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🤖 NEW, AI FOR SPED? Mandated special ed plans are long and dense, especially difficult for non-English speakers to wade through while they wait weeks for a translation. An AI tool offers a solution, but SFUSD isn't on board. @taybarton.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/this-ai-soft...
This AI Software Translates Special Education Plans for SF Parents
No, it's not ChatGPT. About 200 SF families have been testing the program in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese. SFUSD has yet to invest.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🤖 NEW, AI FOR SPED? Mandated special ed plans are long and dense, especially difficult for non-English speakers to wade through while they wait weeks for a translation. An AI tool offers a solution, but SFUSD isn't on board. @taybarton.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/this-ai-soft...
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"Every day, computers are making people easier to use"
In 4 hours ⌚️ our editor Alex Lash will be at Manny's
talking (and mocking) tech dystopia with his In Formation Mag conspirators David Temkin & Cyberselfish author Paulina Borsook. Issue #3 available too www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
In 4 hours ⌚️ our editor Alex Lash will be at Manny's
talking (and mocking) tech dystopia with his In Formation Mag conspirators David Temkin & Cyberselfish author Paulina Borsook. Issue #3 available too www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
Every Day, Computers are Making People Easier to Use
Eventbrite - Manny's presents Every Day, Computers are Making People Easier to Use - Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at Manny's, San Francisco, CA. Find event and ticket information.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Every day, computers are making people easier to use"
In 4 hours ⌚️ our editor Alex Lash will be at Manny's
talking (and mocking) tech dystopia with his In Formation Mag conspirators David Temkin & Cyberselfish author Paulina Borsook. Issue #3 available too www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
In 4 hours ⌚️ our editor Alex Lash will be at Manny's
talking (and mocking) tech dystopia with his In Formation Mag conspirators David Temkin & Cyberselfish author Paulina Borsook. Issue #3 available too www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
🚧 ICYMI, ROAD BLOCK: A project to bring 1.6 miles of street safety upgrades + a protected bike lane to the Bayview was supposed to be a slam dunk. Then 3 people complained there wasn't enough outreach. @unazurda.bsky.social reports on SFMTA's surprising vote to delay.
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Bayview Street Safety Project Delayed By 3 Complaints, Minutes Before a Vote
Calls for more outreach surprised SFMTA officials, but they shelved the plan’s approval for now. Will it jeopardize future funding?
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November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚧 ICYMI, ROAD BLOCK: A project to bring 1.6 miles of street safety upgrades + a protected bike lane to the Bayview was supposed to be a slam dunk. Then 3 people complained there wasn't enough outreach. @unazurda.bsky.social reports on SFMTA's surprising vote to delay.
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🚦 NEW, NOT SO FAST: A Bayview project was uncontroversial — until it went up for a vote and three people said SFMTA hadn't done enough outreach. Now it's been delayed indefinitely, and it's unclear how that will affect funding. @unazurda.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/bayview-stre...
Bayview Street Safety Project Delayed By 3 Complaints, Minutes Before a Vote
Calls for more outreach surprised SFMTA officials, but they shelved the plan’s approval for now. Will it jeopardize future funding?
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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
🚦 NEW, NOT SO FAST: A Bayview project was uncontroversial — until it went up for a vote and three people said SFMTA hadn't done enough outreach. Now it's been delayed indefinitely, and it's unclear how that will affect funding. @unazurda.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/bayview-stre...
📢 LIVE tomorrow:
1️⃣ What tech is doing to us.
✌🏼How to die laughing about it.
Join our editor Alex Lash interviewing the conspirators behind tech-critical/satirical In Formation Mag - "Every day, computers are making people easier to use" www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
1️⃣ What tech is doing to us.
✌🏼How to die laughing about it.
Join our editor Alex Lash interviewing the conspirators behind tech-critical/satirical In Formation Mag - "Every day, computers are making people easier to use" www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
Every Day, Computers are Making People Easier to Use
A conversation with the editors of In Formation, a tech-critical magazine revived after 25 years.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
📢 LIVE tomorrow:
1️⃣ What tech is doing to us.
