This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Henry Chen, a former Meta tech lead who was laid off in May. He’s 38 and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. The following has been edited for length and clarity. After I left college, I worked as a DJ for a few years, taught
Sitting shoulder to shoulder on plastic chairs, hundreds of defiant San Franciscans, a notable number of them gray-haired, crowded into a gallery at the Fort Mason Center last Thursday. The reason? To protect its famous and picturesque coastal neighborhood from the development of a large new residential tower. San Francisco Chronicle reporter Laura Waxmann captured
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Hamza Mostafa, 21, who lives in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up, I wanted to work in the medical field like most of my family did. But after taking a computer science class in high school, my ambitions
The mayor of San Francisco is tired of his city serving as a test track for autonomous vehicles. In a letter sent to California transportation regulators on Wednesday, Daniel Lurie called for new state standards regulating how autonomous vehicles respond during major disruptions, saying stricter measures will strengthen the AV industry. “California’s challenge now is
I moved from Los Angeles to San Francisco because of a cold DM on X. I grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles and, after attending college there, built my career in journalism across the country, first covering local news and then crypto. I liked my comfortable life with friends and family. Then in
Buying a home doesn’t make sense for everyone, but in several highly sought-after markets, it may be more difficult to rent. Regions like the Sun Belt have seen a construction boom and, in turn, a drop in prices due to increased inventory, but in coastal cities that has not been the case. “The United States
