Ask HN: What is everyone in SF talking about?
I’m not in San Francisco, but I’m curious about the current local zeitgeist. What are the keywords, companies, or ideas that keep coming up in conversations?
I’m not in San Francisco, but I’m curious about the current local zeitgeist. What are the keywords, companies, or ideas that keep coming up in conversations?
Discussion Highlights (8 comments)
lemonademan
I believe the World Cup is a hot topic right now.
KerrAvon
Aside from sportsball, AI and deranged [tb]illionaire behavior is basically it. edit: autocorrect
cpa
Something something AI
gradys
IPOs pushing up housing prices New Waymo car models rolling out The laser thing in front of city hall Pride month, parades this weekend Antisocial guy harassing Scott Weiner on social media at Dolores Park Lurie administration, after initially making progress on crime and cleaning up the streets seems to be stalling out Supervisor Jackie Fielder back from long mostly unexplained absence that was maybe due to her illegally leaking confidential information
khurs
California Billionaire Tax - November 2026 ballot. One off 5%. Sergey Brin leading the fight against it, donating millions to try to kill it.
asadm
Robotics Physical AI.
kaycebasques
Muni is not doing well. They've adjusted service to address a huge budget deficit, and the buses are noticeably more crowded and less frequent. Given how SF has a big global immigrant population, there's a lot of World Cup spirit in the air. Also because Santa Clara is a host stadium. Housing demand is back up. Not just single family homes but also condos. Bars are supposedly closing because the 20-somethings are drinking less. Yet at the same time apparently the youngins have discovered the charm of Vesuvio...? Anchor still has not reopened. Woods (IMO) is now the preferred beer spot for locals. The recall of the Sunset supe was a big deal. Fight over cars on the Great Highway is ongoing. Pride is in full swing this weekend. Bay To Breakers was great as always. Weather is decent. The "SF doom spiral" story is being discussed less. I.e. SF seems safer. It's a good time to live in SF.
66yatman
Probably data centers in space