A 🧵about launch day:
Today, we launched @Underscore_SF — "an unconventional publication about San Francisco (and the Bay Area.)"
We dropped a fully populated website of 20 essays... without much of a hint. (Bc who has time to tease something in this economy, anyway?)
@rtwlz and @mehran__jalali decided to take two @baywheels ebikes to their ~limit,~ traveling nearly 52 miles from SF to SJ.
"Two People Just Rode Bay Wheels Ebikes From San Francisco to San Jose for First Time Ever"
🔗: https://t.co/SGd9CUwIQm
@rtwlz and @mehran__jalali decided to take two @baywheels ebikes to their ~limit,~ traveling nearly 52 miles from SF to SJ.
"Two People Just Rode Bay Wheels Ebikes From San Francisco to San Jose for First Time Ever"
🔗: https://t.co/SGd9CUwIQm
Babe, what's wrong? Is eating the (not free) continental breakfast inside your $20,000 per night hotel room not hitting?
"Dystopian $20,000 Per Night Hotel Booking Pops Up in SF for Super Bowl Weekend"
🔗: https://t.co/Q5G3hQuGPq
Y'all, they got "Jumanji" before a car did! 🥹
"SF Mountain Lion Internet Named ‘Jumanji’ Has Been Captured and Will Be Relocated"
🔗: https://t.co/4fKx2S9pIJ
ICY(Somehow)MI: A mountain lion was spotted roaming in San Francisco's downtown for the first time in the city's recorded history.
"Rare Mountain Lion Sighted in San Francisco Near Popular Park, Billionaire’s Row"
🔗: https://t.co/BvUMhBLsxW
ICYMI: @SFBART just adopted Power Ranger Mode™️ in rainy conditions.
"SF Bay Area Rapid Transit Just Got a Lot Faster (in the Rain)"
🔗: https://t.co/kdHPM4wdzN
Scott Wiener, at long last, called Israel's actions in Gaza a "genocide"... only to play the victim.🙃
"California State Senator Finally Admits Israel Is Performing Genocide in Gaza After Public Pushback Following Viral Debate Performance"
🔗: https://t.co/87aXdog0op
Bambi really said, "screw these tolls," and went on to graze on greener grass.
"Wayward Deer Filmed Crossing SF’s Golden Gate Bridge"
🔗: https://t.co/Y7VFES7mww
It appears this morning's one-alarm fire at 8th and Mission streets is the reason why we're all huddled around a Trader Joe's holiday candle.
"PG&E Substation Fire Appears to Be Cause of San Francisco Power Outage"
🔗: https://t.co/ZzHu39gNMB
*Seals* are more pro-vaccine than our damn HHS Secretary.
"SF Bay Area Marine Center at Front Lines of Important Bird Flu Vaccine Trial"
🔗: https://t.co/AbINCpIG7H
Gm! So apparently, one of SF's hottest "nonprofits" at the moment isn't actually a nonprofit at all.
"Popularly Reported SF Nonprofit Is, in Fact, Not a Nonprofit at All"
🔗: https://t.co/dvQgnTgPxu
An evergreen reminder to call out bullshit and red flags whenever you see 'em — especially if they're connected to political candidacy.
"Manny Yekutiel’s Bid for SF Board of Supervisors Seat Is (Already) Riddled With Red Flags"
🔗: https://t.co/dBdCvz2ubh
Can't wait to see these in the same landfill that contains all our Beanie Babies.
"Of Course San Francisco Is Getting a Labubu-Themed Rave"
🔗: https://t.co/ZJ0TEENXkW
Y'ALL GTFU LET'S MAKE THE UNION SQUARE CHEESECAKE FACTORY STAY OPEN LATE FOR A TSUNAMI VIEWING PARTY.
"Once-a-Decade Earthquake Puts San Francisco on Tsunami Watch"
🔗: https://t.co/jZ4xAbFFoJ