Maureen Futtner
@maureenfuttner.com
Living the life of the cool, gritty city by the Bay.
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Maureen Futtner
@maureenfuttner.com
· Jul 11
A few days after her sister died, Maureen was on the subway when a stranger asked how she was doing. The conversation that followed is one that she will forever cherish.
In the midst of grief, a woman is comforted by a stranger on the subway
A few days after her sister died, Maureen was on the subway when a stranger asked how she was doing. The conversation that followed is one that she will forever cherish.
n.pr
Thank you to everyone who reached out after this aired on Monday. The experience of grieving is so stigmatized and shrouded in silence. Yet we all experience it at some point.
Imagine if we felt freer to drop the facade, just for a moment, and be real about our pain. Even with a stranger on BART.
Imagine if we felt freer to drop the facade, just for a moment, and be real about our pain. Even with a stranger on BART.
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Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
@kevinwriter.bsky.social Very sorry for the loss of your friend. You wrote a moving remembrance of him.
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
@kevinwriter.bsky.social Very sorry for the loss of your friend. You wrote a moving remembrance of him.
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I put together a video explainer about how to use our news link archive! We've collected and categorized over 100,000 items since 2013 and I hope folks get a chance to check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUe...
How to Use The Overhead Wire Archive
YouTube video by TheOverheadWire
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I put together a video explainer about how to use our news link archive! We've collected and categorized over 100,000 items since 2013 and I hope folks get a chance to check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUe...
@rollovereasy.org Also, idea for new merch: branded slippers! And launch that merch at the anniversary party.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@rollovereasy.org Also, idea for new merch: branded slippers! And launch that merch at the anniversary party.
@rollovereasy.org New revenue stream idea for Rollover Easy: market research consultant to office developers!
BFF.fm — Best Frequencies Forever
BFF.fm is a San Francisco-based community radio station. Our mission is to support emerging and underground artists and bring the Bay Area music scene to the world through the magic of Internet radio.
bff.fm
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@rollovereasy.org New revenue stream idea for Rollover Easy: market research consultant to office developers!
I'll say it again, Steph for President!
What! A! Game!
Spurs (who are awesome) won the battle of ESPN highlights.
Warriors won the game.
🔥🔥🔥
Spurs (who are awesome) won the battle of ESPN highlights.
Warriors won the game.
🔥🔥🔥
a basketball player with the number 10 on his jersey stands on the court
ALT: a basketball player with the number 10 on his jersey stands on the court
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I'll say it again, Steph for President!
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The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has a great slogan for her campaign of street transformations there: “A city where you can let go of your child’s hand.”
As a parent of a small child, this is all I see now.
Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Administration www.jilg.com
Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Administration www.jilg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has a great slogan for her campaign of street transformations there: “A city where you can let go of your child’s hand.”
Yes, yes, yes!
"This S.F. neighborhood just got its first park — though it lasts for only two days"
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...
"This S.F. neighborhood just got its first park — though it lasts for only two days"
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...
This S.F. neighborhood just got its first park — though it lasts for only two days
A drab San Francisco parking lot became a lush popup park filled with plants, music and neighbors — but this “hidden gem” disappears Friday.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Yes, yes, yes!
"This S.F. neighborhood just got its first park — though it lasts for only two days"
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...
"This S.F. neighborhood just got its first park — though it lasts for only two days"
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...
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JUST IN: California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
California voters OK new congressional lines, boosting Democrats ahead of midterms
California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
n.pr
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
JUST IN: California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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JUST IN: Spanberger, a former congresswoman, flips the governor's mansion from red to blue after campaigning against the Trump administration's federal layoffs and tariffs.
Democrat Spanberger wins Virginia governor race with message on DOGE, cost of living
Spanberger, currently in the U.S. House, flips the governor's mansion from red to blue after campaigning against the Trump administration's federal layoffs and tariffs.
n.pr
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
JUST IN: Spanberger, a former congresswoman, flips the governor's mansion from red to blue after campaigning against the Trump administration's federal layoffs and tariffs.
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you know what we could do it hook these all together and maybe run them in special tracks on a schedule
October 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
you know what we could do it hook these all together and maybe run them in special tracks on a schedule
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This thug move by Trump has nothing to do with election integrity & everything to do with election intimidation. They’ll no doubt focus their bullying in Democratic areas. We will pass Prop 50 despite these tactics.
Justice Department says it will send election monitors to California on Election Day
The unusual announcement comes amid sky-high tensions between state leaders and federal officials and as voting is underway on Prop 50.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This thug move by Trump has nothing to do with election integrity & everything to do with election intimidation. They’ll no doubt focus their bullying in Democratic areas. We will pass Prop 50 despite these tactics.
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As the Border Patrol heads to the Bay Area, Nancy Pelosi today said local law enforcement may arrest federal troops who break California law.
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Pelosi Says Police May Arrest Federal Agents Who Violate California Law
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
As the Border Patrol heads to the Bay Area, Nancy Pelosi today said local law enforcement may arrest federal troops who break California law.
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
The idea comes from San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins who says she will prosecute them.
W/ @kellen.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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In January Berkeley Rep unveiled artwork for "The The Thing About Jellyfish" with an AI credit.
