Stories about Tech
Beyond the valley of the gig economy
'Raw Deal' author Steven Hill on Uber tech, the perils of California ideologies, and the twilight of the elites.
What if the ‘moderates’ are wrong, about everything?
Forget our ideological differences -- what if the mainstream Democrats (and Yimbys like Scott Wiener) simply have their facts wrong?
Avast ye, developers! SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Treasure Island’ opens 60th season
Street theater legends take on massive housing project in the bay, with singing, dancing, and radiation level warnings.
Gig economy horror stories frame supes hearing
Uber and Lyft have 'disrupted' lives and undermined labor laws, testimony shows
The problems with the gig economy and a housing ‘crisis’ bill
Supes hold a hearing on Uber, Lyft, and their ilk -- and planners look at a state measure that does nothing for affordable housing. That's The Agenda for June 23-30
Haney moves to save Mezzanine — and Soma nightlife
Proposal would make it harder to turn venues into tech office space.
Immersive Jazz Age decadence in ‘The Speakeasy: Age of Scofflaws’
Secret casinos and chesty dancing tootsies fill Boxcar production's underground labyrinth—just don't forget the password.
Tracing how Silicon Valley treats women in ‘The Fit’
Carey Perloff's new comedy is inspired by Ellen Pao's case, and explores "who’s making this stuff and how it gets used."
The absurd, failed economics of the jobs-housing linkage fee
Developers would pay for only 20 percent of the demand their projects create - so why are we still building so much office space?
The facts about vaping emerge
Supes hearing produces remarkable data on the public-health impacts of JUUL.