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What the city can still do to control the rogue robotaxis

This is by no means over—but SF needs to get out in front of this kind of tech before it becomes such a huge problem

The real problem with the CPUC’s robotaxi decision

Like AI, this is going to displace human employees. And nobody in government is demanding that the profits be shared with the people whose lives are damaged.

Let’s talk, for real, about taxes

Almost everything wrong with the US economy is the result of tax cuts for the wealthy. SF shouldn't make the same mistake.

A profound national issue in a dispute over a local parking garage

Maybe we should talk about the future of 5 million jobs. Plus: Will the media hold Breed accountable for the problems on SF streets? That's The Agenda for May 21-28

The ugly side of Silicon Valley

A new book puts the history of Stanford, Palo Alto, and the tech industry in a very critical, and very relevant, perspective.

Democrats like me are sick of billionaires getting their way—and then whining

Michael Moritz is the latest to say the left is ruining SF. Except that the left doesn't run the city. He seems to want a plutocracy—and he controls a major local news outlet.

How the Chron creates misleading, inaccurate narratives that lead to bad public policy

The poor scooter company that had to leave town turns out to be a bad civic actor—and a lot of folks are glad it's gone.

What the new AI says about the Yimby movement and agenda

You can make it argue almost anything, and it's alarmingly cogent. Here's an example.

Report shows that big local tech companies give nothing back to the community

Business Times scorecard shows why corporate philanthropy in 2021 is a complete and utter failure.

The Uber files just confirm what local critics have been saying for years

SF let this rogue company get started and prosper; now the city needs to take responsibility for violence against drivers.

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