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The Waggle: Posen’s pad, Fleet Week horniness, and how SF really feels about tech movies
San Francisco tech scene ignores Hollywood’s new biopics while hosting quirky events and celebrity sightings.
In brief
San Francisco tech scene ignores Hollywood’s new biopics while hosting quirky events and celebrity sightings. San Francisco residents show little interest in upcoming tech-focused films but actively engage in unique tech events and celebrity sightings. Originally reported by The San Francisco Standard.
Tech Week buzz
San Francisco Tech Week ends Sunday with attendees more likely to run into LinkedIn strivers than AI lab CEOs.
Tech movies ignored
Theaters across san francisco had plenty of seats for "The Social Reckoning" despite little local excitement about hollywood’s tech biopics.
Zuckerberg’s sister
Zuckerberg’s sister Arielle DJed at a tech event early in the week, revealing she has been playing at clubs since 2018.
James Beard Awards bid
City hall is bidding to host the James Beard Awards from 2029 to 2033 to showcase local culinary talent and generate economic impact.
Cockroach race
Yeast Bay Bio employees ran a cockroach race at an art gallery near union square with prizes like bacon and cheddar crickets.
Blazel hot wing contest
Blazel hosted a hot wing eating contest with sauces up to 2 million scoville heat units, featuring ai-generated posts.
Fog City filming
Daniel Pritzker filmed his movie "Fog City" on two blocks between jackson and clay streets in san francisco.
Zac Posen’s home
Zac Posen and fiancé Harrison Ball transformed their zillow rental in telegraph hill into a fairytale home with ken fulk’s design.
Danny Meyer’s picks
Danny Meyer, founder of union square cafe and 700-plus shake shacks, names cotogna, zuni cafe, and swan oyster depot as his top sf restaurants.
Overheard at mission
A woman says the blue angels were hounding her all day, while another jokes about wishing they were pounding her all night.
Floqer protest
Floqer hired rentahuman workers to protest clay’s event at pier 48, with each protester earning $80 for two hours.
Tech Week events
Tech Week events included a pop-up by anthropic, a protest against clay, and a cockroach race at an art gallery.
James Beard RFP
City hall submitted a bid to host the James Beard Awards from 2029 to 2033 after a request for proposals in july.
Zuckerberg’s biopic
Mark Zuckerberg’s biopic "The Social Reckoning" is set to release with a focus on his social media impact.
Tech Week reactions
San francisco residents show little interest in hollywood’s tech biopics but actively engage in unique tech events.
In short
San Francisco residents show little interest in upcoming tech-focused films but actively engage in unique tech events and celebrity sightings.
