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Ai will lead to the greatest medical advances in 500 years, yet the constant demonization of extreme. Models like facial recognition fill the public’s enthusiasm for the future. How can we reclaim the conversation?

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Peninsula, East Bay, and South Bay housing advocates who work at the policy, planning, or legislative level — using state law, charter reform, or planning commissions to unlock housing. Complements the SF builders with a regional policy lens. **Things to talk about** - WINNI...

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SF residents who have taken concrete action on public safety — supporting Boudin recall, backing Lurie/Jenkins, joining Stop Crime SF, or running for office on a safety platform. They share frustration with progressive policies that prioritize ideology over outcomes. **Things...

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SF residents with deep civic roots — commissioners, former staffers, longtime residents — who are frustrated with city budget waste, departmental dysfunction, and progressive machine politics. They want to fix SF from the inside. **Things to talk about** - Francis & Nadine: ...

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YC-backed founders living in San Francisco who have recently become civically engaged, motivated by SF dysfunction around homelessness, housing, and safety. They bring startup-speed thinking to civic problems and are looking for fellow builder-citizens. **Things to talk about...

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Asian American civic leaders in SF and the Peninsula who are engaging on AAPI representation, anti-Asian crime, meritocracy in education, and community safety. They share an identity-informed pragmatism and frustration with progressive framing that sidelines their community. ...

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SF residents who have taken concrete action to reform public schools — leading school board recalls, opposing union dysfunction, or advocating for accountability over ideology in SFUSD. They share a parent-activist identity and frustration with SFUSD's ideological drift.

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San Jose, Fremont, Cupertino, and South Bay residents who support pro-housing reform, tech-sector pragmatism, and results-oriented local governance. They admire Matt Mahan's San Jose leadership and want to build a South Bay civic network. **Things to talk about** - HOUSING A...

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First- and second-generation immigrants who built companies and are now civically engaged, motivated by the contrast between their home country's dysfunction and California's untapped potential. They bring authentic free-market, anti-corruption, and pro-housing views. **Thing...

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Southern California and Central Valley residents — Los Angeles, Mission Viejo, Modesto — who are engaged in pro-housing, pro-growth reform and feel disconnected from the Bay Area-dominated California civic conversation. They want to build a SoCal-to-Central Valley reform netwo...

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Founders, researchers, and policy professionals who are working on AI policy — not just building AI products, but actively shaping regulation, safety standards, or government adoption of AI. They bridge the technical and policy worlds. **Things to talk about** - Melissa's co...

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Fiscally conservative Bay Area residents — including CPAs, finance executives, and entrepreneurs — who are focused on government waste, tax burden, and budget accountability. They share Reagan/Lurie-inspired fiscal instincts and frustration with Bay Area progressive spending. ...

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Urban transit advocates across the Bay Area who want to fix BART, MUNI, and regional transit through operational reform, fare enforcement, and infrastructure investment — not just more funding. They share an urbanist, pro-density worldview. **Things to talk about** - Paul wo...

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College students, recent graduates, and early-career founders (under ~28) who are becoming civically engaged for the first time — often through frustration with university policies, local dysfunction, or AI's impact on society. They represent the next generation of civic leade...

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Peninsula, East Bay, and South Bay housing advocates who work at the policy, planning, or legislative level — using state law, charter reform, or planning commissions to unlock housing. Complements the SF builders with a regional policy lens.

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Peninsula, East Bay, and South Bay housing advocates who work at the policy, planning, or legislative level — using state law, charter reform, or planning commissions to unlock housing. Complements the SF builders with a regional policy lens. **Things to talk about** - Mark ...

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Peninsula, East Bay, and South Bay housing advocates who work at the policy, planning, or legislative level — using state law, charter reform, or planning commissions to unlock housing. Complements the SF builders with a regional policy lens. **Things to talk about** - Discr...

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Peninsula, East Bay, and South Bay housing advocates who work at the policy, planning, or legislative level — using state law, charter reform, or planning commissions to unlock housing. Complements the SF builders with a regional policy lens. **Things to talk about** - Mitch...

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Peninsula, East Bay, and South Bay housing advocates who work at the policy, planning, or legislative level — using state law, charter reform, or planning commissions to unlock housing. Complements the SF builders with a regional policy lens. **Things to talk about** - Calif...

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Peninsula, East Bay, and South Bay housing advocates who work at the policy, planning, or legislative level — using state law, charter reform, or planning commissions to unlock housing. Complements the SF builders with a regional policy lens. **Things to talk about** - State...

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SF residents with deep civic roots — commissioners, former staffers, longtime residents — who are frustrated with city budget waste, departmental dysfunction, and progressive machine politics. They want to fix SF from the inside. **Things to talk about** - CARYL & JOSEPH on ...

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SF residents with deep civic roots — commissioners, former staffers, longtime residents — who are frustrated with city budget waste, departmental dysfunction, and progressive machine politics. They want to fix SF from the inside. **Things to talk about** - Kerry & Darlene ha...

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YC-backed founders living in San Francisco who have recently become civically engaged, motivated by SF dysfunction around homelessness, housing, and safety. They bring startup-speed thinking to civic problems and are looking for fellow builder-citizens. **Things to talk about...

Submitted 3 days ago

YC-backed founders living in San Francisco who have recently become civically engaged, motivated by SF dysfunction around homelessness, housing, and safety. They bring startup-speed thinking to civic problems and are looking for fellow builder-citizens. **Things to talk about...

Submitted 3 days ago

YC-backed founders living in San Francisco who have recently become civically engaged, motivated by SF dysfunction around homelessness, housing, and safety. They bring startup-speed thinking to civic problems and are looking for fellow builder-citizens. **Things to talk about...

Submitted 3 days ago

YC-backed founders living in San Francisco who have recently become civically engaged, motivated by SF dysfunction around homelessness, housing, and safety. They bring startup-speed thinking to civic problems and are looking for fellow builder-citizens. **Things to talk about...

Submitted 3 days ago

YC-backed founders living in San Francisco who have recently become civically engaged, motivated by SF dysfunction around homelessness, housing, and safety. They bring startup-speed thinking to civic problems and are looking for fellow builder-citizens. **Things to talk about...

Submitted 3 days ago

YC-backed founders living in San Francisco who have recently become civically engaged, motivated by SF dysfunction around homelessness, housing, and safety. They bring startup-speed thinking to civic problems and are looking for fellow builder-citizens. **Things to talk about...

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San Jose, Fremont, Cupertino, and South Bay residents who support pro-housing reform, tech-sector pragmatism, and results-oriented local governance. They admire Matt Mahan's San Jose leadership and want to build a South Bay civic network. **Things to talk about** - Hui and T...

Submitted 3 days ago

San Jose, Fremont, Cupertino, and South Bay residents who support pro-housing reform, tech-sector pragmatism, and results-oriented local governance. They admire Matt Mahan's San Jose leadership and want to build a South Bay civic network. **Things to talk about** - Matt & Sa...