Joe Kukura, Beloved SFist Writer and SF Voice, Dies at 55
Joe Kukura, a longtime SFist contributor who covered San Francisco with humor and heart for over two decades, died of gastric cancer complications at 55.
By Kevin Chao
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Saratoga High Special Education Teachers Honored by Special Olympics Northern California
Two Saratoga High School teachers have earned statewide recognition for their exceptional work with special education students, according to Special Olympics Northern California.
By Marcus Reed
The Tao of Wi-Fi, Salt Rooms, and Burble: Janelli’s Journey to Founder Life
Alexandra Janelli is one of those rare people who has no business existing as one person. Janelli’s the great-granddaughter of New York radio royalty, a conservation biologist who worked to save the p
By Kevin Chao
Lyft to End Job Candidates' Access to Interview Feedback
Lyft is ending its practice of offering written feedback to candidates after job interviews, the company confirmed this week. The change was first shared in an internal Slack message from Lyft's
By Nina Alvarez
Scott Hansen: How Crowdfunding Can Scale Without Selling Out
When most people think of crowdfunding, they picture the early 2010s—a time when glossy Kickstarter videos promised revolutionary products that rarely shipped. It was a golden age of optimism that eve
By Kevin Chao
How Brent Cassity Gives Voice to an Invisible Community
Earlier this year, Stanford Law professor Joe Bankman sat down for a rare public conversation about the implosion of his son's crypto empire. But this time, it was not with Anderson Cooper or a
By Marcus Reed
Glenn Martin's Unlikely Path to the Oval Office
Glenn E. Martin served six years in a New York State prison for armed robbery. Two decades later, he walked through the gates of the White House to advise a sitting president on criminal justice reform — and was treated like an inmate on the way in.
By Marcus Reed