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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals↗ kqed.org · HN · 741 comments · 371 points · Sep 22, 2026
California is chasing wealth that has feet↗ blog.landeconomics.org · HN · 861 comments · 291 points · Sep 24, 2026
San Francisco Onion Futures Company↗ onionfutures.com · HN · 179 comments · 398 points · Sep 19, 2026
MUNI Heritage Weekend in San Francisco↗ daniel.lawrence.lu · HN · 56 comments · 204 points · Sep 20, 2026
AI safety is mostly a sex cult in Berkeley↗ verysane.ai · HN · 30 comments · 121 points · Sep 24, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

San Francisco Onion Futures Company↗ onionfutures.com · HN · 179 comments · 398 points · Sep 19, 2026
What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals↗ kqed.org · HN · 741 comments · 371 points · Sep 22, 2026
California is chasing wealth that has feet↗ blog.landeconomics.org · HN · 861 comments · 291 points · Sep 24, 2026
MUNI Heritage Weekend in San Francisco↗ daniel.lawrence.lu · HN · 56 comments · 204 points · Sep 20, 2026
AI safety is mostly a sex cult in Berkeley↗ verysane.ai · HN · 30 comments · 121 points · Sep 24, 2026
EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California's AB 1709↗ eff.org · HN · 153 comments · 96 points · Sep 01, 2026
The death of San Francisco's Market Street↗ noahpinion.blog · HN · 89 comments · 53 points · Sep 03, 2026
San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art↗ sfgate.com · HN · 69 comments · 46 points · Sep 07, 2026
Allegations of sexual harassment and rape at Bay Area AI party houses↗ kron4.com · HN · 12 comments · 37 points · Sep 26, 2026
Paramount 'leaks' study saying California will suffer if its merger is blocked↗ techdirt.com · HN · 4 comments · 34 points · Sep 17, 2026

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