Analysis of San Francisco's unique challenges and opportunities through data and lived experience. Covering housing policy, tech industry impact, local politics, urban development, and community dynamics. Sharp commentary on the city's transformation, policy decisions, and path forward with both affection and critique.
San Francisco
Widowhood creates a cruel paradox: needing connection more while finding it harder to achieve. From Christmas parties to casual conversations, I navigate a world where my reality makes others uncomfortable, editing my life to protect their comfort while isolating myself further.
San Francisco
Why is it so hard to write about being a widow? My story has no redemptive arc. No community rallied, no family came together, no strength was discovered. Just sudden loss and ongoing adaptation without resolution. These are the widowhood stories we don't want to hear but need to tell.
San Francisco
Widowhood isn't just about missing someone—it's about losing your own biography. So much of my life only existed in shared memory. The cruel paradox: learning to live alone requires forgetting how we lived together, erasing the very past I'm fighting to remember.
San Francisco
San Francisco isn't built for straight lines. The hills interrupt them, as do the dead-ends, back alleys, and staircases that thread between properties. This walk reveals the city's hidden pathways, earthquake shacks, and the geology, zoning, and transit history beneath the views.
Politics
Atlanta isn't just building structures. It is filling them with life. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, we keep fighting over everything except how to make room for each other. Cities, like lives, are made of choices. Say no long enough, and you run out of chances to say yes.
Finance
Trump's 145% tariffs triggered a flood of imports—but not a rise in American exports. West Coast ports are now sending ships back empty. This imbalance isn't just economic—it's personal. Jobs, wages, and trade flows are all at risk. The ships are still moving. But fewer are coming back.