Since then I've talked to artists and designers who love it as a tool, who use it as a spur, who loathe it as a threat.
Also: How do they even use it? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Since then I've talked to artists and designers who love it as a tool, who use it as a spur, who loathe it as a threat.
Also: How do they even use it? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Bay Area theaters are struggling. Will AI help, or hurt?
As AI encroaches on more and more stages, artists are confronting its ethical and artistic dilemmas in the Bay Area.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In January Berkeley Rep unveiled artwork for "The The Thing About Jellyfish" with an AI credit.
Since then I've talked to artists and designers who love it as a tool, who use it as a spur, who loathe it as a threat.
Also: How do they even use it? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Since then I've talked to artists and designers who love it as a tool, who use it as a spur, who loathe it as a threat.
Also: How do they even use it? www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Bay Area business journalists are little busy right now!
a black and white cat is typing on a laptop
ALT: a black and white cat is typing on a laptop
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Bay Area business journalists are little busy right now!
Feel fortunate to have captured this little portrait of the artist Suzy Barnard before she returns to England. Enjoy.
October 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Feel fortunate to have captured this little portrait of the artist Suzy Barnard before she returns to England. Enjoy.
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National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK
Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories
National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.
n.pr
October 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK
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In recent years, I’ve not done as much for National Coming Out Today, since it no longer seemed as necessary given the progress we’d made.
We now have a regime that wants us all to go away. Complete erasure.
So today I’m gonna be extra gay in honor of these bigots.
We now have a regime that wants us all to go away. Complete erasure.
So today I’m gonna be extra gay in honor of these bigots.
October 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In recent years, I’ve not done as much for National Coming Out Today, since it no longer seemed as necessary given the progress we’d made.
We now have a regime that wants us all to go away. Complete erasure.
So today I’m gonna be extra gay in honor of these bigots.
We now have a regime that wants us all to go away. Complete erasure.
So today I’m gonna be extra gay in honor of these bigots.
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I was born and raised in CAs Central Valley and I'm voting #YesOnProp50. Farm workers and people of color are suffering under this administration's racial profiling. Prop 50 gives us the opportunity to fight back on the power grab that TX Republicans and Trump are attempting.
October 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I was born and raised in CAs Central Valley and I'm voting #YesOnProp50. Farm workers and people of color are suffering under this administration's racial profiling. Prop 50 gives us the opportunity to fight back on the power grab that TX Republicans and Trump are attempting.
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How to watch Valkyries playing in the offseason…
Links to schedules, box scores, some video streams and more info as it comes in.
Links to schedules, box scores, some video streams and more info as it comes in.
How to watch Valkyries playing in the offseason
it's a little complicated but here's what we know
open.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How to watch Valkyries playing in the offseason…
Links to schedules, box scores, some video streams and more info as it comes in.
Links to schedules, box scores, some video streams and more info as it comes in.
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🎙️ OCT 14: I left @marketplace.org before #KaiArrived and arrived at @kqednews.kqed.org after he #leftthebuilding. Orbiting the same sun, just on different paths. 🛰️ Is it too much to call him the Elvis of business journalism in #publicmedia? I'm gonna ask him. 😜 www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperform...
Tickets | Marketplace Live with Kai Ryssdal | City Box Office
Check This Out: Get tickets and show information for Marketplace Live with Kai Ryssdal - City Box Office
www.cityboxoffice.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🎙️ OCT 14: I left @marketplace.org before #KaiArrived and arrived at @kqednews.kqed.org after he #leftthebuilding. Orbiting the same sun, just on different paths. 🛰️ Is it too much to call him the Elvis of business journalism in #publicmedia? I'm gonna ask him. 😜 www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperform...
@rollovereasy.org Casa Guadalupe at Cesar Chavez & Mission + Casa Guadalupe at 26th & Mission!
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@rollovereasy.org Casa Guadalupe at Cesar Chavez & Mission + Casa Guadalupe at 26th & Mission!
@rollovereasy IDEA: for your Halloween show - instead of a collective sip of coffee, we all put on Witch's hats together?
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@rollovereasy IDEA: for your Halloween show - instead of a collective sip of coffee, we all put on Witch's hats together?
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San Francisco! We’re so excited to be back with you tomorrow.
We’ll be chatting with Julia Gitis about Good Neighbor Week!
Grab a cup of coffee and start the day with us, now and forever on BFF.fm 📡
We’ll be chatting with Julia Gitis about Good Neighbor Week!
Grab a cup of coffee and start the day with us, now and forever on BFF.fm 📡
September 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
San Francisco! We’re so excited to be back with you tomorrow.
We’ll be chatting with Julia Gitis about Good Neighbor Week!
Grab a cup of coffee and start the day with us, now and forever on BFF.fm 📡
We’ll be chatting with Julia Gitis about Good Neighbor Week!
Grab a cup of coffee and start the day with us, now and forever on BFF.fm 📡
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If we gloat in Charlie Kirk’s death, we become what we loathe www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
If we gloat in Charlie Kirk’s death, we become what we loathe
OPINION: In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, we must remember political violence is never acceptable — no matter how abhorrent the person, Tony Bravo writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
If we gloat in Charlie Kirk’s death, we become what we loathe www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...