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this was longer than i thought it would be. behold: a lil rundown of SF mayoral candidate Mark Farrell's campaign scandals. takeaway: there are a lot of blurred lines. sf.gazetteer.co/a-timeline-of-…

the debut Gazetteer piece from @meganrosedickey is here! the data shows that SFPD has rapidly increased drone use this summer — not just in criminal incidents, but for general surveillance of crowds. here's why you should care: sf.gazetteer.co/sfpd-quietly-d…

In addition to a now-removed chatbot that impersonated a murdered teenager, Character.ai hosts school shooting recreations, "Diddy party" simulators, and a lot of other contemptible stuff. sf.gazetteer.co/chatbot-servic…

NEW: I wrote about the Baggu x Collina Estrada AI backlash, which went from private Facebook group murmurs to a massive airing of grievances among Baggu's biggest fans sf.gazetteer.co/baggu-used-ai-…

delighted to announce my new job as managing ed of sf.gazetteer.co: fun, funny, ambitious local news - without any of the SEO bullshit. can't wait to edit the brilliant team of @eddiekimx @joshua_bote and non-social-media-using investigative reporter Joel Rosenblatt <3

anyone looking for a reporter in New York should absolutely hire Alex. He’s a passionate, diligent journalist and one of the funniest and smartest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with, and I’ll miss him terribly

Bill Johnson wants Christians to "transform" society. Was a California city a test case? Redding residents say Bethel Church, where prayers can regrow body parts and bring the dead back to life, is taking over their city. sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

It’s hard for me to express how deeply devastated I am by this news. After 28 years of uplifting the voices and stories of unhoused people in the East Bay, Street Spit will halt publication starting July 1. My hope is that this is temporary. Info below ⬇️

@kierafeldman it does write on normal paper too!

@kierafeldman with a livescribe, you write in special notebooks -- you can tap the note and it starts audio playback from that point, you control the pen by tapping 'buttons' on the page

@mslopatto i respect your dedication to posting thru the apocalypse

@SFGate There were so many of Raymond Cooper's incredible photos that we couldn't fit into the article that are worth checking out...

Trove of stolen photos reveals Oakland street life in the 1970s sfgate.com/local/article/… via @SFGate

@Chemjobber at least they’ve made the rules clear — education is a luxury good, and they’re listening closely and adapting to customer feedback

@biocuriosity lololol fair fair

Oh yeah, one more thing - if there is a group of students who will get less sympathy on Twitter than *NYU premeds*, I can't think of one...

Life is too short to commit suicide BE PATIENT YOU WILL DIE #Okay

@tomgara @scottlucas Jesus christ this is the worst fucking thread, why would I ever come back to this cursed website

@scottlucas @biocuriosity Has a bit of a NorCal synergy in that the coastline is beautiful but you can't actually swim because the water is too cold

@tomgara @scottlucas This is slander. It’s so fun to swim there!! The waves are so nice for body surfing and blobbing around!! No wet suits required