Fuck apple.

Will CPD arrest ICE agents? Mayor's being unclear. This will be tested very soon...

"It's a BFD that it's happening at all." JFC. The bar is on the floor.

We have so little fight in us. Astounding. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

God I'm so sick of a headline offering something fresh and new AND THEN the story itself just rehashes. This feels like 60% of online content.

"Inclusive journalism" I like that. Thank you!

Y'all need to check out Coyote.

I don't mean to put a happy face on a neighborhood where truly bad things happen and really, deeply affect people. But events like Recovery Day showcase the hard work, care and wisdom of the community. We should give that its proper attention, too. newsrelaynetwork.org/the-tenderlo...

If you Google news about San Francisco's Tenderloin, the coverage will be dominated by reports of violence and drug use (with some exceptions). But here’s a counterpoint: newsrelaynetwork.org/the-tenderlo...

They did it!! They've brought back the alt-weekly!! As a worker-owned collective and for the whole Bay Area no less. AWOOOOO!

Step away from the AI, folks. www.theverge.com/news/776793/...

Some well deserved publicity for a new kind of newsroom. Congrats @laurawenus.bsky.social, @noaharroyo.bsky.social & @daphnem.bsky.social!

We're honored to be featured by Amalie Nash and @inmaorg.bsky.social !!

When we (as in @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social) say we want to do news "with and for" the community, this is what we mean — and what we still have to figure out. We know it's not gonna all be sunshine and rainbows, but we think it's important to face that. newsrelaynetwork.org/how-communit...

When our audience directs our coverage, will they have to follow a predetermined story-pitching process? Will they need reporting skills? No. We'll ask them to share their thoughts & feelings about their community. We’ll take it from there. newsrelaynetwork.org/community-dr...

Bay Area friends! I'll be talking about journalism, SF history and the messy business of truth-telling with writer Shelley Blanton-Stroud this Sunday. We'll be at the Ferry Building Book Passage at 2 p.m. Swing by: www.bookpassage.com/event/shelle...

Finally, the truth about AI —

This is why we can't have nice things.

This feels on-the-money. So your kid asks you for ice cream. You buy them an ice cream cone. Makes them happy. So you buy them another. And another. Then they get sick. That process doesn't need to happen many times before they begin to get wise — but also, to wonder why you did that to them.

We've been told that we're democratizing the editorial process. We think that fits! What do you think? We want to hear from YOU — whether you're a Tenderloin resident, curious news consumer, or journalist wrestling with these kinds of considerations. newsrelaynetwork.org/how-communit...

And do we need another conversation about masking? Really? C'mon, people!

I was lucky to be there and hear Joe Wilson, of SF's Hospitality House. Amazing orator. You're lucky too! This week's newsletter includes a video excerpt of Joe's rousing speech, bolstering the community's spirits in the face of recent losses and rising fascism.

Exciting news: @zhewww.bsky.social of @sfpublicpress.bsky.social is a 2025 #OJA25 Awards finalist for "How Chinese Americans in San Francisco Are Demanding a Seat at the Table." Honored to be recognized for community-centered journalism! awards.journalists.org/entries/how-...

At this rate we'll take over the world in about three weeks.

Subscribe! All the cool kids are doing it.

Hell yeah! Happy birthday @eltecolotesf.bsky.social !!! missionlocal.org/2025/08/the-...

As we build this unconventional newsroom, we're inspired by the many people and organizations that have laid the foundation for our work: @anitawrites.bsky.social, @citybureau.bsky.social, @documenters.org, @eltimpano.bsky.social, @zantimes.bsky.social, #NewsFutures — to name a few!!

Sick of that 3,000-word newsletter? Ours clocks in under 650 words today! Yep, we keep it short, sharp. SUBSCRIBE. newsrelaynetwork.org/were-buildin...

Our latest! This time by @laurawenus.bsky.social Subscribe!

Follow @allieskalnik.bsky.social !!

Human beings are not “blight.” And cutting resources while throwing away people’s worldly possessions does not solve homelessness. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

The gang asked AI to do the thing. It couldn't do the thing. REPEATEDLY. These tools are worse than useless. And yet. Invest! Invest!

My journalist friends started a newsroom! Check it out:

one day everybody will have been against this

so earlier this year, we decided to give it a go and see if we could launch a newsroom that comes at the journalist/audience relationship fundamentally differently. Starting this week we'll publish regular updates on our progress. If you're curious how it's going, subscribe to follow along :)

my co-conspirators @daphnem.bsky.social and @noaharroyo.bsky.social have been bursting at the seams with ideas about how journalism could meet this moment and address the above two things for...well, a LONG time.

late last year I got really into talking about Project 2025, hoping it could be held at bay. Now we're living it. The stuff I've been doing since has felt, idk, not worth posting about. I struggle with that. But now I do want to start talking about a thing I'm doing: @newsrelaynetwork.bsky.social

I am so proud to be a part of this.

Our inaugural newsletter post!

More like this, please. @theverge.com staff and their reporting are consistently, refreshingly skeptical about AI. www.theverge.com/report/75681...

Slaps

I'm so out of touch with the establishment. Evidence: I can't see how it isn't settled, that **alleging neutrality is dangerous**

Alternate spelling of ICE: SS. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

how it started how it’s going (Happy 60th to the Voting Rights Act)

Just so you all know, @laurawenus.bsky.social doesn't post to Bluesky nearly enough.

This is not the way it's supposed to work. LOOK. Things either get worse + cheaper, or better + pricier. They're not supposed to get worse + pricier! Damn! Hell!

"... rental prices for two-bedroom apartments in The City have now **surpassed** the levels seen just before the pandemic’s start" www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing...

"Yes, you now need a reservation for pepperoni pizza" (sfstandard.com/2025/08/06/y...) omg COME ON you've needed a reso for a long time!