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<a href="https://www.imperfectfoods.com/lp/foodwasteweeksf/">San Francisco Food Waste Week</a>

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Spark Social SF, 601 Mission Bay May 16 &#8211; 22&nbsp;

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Spark Social SF, 601 Mission Bay May 16 - 22&nbsp;

Spark Social SF, 601 Mission Bay May 16 &#8211; 22&nbsp;

In America, 30% to 40% of food is wasted, <a href="https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqs">according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture</a>. That leads to billions of pounds of uneaten calories and lost dollars and contributes to 170 million metric tons of <a href="https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-11/from-farm-to-kitchen-the-environmental-impacts-of-u.s.-food-waste_508-tagged.pdf">carbon dioxide emissions</a>.

In America, 30% to 40% of food is wasted, <a href="https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqs">according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture</a>. That leads to billions of pounds of uneaten calories and lost dollars and contributes to 170 million metric tons of <a href="https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-11/from-farm-to-kitchen-the-environmental-impacts-of-u.s.-food-waste_508-tagged.pdf">carbon dioxide emissions</a>.

The immensity of this problem may feel too big to tackle—<a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/food-waste/2017/08/03/san-francisco-mandatory-composting-law-turns-food-waste-money/440879001/">even in compost-conscious San Francisco</a>. But SF-based <a href="https://www.imperfectfoods.com/">Imperfect Foods</a> challenges San Franciscans to celebrate the “small wins” in the bigger fight against food waste this coming week with its program of food-focused events and partnerships with local restaurants.&nbsp;

The immensity of this problem may feel too big to tackle—<a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/food-waste/2017/08/03/san-francisco-mandatory-composting-law-turns-food-waste-money/440879001/">even in compost-conscious San Francisco</a>. But SF-based <a href="https://www.imperfectfoods.com/">Imperfect Foods</a> challenges San Franciscans to celebrate the “small wins” in the bigger fight against food waste this coming week with its program of food-focused events and partnerships with local restaurants.&nbsp;

Kicking off today and going through May 22, Imperfect Foods’ <a href="https://www.imperfectfoods.com/lp/foodwasteweeksf/">San Francisco Food Waste Week</a> is meant to start the “conversation” around food waste, foster community connections and encourage people to fight food waste even in small “imperfect” ways, says Rachel Skeen, a brand and marketing manager of experiential partnerships at Imperfect Foods.

Kicking off today and going through May 22, Imperfect Foods’ <a href="https://www.imperfectfoods.com/lp/foodwasteweeksf/">San Francisco Food Waste Week</a> is meant to start the “conversation” around food waste, foster community connections and encourage people to fight food waste even in small “imperfect” ways, says Rachel Skeen, a brand and marketing manager of experiential partnerships at Imperfect Foods.

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LAFWW_WorkshopSeedlings_03302022_15-2500x1667.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-50059"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Courtesy Imperfect Foods</figcaption></figure>

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LAFWW_WorkshopSeedlings_03302022_15-2500x1667.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-50059"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Courtesy Imperfect Foods</figcaption></figure>

During Food Waste Week, you can help fight food waste in a few ways.

During Food Waste Week, you can help fight food waste in a few ways.

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<li>Try eating gem strawberries (considered too small by traditional grocery store standards to sell) from smoothies served up at Imperfect Foods’ <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imperfects-food-waste-week-pop-up-tickets-330070940067?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">pop-up at Spark Social SF this weekend</a> or from a plate at a partnering restaurant. Five dollars from every dish sold during Food Waste Week benefits the Bay Area-based food recovery nonprofit <a href="https://foodshift.net/">Food Shift</a>.</li>



<li>Or connect with a local org at one of the week’s upcoming events. This year’s week of awareness features discussions about the environmental impact of food waste, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-lets-talk-trash-tickets-321383285057?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">bioplastics</a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-food-access-for-generations-tickets-321386324147?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">food access</a> and <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farmer-to-table-the-secrets-behind-the-produce-tickets-321150729477?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">talks with local farmers</a> and food nonprofits.</li>
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Try eating gem strawberries (considered too small by traditional grocery store standards to sell) from smoothies served up at Imperfect Foods’ <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imperfects-food-waste-week-pop-up-tickets-330070940067?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">pop-up at Spark Social SF this weekend</a> or from a plate at a partnering restaurant. Five dollars from every dish sold during Food Waste Week benefits the Bay Area-based food recovery nonprofit <a href="https://foodshift.net/">Food Shift</a>.

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<li>Try eating gem strawberries (considered too small by traditional grocery store standards to sell) from smoothies served up at Imperfect Foods’ <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imperfects-food-waste-week-pop-up-tickets-330070940067?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">pop-up at Spark Social SF this weekend</a> or from a plate at a partnering restaurant. Five dollars from every dish sold during Food Waste Week benefits the Bay Area-based food recovery nonprofit <a href="https://foodshift.net/">Food Shift</a>.</li>

Or connect with a local org at one of the week’s upcoming events. This year’s week of awareness features discussions about the environmental impact of food waste, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-lets-talk-trash-tickets-321383285057?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">bioplastics</a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-food-access-for-generations-tickets-321386324147?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">food access</a> and <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farmer-to-table-the-secrets-behind-the-produce-tickets-321150729477?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">talks with local farmers</a> and food nonprofits.

