Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

‘How Could You Be Against Joy?’: Bay Area Artists Are Turning on the Civic Joy Fund A private initiative founded by the mayor and backed by a crypto billionaire is increasingly shaping San Francisco’s arts scene. Musicians are asking questions — and some are calling for a boycott.

ICYMI: I wrote about the elephant in SF's arts scene. Founded by the mayor and backed by a crypto billionaire, the Civic Joy Fund is propping up a disproportionate amount of the city's cultural life — and forcing musicians to make some tough decisions. www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-yo...

No, Brooke Jenkins does not have an on/off switch for crime Crime is dropping precipitously nationwide. Criminologists have theories why. But, hey, so does the New York Post.

A national publication recently attributed SF's big drop in crime to its "anti-Woke DA" Brooke Jenkins.

It did not note that 4X the murders have been recorded compared to this time last year.

Jenkins isn't responsible for that *either.*

From @esksf.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/04/broo...

Where is Our Economy Now? With SF Controller Wagner & Chief Economist Egan Join Greg Wagner and Ted Egan in conversation about their roles shaping the future of the City's economy and what is yet to come.

TONIGHT

Is San Francisco recovering? Where is the city economy today?

Come hear Mission Local reporter Io Yeh Gilman interviewing San Francisco's chief economist, Ted Egan, and its controller, Greg Wagner.

6PM, tickets below

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Will a new state law put teeth into S.F. supe Dorsey’s plan to fund only drug-free homeless housing? YIMBYs fear and loathe the plan, and deride it as mere ‘virtue signaling.’ But a proposed change to California law could change all that.

Supervisor Dorsey refers to homeless supportive units as "drug-tolerant housing."

That's loaded language: Homeowners don't piss in a cup before receiving their mortgage interest tax deduction; all Pacific Heights is drug-tolerant housing. missionlocal.org/2026/04/sobe...

From @esksf.bsky.social

SFPD arrests young suspect who allegedly threw Molotov cocktail at home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman SFPD were sent a photo of a young male arson suspect accused of tossing a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Earlier today, a man was arrested after allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home.

Mission Local found an inmate booked into S.F. County Jail on a bevy of arson and explosives charges ... and attempted murder.

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San Francisco police this morning arrested a young suspect accused of tossing a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Cops recognized the person in this photo and nabbed him, purportedly near OpenAI's HQmissionlocal.org/2026/04/sfpd-arson-suspe...

I've never read an @esksf.bsky.social column that would have the average San Francisco Business Times reader vigorously nodding and likely fist-pumping.

Until today.

25-story Marina Safeway behemoth, inconceivable even to sci-fi futurists, looking very real D2 supe and mayor can shake their fists at the proposed high-rise — but little more. Neither joined last week's call for a Safeway boycott.

Even the sci-fi fantasy "Big Hero 6" couldn't envision tall buildings in the Marina.

But, barring unforeseen lunacy, one is coming to the Marina Safeway site. No matter what politicians want. Or a small group calling for a Safeway boycott.

From @esksf.bsky.social

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John Elberling, combative S.F. nonprofit housing leader and political power player, dies at 79 The nonprofit leader helped preserve affordable housing in South of Market and shaped San Francisco politics for decades.

John Elberling, the pugilistic SoMa nonprofit housing CEO and political power broker, died yesterday at age 79.

He was a man who made many friends and many enemies and had his fair share of critics.

As he himself put it in 2021: "Fuck 'em."

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S.F. jury convicts Mission woman of murdering and dismembering her roommate Lisa Gonzales was convicted for the grisly 2018 murder and dismemberment of her tenant Margaret Mamer in their Mission District home.

An SF jury convicted Lisa Gonzales for the grisly 2018 murder and dismemberment of her roommate Margaret Mamer in their Mission District home.

It was a “deeply disturbing and heartbreaking case" that shook the neighborhood.

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Meet the District 2 Candidates: Should politicians oppose housing that blocks views? Fury about towers impacting waterfront views has long history in San Francisco. This week, candidates share their views on views.

Should politicians oppose housing that blocks people's views?

District 2 candidates Stephen Sherrill and Lori Brooke share their perspectives.

via @io-y-g.bsky.social

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BART supporters need 186K signatures by June. Will Hunky Jesus and $7 gas get them there? Last week’s BART column elicited a fair few arguments against a transit rescue measure. They made as much sense as carpeting on a train.

"There is no downtown recovery without BART. Anyone happy to let BART fail has to be happy to let Downtown San Francisco fail. There is no daylight here."

