actual sf is back: 250+ gather on a random weekday to celebrate luddism, hate on ai billboards and the tech right

w/ @bayareacurrent.bsky.social This Machine Kills @jathansadowski.com @dsasf.org

Silicon Valley Is Drifting Farther and Farther Right Silicon Valley’s rising right-wing intelligentsia has plenty of money and a willingness to do the intellectual dirty work of some of the world’s most open reactionaries.

my piece on the right-wing tech intelligentsia, originally in
@bayareacurrent.bsky.social, now republished in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:
jacobin.com/2026/03/tech...

We're doing a TMK live show in San Francisco next week with the wonderful folks at @bayareacurrent.bsky.social and @dsasf.org. Come join us for a night of left-wing tech criticism!

Registration is free, encouraged, but not required: www.eventbrite.com/e/decoding-t...

“It’s a matter of life and death that we organize.”
Three elderly and disabled Noe Valley tenants recently settled with their landlord in court after a a three-year eviction battle. But organizers say that the fight may be far from over.

bayareacurrent.com/sf-elders-fa...

AFTER SCHOOL: Lines in the Sand READ OUR DAY 3 STRIKE COVERAGE HERE!

New in our SF Strike Newsletter:

—We hear from pro-strike parents, murmurs about negotiation details
—The NY Post's sad attempted strike take-down
—SFUSD bosses post a $300K/Yr admin job w/ job description that reads: "bring your whole selves to work"

bayareacurrent.com/after-school...

Striking SF Educators Steeled for Long Fight On the second day of historic strike, SF teachers say they’re determined to win on wages, healthcare and special ed funding.

On day two of their first strike in nearly 50 years, SF Educators are steeled for a long fight. bayareacurrent.com/striking-sf-...

Meet SF's Billionaire Simps We wanted to hear directly from the elite-lovers at their “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco — here’s what they said.

Meet SF's Billionaire Simps. We wanted to hear directly from the elite-lovers at their “March for Billionaires” in San Francisco — here’s just a few of the "interesting" things we heard.

bayareacurrent.com/meet-sfs-bil...

Scene Report: San Francisco Unified On Strike! The strike follows almost a full year of negotiations and a last-ditch prevention effort by the city’s mayor, Daniel Lurie. We hear from teachers, students, and supporters from across the city.

The SF teacher strike follows almost a full year of negotiations and a last-ditch prevention effort by the city’s mayor, Daniel Lurie. We hear from teachers, students, and supporters from across the city about the strike's importance.

bayareacurrent.com/scene-report...

WELCOME TO AFTER SCHOOL Our daily report on the San Francisco teachers strike

Introducing AFTER SCHOOL, a short-run daily newsletter all about the SF Teachers strike. We'll cover scenes from the picket lines, link to articles about strike updates, and cover all the maladjusted haters and losers who are against the strike. Enjoy!

bayareacurrent.com/welcome-to-a...

Highwire Coffee Roasters’ Union Says Management Stalling On First Contract Management has also hired an infamous anti-union law firm

A little under a year ago, workers at Highwire Coffee formed their union—since then, they’ve been battling for a fair contract, facing stalling from management and an infamous anti-union law firm. Read about the latest in the Bay’s barista class war:

bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...

SCENE REPORT: Bay Area Marches in Solidarity with Minneapolis Protests against ICE have spread to the Bay. We wanted to hear directly from Bay Area residents who turned out in East Oakland to support the surging movement in Minneapolis.

Protests against ICE have spread to the Bay. We wanted to hear directly from Bay Area residents who turned out in East Oakland to support the surging movement in Minneapolis. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-mar...

Bay Area Chinese Leftists Are Making Language Political We were in a very Chinese time in our lives. We decided to do something about it.

Language has always been political. Bay Area Chinese leftists are acting on it. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-chi...

Pro-Palestine Stanford Students Await Trial Verdict “They are so brave. They are representing the future and are giving us hope.”

bayareacurrent.com/pro-palestin...