<li>Or connect with a local org at one of the week’s upcoming events. This year’s week of awareness features discussions about the environmental impact of food waste, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-lets-talk-trash-tickets-321383285057?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">bioplastics</a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-food-access-for-generations-tickets-321386324147?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">food access</a> and <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farmer-to-table-the-secrets-behind-the-produce-tickets-321150729477?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">talks with local farmers</a> and food nonprofits.</li>

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<ul><li>Try eating gem strawberries (considered too small by traditional grocery store standards to sell) from smoothies served up at Imperfect Foods’ <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imperfects-food-waste-week-pop-up-tickets-330070940067?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">pop-up at Spark Social SF this weekend</a> or from a plate at a partnering restaurant. Five dollars from every dish sold during Food Waste Week benefits the Bay Area-based food recovery nonprofit <a href="https://foodshift.net/">Food Shift</a>.</li><li>Or connect with a local org at one of the week’s upcoming events. This year’s week of awareness features discussions about the environmental impact of food waste, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-lets-talk-trash-tickets-321383285057?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">bioplastics</a>, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-food-access-for-generations-tickets-321386324147?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">food access</a> and <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farmer-to-table-the-secrets-behind-the-produce-tickets-321150729477?aff=odcleoeventsincollection">talks with local farmers</a> and food nonprofits.</li></ul>

But there’s also fun to be had as well. During Food Waste Week’s pop-up at Spark Social, you can immerse yourself in a life-size Imperfect Foods box to learn more about food waste interactively, sample dishes from local food trucks and play <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/11/11/how-the-game-of-plinko-perfectly-illustrates-chaos-theory/?sh=4677ab611a09">A Price Is Right-style Plinko game</a> to win groceries or smoothies.

But there’s also fun to be had as well. During Food Waste Week’s pop-up at Spark Social, you can immerse yourself in a life-size Imperfect Foods box to learn more about food waste interactively, sample dishes from local food trucks and play <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/11/11/how-the-game-of-plinko-perfectly-illustrates-chaos-theory/?sh=4677ab611a09">A Price Is Right-style Plinko game</a> to win groceries or smoothies.

“You don&#8217;t have to be zero waste,” said Skeen. “It&#8217;s all about taking the small steps and the imperfect steps to be doing it together as a community because more people doing things imperfectly is going to be more impactful than just a few people being perfectly zero waste.”

“You don't have to be zero waste,” said Skeen. “It's all about taking the small steps and the imperfect steps to be doing it together as a community because more people doing things imperfectly is going to be more impactful than just a few people being perfectly zero waste.”

“You don&#8217;t have to be zero waste,” said Skeen. “It&#8217;s all about taking the small steps and the imperfect steps to be doing it together as a community because more people doing things imperfectly is going to be more impactful than just a few people being perfectly zero waste.”

—Christina J. Campodonico

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<a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2022-05-17/san-francisco-decides-district-attorney-recall-election">San Francisco Decides: The District Attorney Recall</a>

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Taube Family Auditorium, 110 The Embarcadero Tuesday, May 17, 6 p.m. | $5 &#8211; $15

Taube Family Auditorium, 110 The Embarcadero Tuesday, May 17, 6 p.m. | $5 - $15

Taube Family Auditorium, 110 The Embarcadero Tuesday, May 17, 6 p.m. | $5 &#8211; $15

Chesa Boudin attends a press conference in Potrero Hill on November 23, 2021. | Camille Cohen

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DABoudinLive-35-2500x1667.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-50062"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chesa Boudin attends a press conference in Potrero Hill on November 23, 2021. | Camille Cohen</figcaption></figure>

As we approach the month of June, the buzz around the city is all about <a href="https://sfstandard.com/criminal-justice/sf-standard-poll-da-chesa-boudin-faces-grim-odds-in-recall-election/">District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s recall</a>. In 2019, Boudin was elected under a progressive promise of criminal justice reform and decarceration. But since then, residents fear that San Francisco is turning into Gotham City. You don’t have to pretend like you know which side of the recall you’re on at the next dinner party because the Commonwealth Club of California welcomes you to participate in a conversation equipped with voices from both views:&nbsp;

As we approach the month of June, the buzz around the city is all about <a href="https://sfstandard.com/criminal-justice/sf-standard-poll-da-chesa-boudin-faces-grim-odds-in-recall-election/">District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s recall</a>. In 2019, Boudin was elected under a progressive promise of criminal justice reform and decarceration. But since then, residents fear that San Francisco is turning into Gotham City. You don’t have to pretend like you know which side of the recall you’re on at the next dinner party because the Commonwealth Club of California welcomes you to participate in a conversation equipped with voices from both views:&nbsp;

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<li>Opposing the recall – Lara Bazelon, a professor of law and the director of the Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinical Programs at the University of San Francisco School of Law.</li>



<li>Supporting the recall – Brooke Jenkins, former assistant district attorney under Boudin.</li>
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Opposing the recall – Lara Bazelon, a professor of law and the director of the Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinical Programs at the University of San Francisco School of Law.

<li>Opposing the recall – Lara Bazelon, a professor of law and the director of the Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinical Programs at the University of San Francisco School of Law.</li>

Supporting the recall – Brooke Jenkins, former assistant district attorney under Boudin.