✌🏼How to die laughing about it.
Join our editor Alex Lash interviewing the conspirators behind tech-critical/satirical In Formation Mag - "Every day, computers are making people easier to use" www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
1️⃣ What tech is doing to us.
✌🏼How to die laughing about it.
Join our editor Alex Lash interviewing the conspirators behind tech-critical/satirical In Formation Mag - "Every day, computers are making people easier to use" www.eventbrite.com/e/every-day-...
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Most importantly, I live here, which is what makes it the best neighborhood in SF
Where’s Sunnyside? It’s one of the city’s hidden gem neighborhoods, rubbing up against City College and Ocean Ave. Of course, we have a little adventure for you thefrisc.com/this-sf-adve...
This SF Adventure Has Rare Architecture, Soaring Public Art, and No Tourists in Sight
Ramble around this sleepy neighborhood for steep delights, a weird octagon, and rejuvenated green space. Diego Rivera will be back soon too.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Most importantly, I live here, which is what makes it the best neighborhood in SF
🧵 ALERT: in 30 min we’ll be at St. Finn Barr’s Church to hear Mayor Lurie and @myrnamelgard7.bsky.social address the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s quarterly meeting. D7 folks will likely have housing, schools, and more on their minds
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
🧵 ALERT: in 30 min we’ll be at St. Finn Barr’s Church to hear Mayor Lurie and @myrnamelgard7.bsky.social address the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association’s quarterly meeting. D7 folks will likely have housing, schools, and more on their minds
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November 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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🏗️ TO BUILD, OR NOT TO...: SF's chief economist projected last week the upzoning plan will lead to far fewer homes than expected. But 1 big point of the report has been glossed over: building homes is good for SF, and the more you build, the better. Adam Brinklow reports
SF's Top Economist Stresses Benefit of More Housing, Warns New Plan Won’t Spur Enough
‘The positive impact outweighs the negative.’ Meanwhile, attempts to nip, tuck, even hamstring the plan get two more weeks of review.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🏗️ TO BUILD, OR NOT TO...: SF's chief economist projected last week the upzoning plan will lead to far fewer homes than expected. But 1 big point of the report has been glossed over: building homes is good for SF, and the more you build, the better. Adam Brinklow reports
🚧 NEW, HOUSING DETOUR? Last week SF's top economist projected that the big #housing plan will allow far fewer homes than expected. Backers & foes wrangled over the report at a hearing, but this larger point got glossed over: building homes reins in housing prices.
SF's Top Economist Stresses Benefit of More Housing, Warns New Plan Won’t Spur Enough
‘The positive impact outweighs the negative.’ Meanwhile, attempts to nip, tuck, even hamstring the plan get two more weeks of review.
thefrisc.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🚧 NEW, HOUSING DETOUR? Last week SF's top economist projected that the big #housing plan will allow far fewer homes than expected. Backers & foes wrangled over the report at a hearing, but this larger point got glossed over: building homes reins in housing prices.
🧵 ALERT: At 1:30 we'll join the supervisors' Land Use Cmte for the next tussle over the plan for taller, denser housing across much of SF. It's the 1st hearing since the SF Controller projected last week that the plan wouldn't lead to as much housing as backers hope (or as detractors fear)
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🧵 ALERT: At 1:30 we'll join the supervisors' Land Use Cmte for the next tussle over the plan for taller, denser housing across much of SF. It's the 1st hearing since the SF Controller projected last week that the plan wouldn't lead to as much housing as backers hope (or as detractors fear)
In case you missed the news ⬇️ 🎉
🏆 We are so proud to announce that The Frisc has received TWO Excellence in Journalism awards this year from @spj-norcal.bsky.social, the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists! Read on for the details ⬇️
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In case you missed the news ⬇️ 🎉
🏆 We are so proud to announce that The Frisc has received TWO Excellence in Journalism awards this year from @spj-norcal.bsky.social, the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists! Read on for the details ⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🏆 We are so proud to announce that The Frisc has received TWO Excellence in Journalism awards this year from @spj-norcal.bsky.social, the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists! Read on for the details ⬇️
👻 NEW, GHOST TOUR: When SF outlawed cemeteries, not all of them decamped to Colma. Our new Explore! tour from Adam Brinklow takes you through the Inner Richmond, Laurel Heights, and Lone Mountain to find out where the bodies were buried — and what remains. thefrisc.com/take-our-sf-...
