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Golden State Cider Registered a Thrive City Address. The Permits to Open There Haven't Materialized.

Apple Cart Cider LLC registered a San Francisco business address at 640 Terry A.

July 18, 2026

Apple Faces Class Action Over Alleged "Hide My Email" Privacy Flaws

Apple faces a class action lawsuit in California federal court, alleging its "Hide My Email" feature misled users about…

July 17, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Donates $1M to Pro‑Regulation AI PAC Amidst Looming IPOs

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei personally donated $1 million to Public First PAC, a Super PAC advocating for AI regulation…

July 17, 2026

Meta's AI Ad Tool Keeps Replacing Musicians of Color With White AI Figures

When Oakland band the Westones uploaded a photo to run a Facebook ad, Meta's AI suggested "improvements" that replaced…

July 17, 2026

TSMC Pledges $265 Billion for US Fabs. Chip Stocks Sold Off Anyway.

TSMC posted record Q2 earnings on July 16 and announced an additional $100 billion in U.S.

July 17, 2026

San Francisco Demands Apple, Google Delist 'AI Nudify' Apps Under New State Law

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has demanded Apple and Google remove 13 'AI nudify' apps, citing a new 2025…

July 17, 2026

Frustrated With SF's Own Jobs Portal, a Developer Launched an Open‑Source Alternative

A Bay Area developer launched osgovjobportal.com this week — an open-source aggregator pulling 737 regional government…

July 17, 2026

Google Workers Deliver 4,500‑Signature Petition for Layoff Protections. Alphabet Didn't Answer the Door.

The Alphabet Workers Union delivered a 4,500-signature petition to CEO Sundar Pichai's Mountain View office demanding…

July 17, 2026

Taylor Farms Confirmed Link to Taco Bell Cyclospora Outbreak Amid Ag‑Tech Push, Past Environmental Woes

Salinas-based Taylor Farms has been officially connected to a widespread cyclospora outbreak via its Mexico-sourced…

July 17, 2026

ECL's Hydrogen Bet for Santa Clara Comes With a Natural Gas Asterisk

ECL and PowerCell announced a firm purchase order for hydrogen fuel-cell systems at ECL's planned 35MW Santa Clara…

July 17, 2026

Berkeley Earth's 'Synthesis' Maps Bay Area Warming; 'Neighborhood‑Level' Specifics Require Login Or Remain Unspecified

Berkeley Earth launched its "Synthesis" platform, claiming "neighborhood-level" climate data, but its 25km resolution…

July 17, 2026

Autonomous Healthcare Clears FDA De Novo for Ventilator Waveform AI, Creating a New Device Class

Santa Clara's Autonomous Healthcare received FDA De Novo authorization on June 18, 2026 for Syncron-E, software that…

July 16, 2026

California Forever Loses Anchor Tenant as Saronic Technologies Opts for Texas Shipyard

California Forever’s ambitious plan for a new Solano County city suffers a significant setback as defense tech firm…

July 16, 2026

PG&E Donated a Fire Engine to SFFD. The Value and Directing Official Remain Undisclosed.

PG&E gave the San Francisco Fire Department a new fire engine through the city's behested payment process, but the…

July 16, 2026

Biotech CEO Sets New San Francisco Price‑Per‑Square‑Foot Record in Sea Cliff

A Sea Cliff home sale to biotech CEO Michael Henderson reportedly set a new San Francisco record for price per square…

July 16, 2026

In San Francisco's AI Boom, Elevator Technicians Command Six‑Figure Salaries

Despite San Francisco's focus on AI and tech, skilled elevator technicians are in high demand and earn six-figure…

July 16, 2026

Greylock Closed Its $1.5 Billion AI Fund Five Weeks Before Anyone Announced It

Greylock Partners filed SEC Form D notices for Greylock 18 on June 9, five weeks before publicly announcing the $1.5…

July 16, 2026

UC Accelerates SAT Decision to June 2027 Amid Faculty Push for Reinstatement

The University of California is expediting its decision on readopting standardized tests for admissions to June 2027…

July 16, 2026

BioMarin Files for Full FDA Approval of Voxzogo as Once‑Weekly Rival Presses In

The FDA accepted BioMarin's sNDA to convert Voxzogo from accelerated to full approval for children with achondroplasia…

July 15, 2026

Stephanie Dominguez Walton, Non‑Maritime Background, Elected Oakland Port Board President

Stephanie Dominguez Walton, whose background is in journalism and political development, not maritime logistics, has…

July 15, 2026

Blackstone Secures $950M CMBS Refi on Industrial Portfolio, San Jose Asset Key to Leveraged Deal

Blackstone, GIC, and LBA Realty have secured a $950 million CMBS refinance for an industrial portfolio, anchored by San…

July 15, 2026

Senior Engineers Find Their Moment as AI Erodes Junior Hiring

ZipRecruiter data shows senior tech postings climbing to 43.1% as entry-level falls — and a veteran engineer's hire at…

July 15, 2026

Santa Clara County Goes Door to Door for 1,180 Costco Grapevines That Could Carry a Vineyard‑Killing Pest

Santa Clara County deployed agricultural staff door-to-door on July 13 to collect Costco grapevines that may harbor the…

July 15, 2026

Newsom Revives Local News Fund at a Fraction of Original Pledge, Google Kicks In $20M

Governor Newsom announced a $40 million fund for local news, with Google contributing half, a significantly smaller…

July 15, 2026