<li>Supporting the recall – Brooke Jenkins, former assistant district attorney under Boudin.</li>

<ul><li>Opposing the recall – Lara Bazelon, a professor of law and the director of the Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinical Programs at the University of San Francisco School of Law.</li><li>Supporting the recall – Brooke Jenkins, former assistant district attorney under Boudin.</li></ul>

If you cannot attend, you can virtually submit questions to the panelists through <a href="https://forms.gle/hBiMtnbX1iG2N2kY6">this form</a>. Most importantly, <a href="https://registertovote.ca.gov/">register to vote</a> before May 23. (RT)

If you cannot attend, you can virtually submit questions to the panelists through <a href="https://forms.gle/hBiMtnbX1iG2N2kY6">this form</a>. Most importantly, <a href="https://registertovote.ca.gov/">register to vote</a> before May 23. (RT)

<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-going-on-with-inflation-w-san-franciscos-chief-economist-ted-egan-tickets-330148983497">What&#8217;s Going on with Inflation? w/ San Francisco&#8217;s Chief Economist Ted Egan</a>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-going-on-with-inflation-w-san-francisco-s-chief-economist-ted-egan"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-going-on-with-inflation-w-san-franciscos-chief-economist-ted-egan-tickets-330148983497">What&#8217;s Going on with Inflation? w/ San Francisco&#8217;s Chief Economist Ted Egan</a></h2>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-going-on-with-inflation-w-san-francisco-s-chief-economist-ted-egan"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-going-on-with-inflation-w-san-franciscos-chief-economist-ted-egan-tickets-330148983497">What's Going on with Inflation? w/ San Francisco's Chief Economist Ted Egan</a></h2>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-going-on-with-inflation-w-san-francisco-s-chief-economist-ted-egan"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-going-on-with-inflation-w-san-franciscos-chief-economist-ted-egan-tickets-330148983497">What&#8217;s Going on with Inflation? w/ San Francisco&#8217;s Chief Economist Ted Egan</a></h2>

Manny’s, 3092 16th St. Monday, May 17, 7 &#8211; 8 p.m. | $5 &#8211; $12

Manny’s, 3092 16th St. Monday, May 17, 7 - 8 p.m. | $5 - $12

Manny’s, 3092 16th St. Monday, May 17, 7 &#8211; 8 p.m. | $5 &#8211; $12

<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/economy/gas-prices-inflation/index.html">With these gas prices</a>, San Franciscans aren’t leaving home unless it’s really worth our time. Not only gas, but the price for many things continue to rise faster than during the Great Inflation in the 1980s. Covid 19 not only disrupted supply chains but with the world returning to “normal,” there is now a surge in demand. Manny’s is hosting a discussion with Ted Egan, San Francisco&#8217;s Chief Economist, to unpack what inflation means for our city and how you can prepare for the future. In an already expensive city, you’ll want to hear what this expert has to say! (RT)

<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/economy/gas-prices-inflation/index.html">With these gas prices</a>, San Franciscans aren’t leaving home unless it’s really worth our time. Not only gas, but the price for many things continue to rise faster than during the Great Inflation in the 1980s. Covid 19 not only disrupted supply chains but with the world returning to “normal,” there is now a surge in demand. Manny’s is hosting a discussion with Ted Egan, San Francisco's Chief Economist, to unpack what inflation means for our city and how you can prepare for the future. In an already expensive city, you’ll want to hear what this expert has to say! (RT)

<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/economy/gas-prices-inflation/index.html">With these gas prices</a>, San Franciscans aren’t leaving home unless it’s really worth our time. Not only gas, but the price for many things continue to rise faster than during the Great Inflation in the 1980s. Covid 19 not only disrupted supply chains but with the world returning to “normal,” there is now a surge in demand. Manny’s is hosting a discussion with Ted Egan, San Francisco&#8217;s Chief Economist, to unpack what inflation means for our city and how you can prepare for the future. In an already expensive city, you’ll want to hear what this expert has to say! (RT)

<a href="https://sanfranciscoparksalliance.org/event/sankofa-makers-market/2022-05-21/">Sankofa Makers Market</a>

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Hunters Point Blvd. Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. | Free

Hunters Point Blvd. Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Free

Hunters Point Blvd. Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. | Free

<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-full is-resized"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chispa-Art-Books_10172021.png" alt="" class="wp-image-50068" width="335" height="335"/><figcaption>Courtesy Livable City</figcaption></figure></div>

Redevelopment efforts in Bayview-Hunters Point are displacing the residents of one of the last historically Black neighborhoods in San Francisco. As a push to regain space in Bayview-Hunters Point, the Sankofa Makers Market aims to put your money back into the community and buy all sorts of goods from local BIPOC-owned businesses while getting out and enjoying the sun! This Saturday is the last opportunity to come through this season. The Sankofa market is part of San Francisco’s <a href="https://info.sfparksalliance.org/e/883543/ourcommitments/27p9kw/154228640?h=SqUoDeRPQz4FKjhn2Sm9nFGn83ytQAcKHFE3o7dqL6s">India Basin Equitable Development Plan</a> to ensure the waterfront park provides economic prosperity and environmental well-being for residents. (RT)

Redevelopment efforts in Bayview-Hunters Point are displacing the residents of one of the last historically Black neighborhoods in San Francisco. As a push to regain space in Bayview-Hunters Point, the Sankofa Makers Market aims to put your money back into the community and buy all sorts of goods from local BIPOC-owned businesses while getting out and enjoying the sun! This Saturday is the last opportunity to come through this season. The Sankofa market is part of San Francisco’s <a href="https://info.sfparksalliance.org/e/883543/ourcommitments/27p9kw/154228640?h=SqUoDeRPQz4FKjhn2Sm9nFGn83ytQAcKHFE3o7dqL6s">India Basin Equitable Development Plan</a> to ensure the waterfront park provides economic prosperity and environmental well-being for residents. (RT)

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/849127773149248">Indonesian Bazaar</a>

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La Cocina Municipal Marketplace, 332 Golden Gate Ave. Saturday May 21, 11 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. | $5

La Cocina Municipal Marketplace, 332 Golden Gate Ave. Saturday May 21, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $5

La Cocina Municipal Marketplace, 332 Golden Gate Ave. Saturday May 21, 11 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. | $5

<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/i-9FDDZkh-X3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-50079"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Courtesy Friends of Indonesia</figcaption></figure>

