Would you pay $1,000 per month for one of these doorless pods?

This developer wants to pack renters into tiny underground pods

Low Life

A housing developer has a plan to bring affordable housing to San Francisco: pack people into tiny underground sleeping pods.

This Developer Wants to Pack Renters Into Tiny Underground Pods

"And no pod sex."

Whether they're serving coffee or quinoa, robot chefs can't seem to keep their jobs.

San Francisco's robot restaurants are going out of business

Chopped

Many of San Francisco's recently opened robot restaurants are already going out of business, as pointed out by a new Business Insider story.

San Francisco’s Robot Restaurants Are Going out of Business

The futuristic eateries are closing almost as quickly as they opened.

San Francisco just joined a growing list of cities enacting bans on personal cars.

The latest urban trend: banning cars on city streets

Carpocalypse

Across the globe, cities are banning cars on the roads in an effort to decrease traffic and air pollution, while encouraging a sense of community.

The Latest Urban Trend: Banning Cars on City Streets

"Our main objective is to give the streets back to people."

E-bikes are the hottest ride in San Francisco. Literally.

Lyft suspends SF e-bikes because they're bursting into flames

Hot Ride

Lyft e-bikes are catching fire in San Francisco, prompting the company to pull the city's entire fleet untl it can figure out what's going on.

Lyft Suspends SF E-Bikes Because They’re Bursting Into Flames

City supervisor: "The last thing you need is a flaming bike as you’re riding down the street."

The "smart dresser" yells at you to pitch any clothes you don't wear for a month.

Dystopian startup wants to hang your furniture from the ceiling

Button Mashing

Silicon Valley startup Bumblebee Spaces suspends furniture from the ceiling to make tiny, espensive apartments feel more spacious.

Dystopian Startup Wants to Hang Your Furniture From The Ceiling

Here's a horrible idea: make your tiny apartment seem bigger by suspending your bed on the ceiling.

"There are hundreds of people who are living out in their vehicles in San Francisco, 30 spots is just a drop in the bucket."

San Francisco plans "safe" parking for people living in vehicles

This Should Do The Trick

San Francisco may provide safe "housing" in the form of a parking lot for people who live inside their vehicles and need to avoid tickets and fines.

San Francisco Plans “Safe” Parking for People Living in Vehicles

As soaring rents force people onto the street, many are left trying to avoid fines and tickets.

"On the face of it, it’s ludicrous that we would ban e-cigarettes, but permit the sale of tobacco and cannabis.”

San Francisco moves to ban sale of e-cigarettes

Run the Juuls

In a landmark move, San Francisco just became the first U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes last night. The bill could go into effect in 30 days.

San Francisco Moves to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes

"It’s really smart politics but dubious public health."

"We spent the ’90s battling Big Tobacco and now we see the new form in e-cigarettes."

San Francisco is voting to ban sale of e-cigarettes next week

Vape Ban

The city of San Francisco is voting next week on a total ban of sales of e-cigarettes. It could become the first city in the U.S. to do so.

San Francisco is Voting to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes Next Week

“I’m not going to put the profits of Big Tobacco over the health of young people.”

It strips police reports of anything that alludes to a suspect's race.

San Francisco is using AI to try to make courts less racist

San Fran Plan

San Francisco hopes an AI-powered tool that redacts information from police reports will eliminate racial bias from the suspect-charging process.

San Francisco Is Using AI to Try to Make Courts Less Racist

"That will help make our system of justice more fair and just."

It's preemptively shooting down the use of facial recognition.

Tech hub San Francisco first US city to ban facial recognition

First Domino

San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to pass a facial recognition ban, and the move has the potential to inspire others to follow suit.

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