Bus Drivers Are Struggling. The Cracks Are Starting To Show. Current takes a look at two key issues for bus drivers, and maybe explains why the bus is often late…

What would it take for the bus to come on time? We talked to struggling AC Transit drivers about the current cracks in services.
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...

SF Public School Educators Are Striking for the First Time in 47 Years — And That's a Good Thing. The strike isn't just about saving public education. It's part of the fight against billionaire domination.

SF Teachers are on strike for the first time in 47 years — and that's a good thing. This strike is not only about saving public education. It is about fighting back against billionaire domination.

This, and more, from an SF teacher on strike.

bayareacurrent.com/sf-public-sc...

“We Are Out Here Fighting For What We Need” San Francisco special education teachers tell us why they’re striking.

We hit the SF Teachers picket lines on Strike Day 1, and we learned something new: fulfilling quality special education is at the heart of the strike.

bayareacurrent.com/we-are-out-h...

SF Public School Educators Are Striking for the First Time in 47 Years — And That's a Good Thing. The strike isn't just about saving public education. It's part of the fight against billionaire domination.

SF Teachers are on strike for the first time in 47 years — and that's a good thing. This strike is not only about saving public education. It is about fighting back against billionaire domination.

This, and more, from an SF teacher on strike.

bayareacurrent.com/sf-public-sc...

Bus Drivers Are Struggling. The Cracks Are Starting To Show. Current takes a look at two key issues for bus drivers, and maybe explains why the bus is often late…

What would it take for the bus to come on time? We talked to struggling AC Transit drivers about the current cracks in services.
bayareacurrent.com/bus-drivers-...

Pro-Palestine Stanford Students Await Trial Verdict “They are so brave. They are representing the future and are giving us hope.”

bayareacurrent.com/pro-palestin...

Bay Area Chinese Leftists Are Making Language Political We were in a very Chinese time in our lives. We decided to do something about it.

Language has always been political. Bay Area Chinese leftists are acting on it. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-chi...

SCENE REPORT: Bay Area Marches in Solidarity with Minneapolis Protests against ICE have spread to the Bay. We wanted to hear directly from Bay Area residents who turned out in East Oakland to support the surging movement in Minneapolis.

Protests against ICE have spread to the Bay. We wanted to hear directly from Bay Area residents who turned out in East Oakland to support the surging movement in Minneapolis. bayareacurrent.com/bay-area-mar...

Highwire Coffee Roasters’ Union Says Management Stalling On First Contract Management has also hired an infamous anti-union law firm

A little under a year ago, workers at Highwire Coffee formed their union—since then, they’ve been battling for a fair contract, facing stalling from management and an infamous anti-union law firm. Read about the latest in the Bay’s barista class war:

bayareacurrent.com/highwire-cof...

This Notorious Women’s Prison Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.

This Notorious Women’s Prison — FCI Dublin — Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility.

After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.

bayareacurrent.com/this-notorio...

AC Transit Realign Plan Leaves Riders Playing Catch-Up Realignment for who?

AC Transit's "realign plan" has repackaged austerity as "equity" measures. We spoke with riders, who are fed up with the transit cutbacks.

bayareacurrent.com/ac-transit-r...

This Notorious Women’s Prison Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.

This Notorious Women’s Prison — FCI Dublin — Could Be the Bay Area’s Next ICE Facility.

After formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse fought to get this Dublin prison closed, they fear it may be used to hold immigrants.

bayareacurrent.com/this-notorio...

Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.

for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social, i wrote about repeatedly bumping into some of the worst right-wing people in the tech publishing scene
bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...

Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.

There is a hell… and it’s in the Bay Area.

Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.

A tech publication scene, with politics ranging from left-liberal to far-right, has flourished in the Bay Area — @counteroptimize.bsky.social dives into an intellectual world whose social and political boundary lines have become increasingly blurred.

bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...

Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.

Vital new scene reporting from Jimmy Wu at Bay Area Current: on the rise of the EA, rationalist, and right-leaning journo/writer scene in the Bay Area. I unwittingly attended one of these happy hours ("writer and publisher meetup!") and met Curtis Yarvin's ex. bayareacurrent.com/meet-the-new...