Emily Shugerman @eshugerman
wealth and power reporter @sfstandard. previously @thedailybeast @Independent. words in @thecut @guardian. email: [email protected] emilyshugerman.com San Francisco, CA Joined February 2014-
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Hey tech reporter friends, I'm hiring for a position on my team at the SF Standard. Reach out if you are curious. Worst case scenario, I buy you a coffee or a little treat. [email protected] or hkelly.11 on Signal. the-san-francisco-standard.breezy.hr/p/18fbe6338e83…
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SF rejects a business tax hike in a showdown between progressives and a moderate billionaire-backed coalition led by Mayor Lurie. Many saw this as a litmus test for California’s proposed billionaire tax. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“Politics isn’t the same as investing in a startup,” one longtime political adviser said. “Stop trying to think that because you made a good call on investing in a SaaS company, you know what you’re doing in terms of electing a governor.”
@ShakeelHashim @birnbaum_e yeah i was wondering if he meant this year... still, curious what led to the change from last year!
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.@sama says that he would like to see money out of politics. He said he does NOT plan to make any political donations this cycle. But he added: If OpenAI’s competitors are “trying to use money to gang up on us, we have to be able to fight back.”
Emily Shugerman retweeted
Altman's actually made a bunch of political donations this cycle — totalling about $38k. Small amounts, and all donations were made last year, but an important detail.
.@sama says that he would like to see money out of politics. He said he does NOT plan to make any political donations this cycle. But he added: If OpenAI’s competitors are “trying to use money to gang up on us, we have to be able to fight back.”
@birnbaum_e i'm looking for the filing but nyt also has him giving to Wiener for this primary: nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/…
i’m just saying
happy pride to ppl who are not straight. this includes bad bitches with scoliosis
At the Matt Mahan election watch party, where he seems to be conceding before results even start coming in. “While our campaign for governor ends tonight, our mission has only just begun,” he says.
Confused about how to vote in California's primaries tomorrow? There's still time to listen to our special edition of Pacific Standard Time all about the money going into every major race open.spotify.com/episode/3qQadl…
latest issue here: sfstandard.com/2026/05/23/red…
Good news, The SF Standard is literally doing this! Read The Waggle, folks!
we need more sf party journalism. like, someone should be covering the series A parties, cave raves, sf met gala, etc
Emily Shugerman retweeted
One of SF's crown jewels, the CA Academy of Sciences, has faced one crisis after another in recent years: mass layoffs, growing deficits, dodgy decision-making. The @sfstandard's @Sam_Mondros investigated the many missteps that have humbled the academy. sfstandard.com/2026/05/26/cal…
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my favorite waggle item this week sfstandard.com/2026/05/23/red…
@annaesilman @WSJ this is very cool!!
@hannahcwiley If you're interested in learning more (and seeing us live!), there's still time to get tickets to our event tomorrow: eventbrite.com/e/show-me-the-…
Tech billionaires are throwing themselves into CA politics so aggressively it's surprising even their allies. @hannahcwiley and I break down the flood of spending ahead of next week's primaries: sfstandard.com/2026/05/25/sil…
Emily Shugerman retweeted
Dream job for someone who is in 50+ group chats and has a folder full of screenshots: @sfstandard is hiring a "Moguls and Gosssip" intern the-san-francisco-standard.breezy.hr
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