San Francisco Download
Bay Area news without the spin, the PR fluff, or the paywall.
// THE_MISSION
San Francisco Download covers the stories that matter to people who live and work in the Bay Area. Tech industry moves. Housing fights. Transit chaos. The restaurants opening and closing. City Hall decisions that actually affect your life.
We're not chasing national trends or rewriting press releases. We're doing original reporting on the place we call home.
// COVERAGE
→ Tech & Startups
AI, crypto, layoffs, funding rounds
→ Bay Area Politics
City Hall, housing, transit, elections
→ Business & Real Estate
Commercial, residential, development
→ Culture & Lifestyle
Food, arts, neighborhoods, people
// INDEPENDENCE
- ✓ Independently owned and operated
- ✓ Zero outside investors
- ✓ No paywall
// LOCATION
201 Mission St, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94105
// OUR_TEAM
Dan Lesin
News Reporter
Covers breaking news and general interest stories for the Bay Area.
Kevin Chao
Technology & Crypto Reporter
Covers technology, startups, and cryptocurrency.
Marcus Reed
Politics & Business Reporter
Covers politics and business across the Bay Area.
Nina Alvarez
Opinion & Culture Writer
Writes opinion pieces and cultural commentary.
Taya Romano
Lifestyle & Culture Reporter
Covers lifestyle, food, and culture.
// FOUNDED
San Francisco Download launched in 2025 with a simple premise: the Bay Area deserves news coverage that's actually useful. Not aggregated wire stories. Not thinly-veiled press releases. Real reporting on the issues that matter here.