Take Our SF Halloween Dead Tour in the Richmond District
The neighborhood's Big 4 cemeteries gave up the ghost a century ago, but not every *body* went with them.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
👻 NEW, GHOST TOUR: When SF outlawed cemeteries, not all of them decamped to Colma. Our new Explore! tour from Adam Brinklow takes you through the Inner Richmond, Laurel Heights, and Lone Mountain to find out where the bodies were buried — and what remains. thefrisc.com/take-our-sf-...
🍎 ICYMI, CHARTER SCHOOL'S IN: Last night SFUSD renewed two Bayview charter schools. One, an elementary school, will cede state control to the district. How did these two charters win while Dragon Gate Academy failed? @taybarton.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/sfusd-will-r...
SFUSD Renews Two Bayview Charter Schools With Minimal Fuss
KIPP’s two schools, open since the 2010s, got near-unanimous approvals, despite recent rejection of a different charter school.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🍎 ICYMI, CHARTER SCHOOL'S IN: Last night SFUSD renewed two Bayview charter schools. One, an elementary school, will cede state control to the district. How did these two charters win while Dragon Gate Academy failed? @taybarton.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/sfusd-will-r...
🚸 NEW: CHARTER COOL? After dismissing the Dragon Gate Academy proposal, charter schools are back on the SFUSD agenda. Read @taybarton.bsky.social's latest before the Board of Ed decides on the fates of two existing Bayview charter schools at 6:30pm. thefrisc.com/sfusd-will-r...
SFUSD Will Reconsider Two Bayview Charter Schools Tonight
KIPP’s two schools, open since the 2010s, got a positive recommendation. ‘We’re under the assumption both will be renewed.'
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October 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
🚸 NEW: CHARTER COOL? After dismissing the Dragon Gate Academy proposal, charter schools are back on the SFUSD agenda. Read @taybarton.bsky.social's latest before the Board of Ed decides on the fates of two existing Bayview charter schools at 6:30pm. thefrisc.com/sfusd-will-r...
🧵 ALERT: Folks, it's nearly 2pm Tuesday, and the SF Board of Supervisors is about to convene for their regular congregation. We'll be doing it up live - please join us! On the agenda:
- Changes to North Beach commercial zoning
- New immigrant rights commission
- Affordable housing funds
- Changes to North Beach commercial zoning
- New immigrant rights commission
- Affordable housing funds
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🧵 ALERT: Folks, it's nearly 2pm Tuesday, and the SF Board of Supervisors is about to convene for their regular congregation. We'll be doing it up live - please join us! On the agenda:
- Changes to North Beach commercial zoning
- New immigrant rights commission
- Affordable housing funds
- Changes to North Beach commercial zoning
- New immigrant rights commission
- Affordable housing funds
‼️ TRIVIA NIGHT CANCELLED: Hey folks — we've run into some venue complications and have to cancel tomorrow's SF Trivia Night. We're on the lookout for a new space so we can reschedule ASAP. Stay tuned!
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
‼️ TRIVIA NIGHT CANCELLED: Hey folks — we've run into some venue complications and have to cancel tomorrow's SF Trivia Night. We're on the lookout for a new space so we can reschedule ASAP. Stay tuned!