A ticket from SFO to Indonesia can go for $2,000, but a quick MUNI ride to Mid-Market will get you an Indonesian cultural experience well worth the trip. Share food and art with <a href="https://friendsofindonesiasf.org/">Friends of Indonesia</a> at the Indonesian Bazaar. For AAPI heritage month, <a href="https://lacocinasf.org/">La Cocina Municipal Marketplace</a> will transform its halls into stalls with Indonesian food, coffee and art. The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in San Francisco will give opening remarks and while you top off your aromatic foods with delicious sambal, enjoy a batik fashion show and traditional dance performances during lunch. (RT)

<p id="h-a-ticket-from-sfo-to-indonesia-can-go-for-2-000-but-a-quick-muni-ride-to-mid-market-will-get-you-an-indonesian-cultural-experience-well-worth-the-trip-share-food-and-art-with-friends-of-indonesia-at-the-indonesian-bazaar-for-aapi-heritage-month-la-cocina-municipal-marketplace-will-transform-its-halls-into-stalls-with-indonesian-food-coffee-and-art-the-consulate-general-of-the-republic-of-indonesia-in-san-francisco-will-give-opening-remarks-and-while-you-top-off-your-aromatic-foods-with-delicious-sambal-enjoy-a-batik-fashion-show-and-traditional-dance-performances-during-lunch-rt">A ticket from SFO to Indonesia can go for $2,000, but a quick MUNI ride to Mid-Market will get you an Indonesian cultural experience well worth the trip. Share food and art with <a href="https://friendsofindonesiasf.org/">Friends of Indonesia</a> at the Indonesian Bazaar. For AAPI heritage month, <a href="https://lacocinasf.org/">La Cocina Municipal Marketplace</a> will transform its halls into stalls with Indonesian food, coffee and art. The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in San Francisco will give opening remarks and while you top off your aromatic foods with delicious sambal, enjoy a batik fashion show and traditional dance performances during lunch. (RT)

<a href="https://www.sundaystreetssf.com/bayview/">Sunday Streets Comes to Bayview&nbsp;</a>

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<a href="https://www.sundaystreetssf.com/Bayview/">Bayview Neighborhood </a>Sunday, May 22, 11 a.m. &#8211; 4 p.m. | Free

<a href="https://www.sundaystreetssf.com/Bayview/">Bayview Neighborhood </a>Sunday, May 22, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Free

<a href="https://www.sundaystreetssf.com/Bayview/">Bayview Neighborhood </a>Sunday, May 22, 11 a.m. &#8211; 4 p.m. | Free

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/YMCA_2019-2500x1834.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-50071"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Courtesy Livable City</figcaption></figure>

Sunday Streets SF brings car-free enjoyment in the streets of Bayview this Sunday, partnering with local stakeholders and neighborhood-based organizations. The event will debut a new route that runs from Oakdale Avenue at 3rd Street onto Lane Street, with extensions onto Revere Avenue and Underwood Avenue into Keith Street, with additional stops at Bay View Park and the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool. There will be activities and guided exercise programs for youngsters and older adults, wellness and job services, pop-up recreation facilities, and opportunities to support Bayview-based food and retail in their shared outdoor living room. (MM)

Sunday Streets SF brings car-free enjoyment in the streets of Bayview this Sunday, partnering with local stakeholders and neighborhood-based organizations. The event will debut a new route that runs from Oakdale Avenue at 3rd Street onto Lane Street, with extensions onto Revere Avenue and Underwood Avenue into Keith Street, with additional stops at Bay View Park and the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool. There will be activities and guided exercise programs for youngsters and older adults, wellness and job services, pop-up recreation facilities, and opportunities to support Bayview-based food and retail in their shared outdoor living room. (MM)

<a href="https://www.helpamotherout.org/who-we-serve">Help A Mother Out: Free Diapers</a>

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Bay Area, <a href="http://www.sfdiaperbank.org/locations">Various Family Resource Centers </a>Mondays &#8211; Fridays, 10 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m. | Free w/ Eligibility RequirementsDiapering one child every day until potty training costs <a href="https://www.helpamotherout.org/">about $2,850.</a> That&#8217;s expensive for any mother. These costs aren&#8217;t covered for the <a href="https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/SNAPsummary-5.pdf">12% of Americans</a> relying on SNAP assistance. In a joint effort to &#8220;Help a Mother Out,&#8221; the SF Human Services Agency and family resource centers citywide created the San Francisco Diaper Bank. Families eligible for CalWORKs, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal with children under 3 years old may receive a month&#8217;s supply of diapers. <a href="http://www.sfdiaperbank.org/locations">Find your nearest source here.</a> (MM)

Bay Area, <a href="http://www.sfdiaperbank.org/locations">Various Family Resource Centers </a>Mondays - Fridays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Free w/ Eligibility RequirementsDiapering one child every day until potty training costs <a href="https://www.helpamotherout.org/">about $2,850.</a> That's expensive for any mother. These costs aren't covered for the <a href="https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/SNAPsummary-5.pdf">12% of Americans</a> relying on SNAP assistance. In a joint effort to "Help a Mother Out," the SF Human Services Agency and family resource centers citywide created the San Francisco Diaper Bank. Families eligible for CalWORKs, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal with children under 3 years old may receive a month's supply of diapers. <a href="http://www.sfdiaperbank.org/locations">Find your nearest source here.</a> (MM)

Bay Area, <a href="http://www.sfdiaperbank.org/locations">Various Family Resource Centers </a>Mondays &#8211; Fridays, 10 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m. | Free w/ Eligibility RequirementsDiapering one child every day until potty training costs <a href="https://www.helpamotherout.org/">about $2,850.</a> That&#8217;s expensive for any mother. These costs aren&#8217;t covered for the <a href="https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/SNAPsummary-5.pdf">12% of Americans</a> relying on SNAP assistance. In a joint effort to &#8220;Help a Mother Out,&#8221; the SF Human Services Agency and family resource centers citywide created the San Francisco Diaper Bank. Families eligible for CalWORKs, CalFresh, and Medi-Cal with children under 3 years old may receive a month&#8217;s supply of diapers. <a href="http://www.sfdiaperbank.org/locations">Find your nearest source here.</a> (MM)

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The kids apparently went to bed, because Garry Tan is back to war. It’s nearly midnight, and he’s been firing off tweets with the precision of a sawed-off shotgun. Hot takes and ragetweets may be the coin of the realm in Elon Musk’s new world order, but even by social media standards, Tan’s metabolism for vitriol and the breadth of his disdain for what ails San Francisco is staggering.

