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Nazis in Your Neighborhood: Anti-fascist researchers out an extremist music label operating in the Tenderloin Based in a supportive housing building, the one-man distributor sells fascist music and merch from all over the world

NEW: A man in the Tenderloin is operating a fascist music label that promotes Neo-Nazi materials from all over the world.

Here's how antifascist researchers found him — and what he has to say now that he's been outed:

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"By the time Musk took the stand, his gum was gone."

Brooke Jenkins: Stop making billionaires ‘the enemy’ The District Attorney was anything but moderate in her support of the city’s wealthiest

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins once claimed she was a "progressive," then shifted to the label of "centrist."

Whatever the ideology may be, there's one thing Jenkins wants to defend in San Francisco: The ultra-wealthy.

Here's what she said: sf.gazetteer.co/brooke-jenki...

The response @sf.gazetteer.co has gotten from people in SF who picked up our new (and free!) quarterly print issue has been insane.

Just raves and requests for more. So much for the death of print!

These SF Bay Area companies have ICE and CBP contracts ICE relies on a massive network of third-party contractors to conduct its operations, including companies that specialize in mass surveillance and others that make the clothing worn by agents.   Amid ...

The Bay Area has five companies that have contracts with ICE and CBP.

They're selling everything from flight restraints for deportees to car wraps to digital infrastructure, all to the tune of millions of dollars.

Here's the scoop:

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Crashing out D4’s Alan Wong says that Sunset Dunes is impacting ‘street safety.’ A new data analysis suggests otherwise

D4 Supervisor Alan Wong has said the Upper Great Highway closure correlates with more vehicle crashes in the Sunset.

It's part of why he wants to reopen the road on weekdays.

A new data analysis, however, suggests there's been no impact. Here's the scoop:

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Neighborhood watch One person’s experience living — and protesting ICE — near 630 Sansome St.

We talked to the anti-ICE protester who got pepper-sprayed at a downtown protest on Friday for the full story of how it went down.

Turns out, he lives in the area, sees the violence regularly, and has thoughts on fighting back.

FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/neighborhood...

A small crew of protesters were pepper-sprayed by officers at ICE HQ (630 Sansome) this afternoon. Two people got tagged, and two people are currently detained, according to my sources.

Organizers are asking for more people to show up in support.

What you’ll be fighting about in 2026 Yes, it’s a new year, but we’ll all be having these same old arguments

The Lurie-Trump files, another round of Great Highway brawling, the endless search for less crime in SF, and more: Here are the six things you'll be arguing about in 2026.

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The fight for Julie’s Kitchen Facing eviction, the owners of the popular Crocker Galleria lunch spot want to take their landlord to trial

The owners of beloved downtown lunch spot Julie's Kitchen say their landlord at Crocker Galleria is illegally trying to evict them — despite them never missing rent.

Is it a play to push them out before redevelopment? Julie + Jisoo Yoo say they need a trial, ASAP.

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S.F. supervisors pass bill requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for tenants displaced by new housing The tenant protections are partially in response to new policies encouraging housing development, such as upzoning

S.F. supervisors just passed a law requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for low income tenants displaced by new housing.

The new tenant protections are partially in response to policies like upzoning that encourage new housing development.

via @io-y-g.bsky.social

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Gazetteer takes home four awards Joshua Bote, and Cydney Hayes, and Eddie Kim’s work was honored by the San Francisco Press Club

Our own @eddiekimx.bsky.social, @cydhayes.bsky.social, @joshuabote.com took home awards at last night’s San Francisco Press Club Awards. Read their winning stories here: sf.gazetteer.co/gazetteer-ta...

Nobody needs “People Behaving Badly” Stanley Roberts’ popular public shaming segment is back on KRON, pettier and more pathetic than ever

Stanley Roberts' public-shaming news segment "People Behaving Badly" returned to KRON4 last night.

@eddiekimx.bsky.social watched, and still can't tell what's worse: how shallow it is, or how cynically pointless it is.

FREE LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/nobody-needs...

Ghirardelli workers want benefits bigger than a Maraschino cherry The picket line is happening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, and somebody already called the cops on them

Workers at Ghirardelli are picketing all day today at Fisherman's Wharf, fighting to keep their insurance plans and bump up their wages.

The choco-corp, meanwhile, is offering a raise smaller than the cost of an additional Maraschino cherry on a sundae.

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S.F. taps outside firm to find out what led to killing of social worker Alberto Rangel The Department of Public Health will commission a third-party review of the circumstances that led to social worker Alberto Rangel's death.

The city will commission an outside review of the fatal stabbing of social worker Alberto Rangel at San Francisco General last week.

Rangel was attacked by a known patient. The hospital had been warned about him, including the day of the killing.

