questions kick off at 7pm, come early to secure your spot and a beer! www.facebook.com/events/11615...

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🎤 TRIVIA NIGHT NEXT WEEK! Join us at Nickie's on Wed. Oct. 29 at 7pm for a night of local fun and friendly competition. Grab a drink and throw down your #SanFrancisco knowledge. More details here: www.facebook.com/events/11615...

🧵 ALERT: At 1:30 today we'll live-thread a big City Hall hearing on the push for taller buildings and denser blocks across much of SF, aka the Family Zoning Plan. There's a map to discuss as well as lots of changes to laws and codes. Our latest story on the plan 👇🏼 thefrisc.com/daniel-lurie...

⬆️ NEW STORY, ON THE UP & UP: Mayor Lurie & allies were out last week defending SF's new housing plan. If SF doesn't 👍🏼 it by Jan. 31, or if it's bogged down with too many conditions, Cal. regulators can void local housing control. It's already happening in other towns thefrisc.com/daniel-lurie...

🍎 SCHOOL UPDATE: As the SF teachers union rallied at Tuesday's SFUSD school board mtg, a district official acknowledged budget forecasts were out of whack. SFUSD has more 💰 than expected, but it can't just bump teacher salaries. @taybarton.bsky.social reports ✏️ thefrisc.com/sfusd-teache...

‼️ BREAKING/UPDATE: According to @scottwiener.bsky.social spokesperson Erik Mebust, @governor.ca.gov signed SB 63 today. That means the Bay Area will vote on a regional tax measure in November 2026 to help fund local transit agencies. We just wrote about that ⬇️ thefrisc.com/muni-bart-aw...