The kids apparently went to bed, because Garry Tan is back to war. It’s nearly midnight, and he’s been firing off tweets with the precision of a sawed-off shotgun. Hot takes and ragetweets may be the coin of the realm in Elon Musk’s new world order, but even by social media standards, Tan’s metabolism for vitriol and the breadth of his disdain for what ails San Francisco is staggering.

Over the course of two hours, the CEO of startup incubator Y Combinator personally attacks or retweets criticism of “extremist judges,” whom he accuses of emboldening criminals with the help of local media; any supervisor who dares to oppose bonuses to hire more cops; Nancy Pelosi and lawmakers concerned about the safety of autonomous vehicles; education activists who want to change math curriculum in public schools; venture capitalists who are “evil” to startup founders; “decels” who want to pump the brakes on technological progress; Apple’s monopoly on apps; YouTube censors; and last, but certainly not least, NIMBYs.

Over the course of two hours, the CEO of startup incubator Y Combinator personally attacks or retweets criticism of “extremist judges,” whom he accuses of emboldening criminals with the help of local media; any supervisor who dares to oppose bonuses to hire more cops; Nancy Pelosi and lawmakers concerned about the safety of autonomous vehicles; education activists who want to change math curriculum in public schools; venture capitalists who are “evil” to startup founders; “decels” who want to pump the brakes on technological progress; Apple’s monopoly on apps; YouTube censors; and last, but certainly not least, NIMBYs.

This behavior would be less remarkable if Tan, 42, weren’t a centimillionaire and one of the most influential people in tech. He boasts 362,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) and a quarter-million subscribers to his YouTube channel. He has also poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into local elections since 2021.&nbsp;

This behavior would be less remarkable if Tan, 42, weren’t a centimillionaire and one of the most influential people in tech. He boasts 362,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) and a quarter-million subscribers to his YouTube channel. He has also poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into local elections since 2021.&nbsp;

Tan’s critics have attempted to brand him as a toxic tech bro who lacks empathy and political chops, but he’s more than a malcontent with a big microphone. In just a few years, Tan, a registered Democrat, has fashioned himself into San Francisco’s preeminent political pitbull, an attack dog with a taste for progressives.

Tan’s critics have attempted to brand him as a toxic tech bro who lacks empathy and political chops, but he’s more than a malcontent with a big microphone. In just a few years, Tan, a registered Democrat, has fashioned himself into San Francisco’s preeminent political pitbull, an attack dog with a taste for progressives.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Trump pushed SF to the hard left and with it came the grift: ideological purity enforced by the most extreme viewpoints that must be adhered to with perfection&mdash; Garry Tan (@garrytan) <a href="https://twitter.com/garrytan/status/1704358928694546925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“One thing that I’m starting to realize about myself is I always look for chaos,” Tan said in an interview this month at Y Combinator’s cavernous headquarters, a former power station in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood. “Most people want certainty. They want to feel comfortable. And then the true founders, they want to find chaos, and they want to turn chaos into order.”

“One thing that I’m starting to realize about myself is I always look for chaos,” Tan said in an interview this month at Y Combinator’s cavernous headquarters, a former power station in the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood. “Most people want certainty. They want to feel comfortable. And then the true founders, they want to find chaos, and they want to turn chaos into order.”

Tan, who lives with his wife and two young sons in Noe Valley, also wants San Franciscans to join him in picking up their pitchforks come election time in November 2024. The city is <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/18/san-francisco-ties-record-for-most-overdose-deaths-in-a-month/">on pace to smash its own record for drug overdose deaths</a>, more than 4,000 people are sleeping on the streets every night, and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/18/san-francisco-bay-area-crime-car-break-ins-burglaries-bipping-bip-city-bipped-bippin/">property crime</a> and quality-of-life issues have made San Francisco a national punchline. With businesses fleeing and vacant Downtown towers collecting dust, the city could be creeping toward a fiscal crisis.

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Tan, who lives with his wife and two young sons in Noe Valley, also wants San Franciscans to join him in picking up their pitchforks come election time in November 2024. The city is <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/18/san-francisco-ties-record-for-most-overdose-deaths-in-a-month/">on pace to smash its own record for drug overdose deaths</a>, more than 4,000 people are sleeping on the streets every night, and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/18/san-francisco-bay-area-crime-car-break-ins-burglaries-bipping-bip-city-bipped-bippin/">property crime</a> and quality-of-life issues have made San Francisco a national punchline. With businesses fleeing and vacant Downtown towers collecting dust, the city could be creeping toward a fiscal crisis.

Regardless of whether people like or loathe Tan, both his supporters and detractors acknowledge that few people—perhaps only <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/06/20/london-breed-mayor-san-francisco-drugs-homelessness-crime-economy-election/">Mayor London Breed</a>—have greater influence at this moment over the city’s political discourse.

