Adam Lashinsky
@adamlashinsky
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@sfstandard and @washingtonpost columnist. Also: @esquire, @theinformation, @AirMailWeekly. Writing a biography of William Safire for @simonschuster
San Francisco
Joined February 2008
Let the natural experiment in Democratic governance begin
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The socialist Zohran Mamdani and centrist Daniel Lurie offer two possible futures for the party.
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Daniel Lurie’s battle against city bureaucrats has only just begun https://t.co/Lskbwo7Afs via @sfstandard
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When the administration steered a contract to a firm with ties to the mayor, it wasn’t playing favorites. It was showing who’s in charge.
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The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway https://t.co/6fPWSKTepX via @sfstandard
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering effort is an abomination. But it illustrates just how dire the situation in this country has become.
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In the debate over Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan, emotions are still trumping facts https://t.co/1LYB5O74kT via @sfstandard
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I called the mayor’s upzoning scheme “incremental.” Some readers were having none of it.
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As longtime SF parks boss steps down, his conquests outshine his controversies https://t.co/VXXW7lKOW6 via @sfstandard
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An exit interview with 16-year Rec and Park director Phil Ginsburg reveals a city lifer who absorbed constant criticism, but never became cynical.
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Family zoning, upzoning, rezoning. Call it what you like. It's a typical SF policy clusterf@#$. https://t.co/PM9q8oyp9v via @sfstandard
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The mayor’s “family zoning plan” is raising neighborhood advocates’ ire, despite it being modest, incremental, and necessary.
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Big scoop! @manny_yekutiel is running for the SF Board of Supervisors. https://t.co/Pa8oBPCDft via @sfstandard
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Cafe owner and event-thrower extraordinaire Manny Yekutiel is running for District 8 supervisor.
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The sad truth of the Engardio recall: Democrats and Lurie hung an ally out to dry https://t.co/4UKU9mp69S via @sfstandard
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The moderate group that took over San Francisco’s Democratic Party did some weaselly stuff in an effort to avoid supporting Supervisor Joel Engardio.
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Aaron Peskin’s successor wants to undo his legacy. At least one local merchant can’t wait https://t.co/ZhBFSR2tsa via @sfstandard cc @DannySauter
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With one fell swoop, District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter is trying to clean out some of the legislative sludge his predecessor left behind.
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"A breakup of Google or a halt to its payments to Apple would have been far more exciting and consequential for the technology industry than this ruling," @adamlashinsky writes.
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The judge’s measured penalties were cognizant of changing tech and respectful of legal precedent.
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An SF committee chair wants to kill off her own commission. It’s a great start. https://t.co/bBOULDhZuK via @sfstandard
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San Francisco’s 130 advisory bodies and committees collectively cost $34 million to operate, an investment that’s getting harder and harder for City Hall to countenance.
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How Google turned into the landmark antitrust case that wasn’t
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The judge’s measured penalties were cognizant of changing tech and respectful of legal precedent.
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Such a smart, important article.
Inside OpenAI, there's a growing paranoia that some of its loudest critics are being funded by Elon Musk and other billionaire competitors. Now, they are going after these nonprofit groups, but their evidence of a vast conspiracy is often extremely thin
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A politician wants to make it even harder to open a business. An ally made her think twice https://t.co/DpPOBRe4Tx via @sfstandard
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The scene that unfolded at a recent commission meeting gave me hope that sanity is beginning to prevail in San Francisco.
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My latest column for @PostOpinions Can the news industry stop AI theft? It might be a long shot.
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The limited good news is that the fight has begun on multiple fronts.
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SF schools chief wants focus on kids, not culture wars. If only it were so easy https://t.co/3rGDYacmRC via @sfstandard
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Maria Su is amiable, politically astute, and always on message. But will that be enough to save a school district on fire?
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My latest column about an effort by card-carrying Team Efficiency member @mattdorsey, a member of @sfbos
https://t.co/3cxfx2WBCr via @sfstandard
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A supervisor supported a domestic-partner benefits bill when it was needed. Today, he knows it’s not.
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