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S.F. deputy sheriffs’ union spent nearly $30K to advertise debunked narrative of social worker’s stabbing The sheriffs’ union spent thousands to cast the deputy at Ward 86 as a hero, even after clinic staff said they'd stopped the attack.

The sheriffs’ union spent thousands to cast the deputy at Ward 86 as a hero after social worker Alberto Rangel was stabbed to death.

Paid posts flooded social media despite reports that clinic staff actually stopped the attack.

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“BART’s revenues in the first two quarters of fiscal 2026 were 10 percent higher than expected. Expenses, meanwhile, were 9 percent lower than expected. That’s kind of what you’d want with a public agency desperately trying to squeeze the most out of every dollar.”

BART supporters need 186K signatures by June. Will Hunky Jesus and $7 gas get them there? Last week’s BART column elicited a fair few arguments against a transit rescue measure. They made as much sense as carpeting on a train.

BART needs 186k signatures by June to get a transit-saving tax measure on the ballot. More from @esksf.bsky.social at @missionlocal.org here:

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BART supporters need 186K signatures by June. Will Hunky Jesus and $7-a-gallon gas get them there? Last week’s BART column elicited a fair few arguments against a BART rescue measure. They made as much sense as carpeting on a train.

To save BART and three other transit agencies, signature-gatherers need to turn in 186K names by June.

It's a lot.

But there's a plan. And it involves ... Hunky Jesus?

Latest column from @esksf.bsky.social

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S.F. supervisor Jackie Fielder will stay in office, seek leave of absence After stating a desire to resign amid a 'mental health condition,' the Mission District supe changed course and says she now intends to stay on the job

JUST IN: Supervisor Jackie Fielder has changed course & says she will remain in office.

She is in the hospital & seeking mental health care. She will seek a leave of absence, & it is unclear how long she will be out.

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"I was a teenaged soccer coach..."

He’s a high school senior. And Burton High’s soccer coach. The Burton Pumas moved up from Division 2 to Division 1, thanks to the coaching of 18-year-old Mario Flores.

The Burton High Pumas recently moved up to Division 1. And it was thanks to the coaching of 18-year-old Mario Flores.

missionlocal.org/2026/03/high...

S.F. school board restores 8th-grade algebra after 12-year hiatus Middle school students will be able to take Algebra 1 again for the first time since the Obama years — albeit as an elective

San Francisco's Board of Education has restored eighth-grade algebra after a 12-year hiatus

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We asked every S.F. politician about the ‘Overpaid CEO tax’ proposal. Here are their answers. Every city politician or aspiring city politician was asked for his or her two cents on the 'Overpaid CEO' tax. Here's where everyone stands.

We asked every San Francisco politician and candidate for office for their position on the "Overpaid CEO" tax.

Here's what they said:

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Attorneys say SFPD may have violated the law during ICE arrest at SFO Attorneys say the San Francisco Police Department may have crossed a legal line when officers surrounded federal immigration agents during an arrest at San Francisco International Airport, raising que...

Attorneys say that the SFPD may have violated the law and its own departmental policies by purportedly "assisting" ICE agents during the arrest of two Guatemalan immigrants at SFO on Sunday.

missionlocal.org/2026/03/atto...

BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard If voters spurn a November revenue measure, the biggest question isn't what stations BART may close. It's if BART will continue to exist, full-stop.

think I convinced family friends living in Orinda suburbs to support the transit measure by saying 1) it'll affect their property value (that got their ears perked lol) 2) station closures are best case endpoint of a large gradient of possibilities if measure fails missionlocal.org/2026/03/bart...

BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard If voters spurn a November revenue measure, the biggest question isn't what stations BART may close. It's if BART will continue to exist, full-stop.

If voters don't pass a sales tax measure to fund BART, its days may be numbered. It's not just about service cuts.

Via @esksf.bsky.social for @missionlocal.org
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I sense from my talks with people rich and not-rich in the East Bay that there is a real tax fatigue bordering on anti-tax anger, and I have had to be gentle but firm on why supporting these tax measures are imperative. @esksf.bsky.social's article goes a long way in spelling the stakes

BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard If voters spurn a November revenue measure, the biggest question isn't what stations BART may close. It's if BART will continue to exist, full-stop.

If voters spurn BART in November, you've read about some pretty awful worst-case scenarios.

Guess what? They're worse than you thought.

From @esksf.bsky.social

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Ugly brawl mars El Farolito soccer team’s early exit from U.S. Open Cup Game-ending melee spills into the stands as fans and players fight following 2-0 extra time loss in national soccer tournament

A full-team melee marred El Farolito soccer's 2-0 loss in Sacramento.

It was an ugly scene, with fighting moving from the pitch to the stands, and players and fans trading hostilities.

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