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Regardless of whether people like or loathe Tan, both his supporters and detractors acknowledge that few people—perhaps only <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/06/20/london-breed-mayor-san-francisco-drugs-homelessness-crime-economy-election/">Mayor London Breed</a>—have greater influence at this moment over the city’s political discourse.

Mayor London Breed speaks at a press conference at City Hall concerning the city’s thousands of unapproved housing projects on June 29, 2023. | Jeremy Chen/The Standard

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“Where does this guy have his pull? It isn’t in banking votes in San Francisco politics. It’s in that broader, end-around messaging: the negative light that has been cast on the city,” said David Latterman, a longtime political analyst in San Francisco. “Locally, people might just roll their eyes. But you can’t deny that the national spotlight through these means—and it’s a negative spotlight—has been enough to get Breed to react. And so, in effect, it does work.”

“Where does this guy have his pull? It isn’t in banking votes in San Francisco politics. It’s in that broader, end-around messaging: the negative light that has been cast on the city,” said David Latterman, a longtime political analyst in San Francisco. “Locally, people might just roll their eyes. But you can’t deny that the national spotlight through these means—and it’s a negative spotlight—has been enough to get Breed to react. And so, in effect, it does work.”

In turn, online attacks against Tan are becoming increasingly aggressive, which may be why his list of accounts he’s blocked on X numbers in the tens of thousands.&nbsp;

In turn, online attacks against Tan are becoming increasingly aggressive, which may be why his list of accounts he’s blocked on X numbers in the tens of thousands.&nbsp;

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">I’ll have you know I block people by hand.&mdash; Garry Tan (@garrytan) <a href="https://twitter.com/garrytan/status/1516629421104320519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A website called <a href="https://techbrosf.weebly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Techbro SF</a> has been trolling Tan and his political allies, circulating an image that shows Tan’s visage on a squid, suggesting his tentacles control political groups and the media—including, incorrectly, this publication. The graphic harkens back to a racist <a href="https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=1018&amp;context=cola_ug_research" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Mongolian Octopus”</a> illustration circulated in the late 1800s to bolster arguments against Asian immigration. Tan’s attacks on progressive supervisors who are Jewish, such as Dean Preston and Hillary Ronen, have led to accusations of antisemitism. One progressive commenter called Tan a <a href="https://x.com/SFProgressives/status/1694411877315686837?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“lil Nazi snake.”</a> Tan responded by calling the posts smears and saying he is <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1696028338194993190?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“a big fan of Jewish people.”</a>

A website called <a href="https://techbrosf.weebly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Techbro SF</a> has been trolling Tan and his political allies, circulating an image that shows Tan’s visage on a squid, suggesting his tentacles control political groups and the media—including, incorrectly, this publication. The graphic harkens back to a racist <a href="https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=1018&amp;context=cola_ug_research" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Mongolian Octopus”</a> illustration circulated in the late 1800s to bolster arguments against Asian immigration. Tan’s attacks on progressive supervisors who are Jewish, such as Dean Preston and Hillary Ronen, have led to accusations of antisemitism. One progressive commenter called Tan a <a href="https://x.com/SFProgressives/status/1694411877315686837?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“lil Nazi snake.”</a> Tan responded by calling the posts smears and saying he is <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1696028338194993190?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“a big fan of Jewish people.”</a>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">The smears are truly absurd at this point This is a lie about me and my videos. There is literally no basis for a tweet like this. I am in fact a big fan of Jewish people <a href="https://t.co/3rI77eF3YT">pic.twitter.com/3rI77eF3YT</a>&mdash; Garry Tan (@garrytan) <a href="https://twitter.com/garrytan/status/1696028338194993190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The political maneuverings of wealthy power brokers in San Francisco have always been met with deep suspicion and pushback. Tan saw firsthand how progressives blamed people like his mentor Ron Conway, a billionaire venture capitalist, and the tech industry at large for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/01/san-francisco-big-tech-workers-industry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">driving up the cost of rent and gentrifying neighborhoods</a>. Conway receded from the spotlight after <a href="https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/ron-conway-big-tech-drop-thousands-into-sleepy-sf-election/article_00342725-0356-5f79-a4c4-9e4a025a5d35.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dramatically shaping city politics during Mayor Ed Lee’s administration</a>, but it appears there will be no such backing down with Tan.

The political maneuverings of wealthy power brokers in San Francisco have always been met with deep suspicion and pushback. Tan saw firsthand how progressives blamed people like his mentor Ron Conway, a billionaire venture capitalist, and the tech industry at large for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/01/san-francisco-big-tech-workers-industry" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">driving up the cost of rent and gentrifying neighborhoods</a>. Conway receded from the spotlight after <a href="https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/ron-conway-big-tech-drop-thousands-into-sleepy-sf-election/article_00342725-0356-5f79-a4c4-9e4a025a5d35.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dramatically shaping city politics during Mayor Ed Lee’s administration</a>, but it appears there will be no such backing down with Tan.

“Every way they come after me,” he said, “I’m going to go after them 10x.”

“Every way they come after me,” he said, “I’m going to go after them 10x.”

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Tan’s massive social media following—and real-world clout as leader of what some consider the top startup incubator in the world—gives every acerbic tweet about housing, the drug crisis and public safety a special weight among the city’s tech and political classes. Over the summer, he and Musk started <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1695215145218445323">replying to each other’s posts</a>, giving Tan an even larger reach thanks to the budding digital bromance.

Tan’s massive social media following—and real-world clout as leader of what some consider the top startup incubator in the world—gives every acerbic tweet about housing, the drug crisis and public safety a special weight among the city’s tech and political classes. Over the summer, he and Musk started <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1695215145218445323">replying to each other’s posts</a>, giving Tan an even larger reach thanks to the budding digital bromance.

