Jonathan Weber
jsweber.bsky.social
Jonathan Weber
@jsweber.bsky.social
Writer and editor in SF, previously EIC of the SF Standard, the Bay Citizen & the Industry Standard, founder of NewWest.Net. Author of upcoming book on SF in the internet era (S&S, June 2026). Editor at Large at Newcomer.
I'll be appearing at Best Bookstore in SF, Union Square with SF underground arts legend John Law, TONIGHT (Thursday), please join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/burning-ma...
September 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I'll be talking 'City on the Edge', AI and politics with author & podcaster Andrew Keen at Manny's on Wednesday Sept. 16, then with underground artist and Burning Man co-founder John Law at Best Bookstore on Thursday Sept 17. Please join us!
September 16, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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city on the edge from @jsweber.bsky.social also looks good and if you are sensing a theme let's just say that there's a reason the sf library has ordered 100+ copies sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S9...
City on the Edge — San Francisco Public Library
City on the Edge — Weber, Jonathan (Newspaper editor), — "At the dawn of the 1990s, San Francisco was a beautiful if troubled mid-sized metropolis. The mythic, fog-shrouded city at the edge of the con...
sfpl.bibliocommons.com
August 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Really appreciate the great review of 'City on the Edge' in the @financialtimes.com, by Richard Waters. www.ft.com/content/e9a5...
City on the Edge — can San Francisco’s soul survive techno-capitalism?
Jonathan Weber takes a fascinating look at how political mismanagement and the pursuit of boundless tech power have changed America’s countercultural heartland
www.ft.com
July 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Thanks Nancy! It was great to meet you.
July 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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@jsweber.bsky.social also weighs in re: Gavin Newsome and Kamala Harris as potential 2028 candidates for POTUS. @gilduran.com ICYMI
I Know Why the Tech Broligarchs Went Full MAGA | The Daily Beast Podcast
YouTube video by The Daily Beast
youtu.be
June 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Looking forward to my talk at Green Apple Wednesday. And appreciate the very nice review!
June 30, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I wrote a little thing about Manny's cafe on my Substack. I'll be there tomorrow, June 30, giving a talk entitled Innovation, Identity & the Fight for the Soul of SF. Also catch me at Green Apple Books (on 9th Ave.) on July 1 with Quentin Hardy and July 7 at Bookshop West Portal with Joe Menn.
June 29, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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"#SanFrancisco’s meteoric transformation."

Today's #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @jsweber.bsky.social & @atriabooks.bsky.social!

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June 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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🎙️ON AIR:

We're talking to longtime tech journalist @jsweber.bsky.social about his new book, "City on Edge," which offers a sweeping history of San Francisco's tech industry — its unprecedented successes and its devasting consequences.

❓What do you want to ask Jonathan Weber?

📻Listen:
Jonathan Weber’s 'City on the Edge' Chronicles Decades-Long Battles Over Tech, Politics and the Soul of San Francisco | KQED
Weber tells the story of a war waged for the heart of San Francisco that has had an impact far beyond the city’s famed Golden Gates.
buff.ly
June 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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SF party "City On The Edge" a book about changes in SF, good bad & in between. I'm in it. Worth a read, by @jsweber.bsky.social ... met movers shakers shapers shifters spoke to @craignewmark.bsky.social first time in a while
Had to split early to meet with Guillermo (see post somewhere below)
June 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
A 'City on the Edge' excerpt in Bloomberg Opinion: as San Francisco recovers from its covid-era meltdown, it has a different shape:
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
San Francisco Is Making an AI-Powered Comeback
This article is adapted from the forthcoming book “City on the Edge: Technology, Politics and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco.”
www.bloomberg.com
June 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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SF's economy is under pressure from every direction — AI, empty offices, Trump cuts, union fights. Let's talk about it TONIGHT at 7:45pm with @jsweber.bsky.social and @spur-urbanist.bsky.social's Sujata Srivastava at Manny's. There's still a few tickets left: www.eventbrite.com/e/is-your-jo...
May 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I'll be speaking on the issue this week as part of the upcoming launch of my new book, City on the Edge cityontheedge.substack.com/p/is-san-fra...
Is San Francisco Facing a Job-pocalypse?
'City on the Edge,' which publishes on June 9, offers hard-won insights on the city's boom and bust economy. I'll be talking about San Francisco's employment outlook at Manny's on May 14.
cityontheedge.substack.com
May 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
There are some books for me
May 8, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Joining us:
- @rudyforworkers.bsky.social, SF Building & Construction Trades Council secretary-treasurer
- Sujata Srivastava, @spur-urbanist.bsky.social chief policy officer
- @jsweber.bsky.social, journalist and author of "City on the Edge"

And YOU! www.eventbrite.com/e/from-union...
From Union to AI: The Future of SF Jobs
What will work look like in SF’s near future? Join The Frisc for a frank discussion about our city’s job prospects and economic revival.
www.eventbrite.com
April 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM
April 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
April 27, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Looking forward to joining my old friend Alex for this.
📣 LIVE EVENT: San Francisco is in the midst of an AI boom and economic recovery — and up against federal threats. What does this mean for jobs in the city's future?

Join us at Manny's on May 14 for a frank discussion. www.eventbrite.com/e/from-union...
April 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Another nice advance review for 'City on the Edge': "A stimulating account of the interplay between the worlds of technology and politics in San Francisco over the last 35 years.”
—Shelf Awareness #cityontheedge cityontheedgebook.com
City on the Edge by Jonathan Weber
The definitive and captivating story of San Francisco’s meteoric transformation into a global capital of technology, and how the same creative and political forces that gave rise to its boom nearly en...
cityontheedgebook.com
April 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"City on the Edge," my new book about SF in the tech era, is publishing June 9! Events are happening at Shack15, Commonwealth Club, Books Inc. in Palo Alto & more in the following days. cityontheedgebook.com for more details.
cityontheedgebook.com
April 11, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Doing my best impression here of the incomparable @matt-levine.bsky.social "...multi-billion-dollar data centers are in some sense a three-way trade involving the cost of the chips, the price they can be rented for, and the structure and cost of the financing." www.newcomer.co/p/ai-data-ce...
AI Data Center Mania Conjures the B-Word. Is It Something to Fear?
Plus, the AI names going to Meta & Musk's new X
www.newcomer.co
July 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM