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The Fillmore, once known as the "Harlem of the West," has lost a lot of Black culture, Black people, and Black-owned businesses over the past few decades. Now, there's a group of Black business owners working to reclaim the Fillmore's legacy.

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Black business owners looking to reclaim Fillmore's legacy take matters into their own hands
Neighborhood neglected as City Hall focuses on revitalizing downtown, but merchants envision a place bustling with Black food, culture, and people
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April 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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It's been one year since Gazetteer SF launched! And with a year comes some big changes, including starting up on Bluesky.

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April 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
👀 Meta is trying to close the floodgates on leaks with a new internal security team called Insider Trust sf.gazetteer.co/meta-is-asse...
Meta is assembling a new team to hunt down leakers - Gazetteer SF
Enter the Insider Trust team
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March 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The state of DEI in tech is grim these days, but there’s a short list of companies still willing to acknowledge that diversity is a good thing… at least for now.

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Silicon Valley’s defenestration of diversity continues, but there are some heavy hitter holdouts - Gazetteer SF
Apple, DoorDash, and Lyft maintain DEI language... for now
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March 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Employees had until EOD on Monday to get rid of them in email signatures

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Presidio Trust tells employees to drop gender pronouns - Gazetteer SF
The move comes amid pressure from the Trump administration
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February 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Not gonna lie, I'd prob pay for this if it meant the Waymo would wait longer.

Waymo considering monthly robotaxi membership in SF

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February 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Che Fico Pizzeria’s co-owner told us the plan is “to sling as many pies as humanly possible”

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Business owners expect the All-Star game to be ‘bonkers,’ but in a good way - Gazetteer SF
The NBA All-Star game is coming to the Chase Center
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February 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
SF's Internet Archive is trying to figure out what comes next amid Trump's nonsense

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San Francisco’s Internet Archive fighting erasure of DEI, Jan. 6 materials - Gazetteer SF
Archivists with the organization’s Wayback Machine now trying to predict what Trump might scrub next
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February 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
everything's fine
February 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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"But I think for the vast majority of San Francisco, the priority should just be more trash cans,” Supervisor Danny Sauter said.

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Mayor Lurie’s freeze on contracts throws yet another wrench in the great custom trash can debacle - Gazetteer SF
The city has been working to replace those green bins for years, but the dream of a perfect can seems farther away now than ever
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January 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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SCOOP w/ @mrd.news: Meta quietly scrapped all mentions of LGBTQ-affirming care for employees from its public-facing benefits page. After we asked, a Meta spokesperson said it was "removed in error."

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Meta quietly removed mentions of LGBTQ-affirming care from public benefits page - Gazetteer SF
The company said that they were ‘removed in error’
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January 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
FYI companies are marketing digital payday loans as “safe” but they’re really just the same old predatory services with a fintech veneer

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Tech companies are marketing digital payday loans as 'safe' and 'cost-effective' money management - Gazetteer SF
Policymakers are scrambling to regulate the so-called 'earned wage access' industry
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January 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Rikki's, the women's sports bar coming to San Francisco this year, finally has a location | @sfchronicle.com

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Rikki’s, bar focused on women’s sports, has found its spot in the city
The planned launch of Rikki’s, a San Francisco bar focused on women’s sports, has found a location in the city for its spring opening.
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January 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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So the entire “personality” of the “queer Black momma” AI that a team of white men at Meta made in 2023 was based on being “sassy.”

Sounds about right.
January 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Waymo, Google, Airbnb and Figma all had magicians at their parties this year, joining a long list of tech companies that have brought some magical razzle-dazzle to their holiday parties in the past few years.

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If your tech company isn’t hiring a magician for your holiday party, do you even work in tech? - Gazetteer SF
Apparently, December is the busiest season for San Francisco’s magician community
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December 20, 2024 at 6:23 PM
idk about y'all but i'm very pumped for the Valkyries season to tip off next year

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Now that they have a roster, let's all get to know SF’s new WNBA team - Gazetteer SF
Everything we know (so far) about the Golden State Valkyries, the Bay's first WNBA franchise
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December 10, 2024 at 8:17 PM
had a wonderful chat with Emily Carter a.k.a. Ms. Direction about her transition from tech to professional magic. excited to see her in action at The Magic Patio in SF in a couple of weeks sf.gazetteer.co/this-woman-l...
This woman left tech to pursue professional magic in SF, and we truly love that for her  - Gazetteer SF
We live in a harsh world, so literally why not
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December 6, 2024 at 5:51 PM
One tech startup founder joked, "The rain is messing with people's careers in San Francisco right now and this bomb cyclone or tropical whatever we’re talking about is just messing everything up."

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SF office workers follow 'Gremlins' rules when it rains - Gazetteer SF
‘The rain is messing with people’s careers in San Francisco right now’
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November 21, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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This is Stormi. Her new forever family is taking her to pick out some toys. But everything she could ever want is already right in front of her. 12/10
November 20, 2024 at 11:42 PM
when is it ok for me to bust out my Muni ugly christmas sweater? do i need to wait until december?
November 20, 2024 at 9:38 PM
my latest for Gazetteer SF: i chatted with a couple of climate tech founders about what another Trump administration could mean for their businesses and, of course, the planet

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If climate tech companies want to survive the next four years, they'll need ‘a new set of skills’ - Gazetteer SF
Faced with slashed incentives and undermined protections, the industry will have to make big changes to keep the energy transition alive
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November 20, 2024 at 9:25 PM
kinda wild to see all these YC people involved in SF politics. Bilal Mahmood was a YC founder and will soon be D5 supervisor, YC CEO Garry Tan is on the board of GrowSF and now Sam Altman, ex YC president, will co-chair SF Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s transition team
November 19, 2024 at 4:17 AM
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November 15, 2024 at 12:33 AM