Elon Musk (pictured) and Garry Tan tweeted support for a boycott of global law firm Latham & Watkins for providing legal support to a San Francisco nonprofit that’s suing the city over the rights of homeless people. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

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In direct broadsides on X, Tan has drop-kicked state Assemblymember Matt Haney for <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1685313515207405569?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“virtue signaling”</a> on the drug crisis, tagged Supervisors Connie Chan and Aaron Peskin as part of the <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1694003826997821843?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“corrupt political machine,”</a> suggested Ronen has the <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1697710431341781461?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IQ of a borderline intellectually disabled person</a> and <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1690583104740876289?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">declared all-out war on Preston</a>, a Democratic Socialist. Tan has also called for abolishing citizen oversight groups like the Police Commission, a proposal political insiders have scoffed at as an example of naivete.

In direct broadsides on X, Tan has drop-kicked state Assemblymember Matt Haney for <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1685313515207405569?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“virtue signaling”</a> on the drug crisis, tagged Supervisors Connie Chan and Aaron Peskin as part of the <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1694003826997821843?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“corrupt political machine,”</a> suggested Ronen has the <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1697710431341781461?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IQ of a borderline intellectually disabled person</a> and <a href="https://x.com/garrytan/status/1690583104740876289?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">declared all-out war on Preston</a>, a Democratic Socialist. Tan has also called for abolishing citizen oversight groups like the Police Commission, a proposal political insiders have scoffed at as an example of naivete.

Peskin said he has never met Tan but sees him as a “prototypical, testosterone, poisoned tech bro.” The supervisor questioned Tan’s goals beyond “throwing bombs.”

Peskin said he has never met Tan but sees him as a “prototypical, testosterone, poisoned tech bro.” The supervisor questioned Tan’s goals beyond “throwing bombs.”

“He definitely donates money to campaigns,” Peskin said. “But he doesn’t seem to be a [political] player that is actually looking for solutions or sitting down and trying to have mature conversations about how to make the city a better place.”

“He definitely donates money to campaigns,” Peskin said. “But he doesn’t seem to be a [political] player that is actually looking for solutions or sitting down and trying to have mature conversations about how to make the city a better place.”

Tan has contributed more than $278,000 to political campaigns since early 2021, putting him in the top tier of individual spenders in San Francisco. While Tan has made it abundantly clear whom he doesn&#8217;t support, he’s more evasive about whom he plans to back in next year’s elections.

Tan has contributed more than $278,000 to political campaigns since early 2021, putting him in the top tier of individual spenders in San Francisco. While Tan has made it abundantly clear whom he doesn't support, he’s more evasive about whom he plans to back in next year’s elections.

Tan has contributed more than $278,000 to political campaigns since early 2021, putting him in the top tier of individual spenders in San Francisco. While Tan has made it abundantly clear whom he doesn&#8217;t support, he’s more evasive about whom he plans to back in next year’s elections.

Tech entrepreneur and CEO of Y Combinator Garry Tan smiles during an interview at his Y Combinator offices in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco on Sept. 14, 2023.

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This summer, Tan held a fundraiser for Breed at a condo he owns near Dolores Park in the Mission. Breed’s approval ratings have plummeted since the start of the pandemic, and the private event offered the beleaguered mayor a chance to rekindle support from her frustrated base.

This summer, Tan held a fundraiser for Breed at a condo he owns near Dolores Park in the Mission. Breed’s approval ratings have plummeted since the start of the pandemic, and the private event offered the beleaguered mayor a chance to rekindle support from her frustrated base.

Tan, who supported Breed’s appointments of <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/07/06/brooke-jenkins-promise-end-drug-dealing/">District Attorney Brooke Jenkins</a> and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/10/20/matt-dorsey-drug-crisis-addiction-police-san-francisco-supervisor/">Supervisor Matt Dorsey</a>, considers the mayor to be a “friend” and said the two text each other. But even after giving money to her campaign last year and throwing her a fundraiser, he won’t commit to officially backing Breed in the November 2024 election.

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Tan, who supported Breed’s appointments of <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/07/06/brooke-jenkins-promise-end-drug-dealing/">District Attorney Brooke Jenkins</a> and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/10/20/matt-dorsey-drug-crisis-addiction-police-san-francisco-supervisor/">Supervisor Matt Dorsey</a>, considers the mayor to be a “friend” and said the two text each other. But even after giving money to her campaign last year and throwing her a fundraiser, he won’t commit to officially backing Breed in the November 2024 election.

“No,” Tan said. “I’m a big fan, and honestly, we don’t even know who the field [of candidates] is yet. So, it’d be way premature to say either way. I can say I’m a fan and supporter. Like, she’s definitely going to be on my ranked-choice vote.”

“No,” Tan said. “I’m a big fan, and honestly, we don’t even know who the field [of candidates] is yet. So, it’d be way premature to say either way. I can say I’m a fan and supporter. Like, she’s definitely going to be on my ranked-choice vote.”

A day prior to his interview with The Standard, Tan met Daniel Lurie, an anti-poverty nonprofit founder and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/26/qa-daniel-lurie-cites-crisis-of-leadership-in-run-for-san-francisco-mayor/">who is running for mayor</a>. Tan said he walked away from their conversation impressed.

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A day prior to his interview with The Standard, Tan met Daniel Lurie, an anti-poverty nonprofit founder and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/26/qa-daniel-lurie-cites-crisis-of-leadership-in-run-for-san-francisco-mayor/">who is running for mayor</a>. Tan said he walked away from their conversation impressed.

Daniel Lurie shakes hands at a press conference at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House after filing paperwork officially announcing his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco with the Department of Elections on Sept. 26, 2023.