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Gazetteer SF launches quarterly newspaper There’s no better place than the printed page to restore value to the written word

Big news: Gazetteer SF is now in print. Grab your own free copy at one of our drop spots across the city. Subscribe to receive a copy in the mail. sf.gazetteer.co/gazetteer-sf...

How to steal $11 million: Ask for a pen As this weekend’s crypto robbery in Mission Dolores shows, you don’t need to be a super hacker to get ahold of someone’s holdings. You just need to show up

How the heck do you steal $11 million of decentralized digital currency? By pretending to be a delivery guy and asking for a pen.

Here's why crypto "wrench attacks," like Saturday's robbery in Mission Dolores, are rising. From @eddiekimx.bsky.social:

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What’s in your analog bag? The latest device-free trend contains everything from knitting to notebooks to Tolstoy

Analog Bags—sacks filled with tactile distractions like books and knitting—are a welcome break from phones. @jzigoris.bsky.social asked San Franciscans about the things they carry: sf.gazetteer.co/whats-in-you...

‘It’s the ninth inning, two outs, two strikes’ Before Beya Alcaraz struck out, Albert Chow took a swing for D4 supervisor. Could it be his turn at bat again?

Biz owner and Sunset political activist Albert Chow was on Mayor Lurie’s shortlist for District 4 supervisor.

Chow gave us an inside look into the vetting process he went through.

Could he be called up to bat after the Beya Alcaraz disaster?

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Waiting for Danko Tastes have changed a lot since 1999, but Gary Danko and his Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant have not. That’s a good thing. A very good thing

Restaurant Gary Danko is an SF institution that helped put the city on the national fine-dining map.

25 years later, they're somehow still packing it in, even with a menu full of vintage hits. How is Danko doing it?

New from @eddiekimx.bsky.social: (GIFT LINK) sf.gazetteer.co/waiting-for-...

Goodbye to all of that As we look back on Nancy Pelosi’s 1 of 1 career, we should also look forward to what we actually need next

With Nancy Pelosi announcing her retirement, we look back on her remarkable, and at times contentious, career. She was a 1-of-1 politician. But she's also the exact opposite of the leader SF now needs.

New commentary from @eddiekimx.bsky.social:

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The buddy system Volunteer escorts are making Immigration Court a little more human and a lot more humane

Going to Immigration Court can be terrifying, especially with ICE abducting people after their hearings.

But volunteers are stepping up to escort people through court, document wrongdoing, and soothe nerves. New from @eddiekimx.bsky.social:

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What makes Saikat run? In his race to beat Nancy Pelosi in 2026, Saikat Chakrabarti’s friends and allies are calling him San Francisco’s Zohran Mamdani. Progressives are a bit more moderate on him

Saikat Chakrabarti wants to be the leftist successor to Nancy Pelosi. The media's even called him SF's Zohran Mamdani.

But some local progressives harbor deep suspicions of Chakrabarti's track record. Here's why:

New from @eddiekimx.bsky.social (free story!): sf.gazetteer.co/what-makes-s...

All quiet on the Castro front Residents and workers in the city’s most storied neighborhood wonder what a National Guard deployment might look like

Hey all, @eddiekimx.bsky.social here:

I went on a walk to gauge the mood as Trump threatens to bring the National Guard into SF.

What's obvious is that, in the Castro, we're all confused about what the military's supposed to fix.

FREE STORY: sf.gazetteer.co/all-quiet-on...

Friends like these Online allies are attacking Matt Dorsey over his support of District 8 supe candidate Gary McCoy

When District 6 supervisor Matt Dorsey endorsed Gary McCoy for District 8, some of his old supporters weren’t too pleased, @eddiekimx.bsky.social reports: sf.gazetteer.co/friends-like...

SF activists level up the anti-ICE fight The chaos in Chicago and Portland is inspiring strategy among local activists

@eddiekimx.bsky.social met anti-ICE protesters to talk strategy and evolution. They're celebrating a month of no abductions at SF's immigration court.

"People need to understand [ICE is] inexperienced, scared, and vulnerable to counter-action."

FREE LINK: sf.gazetteer.co/sf-activists...

The holy hypocrisy of Peter Thiel’s Armageddon When the billionaire tech investor talks about the Antichrist, we should take him seriously, not biblically.

City reporter @eddiekimx.bsky.social looks into the unholy hypocrisy of Peter Thiel's lecture series on the Antichrist.

The last secretive event wraps tonight, but are attendees learning anything new?

(Not really, and Thiel's ideology is a mess.)

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"what if i wore noise-cancelling headphones and then yelled through a meeting in the middle of the dining area of a co-working office," wondered the guy next to me

SF Lowrider Parade + Portola Fest + Laver Cup + great weather meant that San Francisco was going off this weekend. Could it be that SF is so back?

“Wake up babe it’s Kang day” my editor and I say to each other for the tenth time today