🔢 COUNTDOWN TO TRIVIA NIGHT! Our evening of SF-themed fun is only two days away — still plenty of time to gather your team and brush up on our city. See you at Nickie's this Wednesday at 7pm. www.facebook.com/events/11615...
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
🔢 COUNTDOWN TO TRIVIA NIGHT! Our evening of SF-themed fun is only two days away — still plenty of time to gather your team and brush up on our city. See you at Nickie's this Wednesday at 7pm. www.facebook.com/events/11615...
🎲 NEW, HOUSING ROLLBACK? The deadline is near to 👍🏼 a plan for taller, denser #SF housing. As supes make final changes, anything that impedes new homes could draw big @california-hcd.bksy.social penalties. An idea from Sup. Connie Chan could be the biggest wild card 👇🏼
A Last-Minute Change to SF’s Housing Plan Tries to Roll It Back
With a deadline looming, Sup. Connie Chan wants to bar all ‘existing residential uses’ from upzoning. She says state watchdogs won't object.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🎲 NEW, HOUSING ROLLBACK? The deadline is near to 👍🏼 a plan for taller, denser #SF housing. As supes make final changes, anything that impedes new homes could draw big @california-hcd.bksy.social penalties. An idea from Sup. Connie Chan could be the biggest wild card 👇🏼
Think you know #SanFrancisco? Join us for a night of SF-themed trivia and local fun at Nickie's! Bring your team, grab a beer, and show off what you know as you compete for prizes and glory. 🔈 COMING UP: Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7pm. www.facebook.com/events/11615...
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Think you know #SanFrancisco? Join us for a night of SF-themed trivia and local fun at Nickie's! Bring your team, grab a beer, and show off what you know as you compete for prizes and glory. 🔈 COMING UP: Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7pm. www.facebook.com/events/11615...
🪫 ICYMI, E-SCOOTER SAFETY: Electric scooters are seemingly everywhere; an Aug. report from SFMTA shows how dangerous they've become. As SF sees a spike in crashes, other cities have faced their own reckonings. What can we learn? @unazurda.bsky.social reports: thefrisc.com/sfs-electric...
SF’s Electric Scooter Danger Surges With Privately-Owned Devices
E-scooters now make up 6% of injuries on city streets. What can SF learn from New York, DC, and Paris?
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October 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
🪫 ICYMI, E-SCOOTER SAFETY: Electric scooters are seemingly everywhere; an Aug. report from SFMTA shows how dangerous they've become. As SF sees a spike in crashes, other cities have faced their own reckonings. What can we learn? @unazurda.bsky.social reports: thefrisc.com/sfs-electric...
ONE WEEK 'TIL SF TRIVIA NIGHT! 📋 Time to brush up on your #SanFrancisco geography, history, sports, and more. Meet us at Nickie's on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7pm to show off what you know about our city. There will be prizes! www.facebook.com/events/11615...
SF Trivia Night with The Frisc
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October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
ONE WEEK 'TIL SF TRIVIA NIGHT! 📋 Time to brush up on your #SanFrancisco geography, history, sports, and more. Meet us at Nickie's on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7pm to show off what you know about our city. There will be prizes! www.facebook.com/events/11615...
🛴NEW, MO’ SCOOTERS, MO’ PROBLEMS? Since rentals like Lime and Spin hit SF streets, e-scooter ridership and ownership has surged — along with crashes. @unazurda.bsky.social reports on what NYC, DC, and others have done to curb the dangers. thefrisc.com/sfs-electric...
SF’s Electric Scooter Danger Surges With Privately-Owned Devices
E-scooters now make up 6% of injuries on city streets. What can SF learn from New York, DC, and Paris?
thefrisc.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🛴NEW, MO’ SCOOTERS, MO’ PROBLEMS? Since rentals like Lime and Spin hit SF streets, e-scooter ridership and ownership has surged — along with crashes. @unazurda.bsky.social reports on what NYC, DC, and others have done to curb the dangers. thefrisc.com/sfs-electric...