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Tan’s support is likely to carry enormous sway in the city’s growing collection of moderate-leaning political groups, some of which Tan is advising. Tan sits on the board of GrowSF, a moderate group launched by two former tech workers, and is part of the “donor table” for <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/03/20/tech-families-abundant-sf-millions-housing-transportation-education/">Abundant SF, a coalition of upper-crust tech entrepreneurs</a> who plan to pool millions of dollars to spend on city elections each year starting in 2024.

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Tan’s support is likely to carry enormous sway in the city’s growing collection of moderate-leaning political groups, some of which Tan is advising. Tan sits on the board of GrowSF, a moderate group launched by two former tech workers, and is part of the “donor table” for <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/03/20/tech-families-abundant-sf-millions-housing-transportation-education/">Abundant SF, a coalition of upper-crust tech entrepreneurs</a> who plan to pool millions of dollars to spend on city elections each year starting in 2024.

Tan’s chaotic foray into politics appears to mark a new era from the high-society, ball gown and bowtie power brokers of the past.

Tan’s chaotic foray into politics appears to mark a new era from the high-society, ball gown and bowtie power brokers of the past.

“The old guard of people in politics, kind of like the Downtown developers and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/us/politics/27shorenstein.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Shorensteins</a> and <a href="https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-san-francisco-money/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Fishers</a>, that’s a different class,” said Todd David, political director of Abundant SF. “When I think of the new generation of business leaders, especially the young ones, it’s hard for me to think of anyone who is more important than Garry.”

“The old guard of people in politics, kind of like the Downtown developers and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/us/politics/27shorenstein.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Shorensteins</a> and <a href="https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-san-francisco-money/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Fishers</a>, that’s a different class,” said Todd David, political director of Abundant SF. “When I think of the new generation of business leaders, especially the young ones, it’s hard for me to think of anyone who is more important than Garry.”

‘People Just Read It and Engage’

<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-people-just-read-it-and-engage">‘People Just Read It and Engage’</h2>

Tan’s origin story is far from glamorous, and the trauma he endured as a child, along with the training he received, seems to have made him uniquely suited for the stress of startup culture and San Francisco politics. He was born in 1981 in Winnipeg, Canada. His ethnically Chinese parents—his father was from Singapore and his mother was from Burma—met at an A&amp;W Root Beer restaurant and struggled to make ends meet.&nbsp;

Tan’s origin story is far from glamorous, and the trauma he endured as a child, along with the training he received, seems to have made him uniquely suited for the stress of startup culture and San Francisco politics. He was born in 1981 in Winnipeg, Canada. His ethnically Chinese parents—his father was from Singapore and his mother was from Burma—met at an A&amp;W Root Beer restaurant and struggled to make ends meet.&nbsp;

The family moved around—once to California, then back to Canada—before settling in Fremont in 1991. His dad, a mechanical engineer, drank too much and changed jobs often. His mother’s limited English skills prevented her from trading in her two jobs, including work at a convalescent home, to pursue her dream of becoming a registered nurse.&nbsp;

The family moved around—once to California, then back to Canada—before settling in Fremont in 1991. His dad, a mechanical engineer, drank too much and changed jobs often. His mother’s limited English skills prevented her from trading in her two jobs, including work at a convalescent home, to pursue her dream of becoming a registered nurse.&nbsp;

Garry Tan displays his TI-99 Texas Instruments calculator and handbook while sitting next to his computers at his home in Fremont in 1999.  

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/INLINED04_GarryTan09262023.png?w=1200" alt="" class="wp-image-204984"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Garry Tan displays his TI-89 Texas Instruments calculator and handbook while sitting next to his computers at his home in Fremont in 1999. </figcaption></figure>

Tan’s father would come home and pass off machinist paperwork to Garry, the eldest of two sons, so he could relax and drink beer. Food was often in short supply—in interviews, Tan has recalled <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2022/02/07/the-backlash-against-leftist-extremism-in-schools-is-even-hitting-san-francisco/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meals of sliced bread dipped in milk</a>—and his father’s discipline could be severe. The tension of home life was paired with mundane family outings in which his father would take him to technical bookstores, preparing Tan for a life of building and breaking things.

Tan’s father would come home and pass off machinist paperwork to Garry, the eldest of two sons, so he could relax and drink beer. Food was often in short supply—in interviews, Tan has recalled <a href="https://thefederalist.com/2022/02/07/the-backlash-against-leftist-extremism-in-schools-is-even-hitting-san-francisco/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">meals of sliced bread dipped in milk</a>—and his father’s discipline could be severe. The tension of home life was paired with mundane family outings in which his father would take him to technical bookstores, preparing Tan for a life of building and breaking things.

“It&#8217;s hyper common for founders to basically have limbic systems that are tuned up in a way where if it’s, like, too calm or too safe, they start looking for things to find stimulation,” Tan said.

“It's hyper common for founders to basically have limbic systems that are tuned up in a way where if it’s, like, too calm or too safe, they start looking for things to find stimulation,” Tan said.

“It&#8217;s hyper common for founders to basically have limbic systems that are tuned up in a way where if it’s, like, too calm or too safe, they start looking for things to find stimulation,” Tan said.

At age 14, Tan started cold-calling companies in the Yellow Pages to land a $7-an-hour job building city websites, a grind that eventually paid off with Tan helping his parents make a down payment on a house. In middle school, Tan and a friend created a website that became an “underground newspaper” tackling thorny issues like California’s three-strikes law.&nbsp;

At age 14, Tan started cold-calling companies in the Yellow Pages to land a $7-an-hour job building city websites, a grind that eventually paid off with Tan helping his parents make a down payment on a house. In middle school, Tan and a friend created a website that became an “underground newspaper” tackling thorny issues like California’s three-strikes law.&nbsp;

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