Paolo Bicchieri
@paoloshmaolo.bsky.social
writer on the coast / bylines Eater, SF Chronicle, Seattle Times / coffee econ
Starbucks is breaking up with San Francisco. I spoke to politicians and specialty coffee folks on what that means for the city.
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Starbucks and San Francisco’s Situationship Is Over
As the coffee behemoth withdraws from the Bay Area at a wild rate, it leaves a complicated legacy for fans and haters in its tremendous wake.
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August 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Starbucks is breaking up with San Francisco. I spoke to politicians and specialty coffee folks on what that means for the city.
sf.eater.com/restaurant-n...
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Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
July 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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STRIKE AVERTED
Thank you all SO MUCH for your support. Our incredible Bargaining Committee worked into the night for us and reached a Tentative Agreement at around 5am! 🙏💪🥳🎉
As of now there will be NO STRIKE! Please continue enjoying all our work, knowing you all helped us get here! #unionstrong #voxunion #1u
As of now there will be NO STRIKE! Please continue enjoying all our work, knowing you all helped us get here! #unionstrong #voxunion #1u
June 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
STRIKE AVERTED
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only 5 days left in our current CBA. we need a fair contract
June 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
only 5 days left in our current CBA. we need a fair contract
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We're down to the wire, folks! Only 7 days remain till our contract expires, and Management is STILL refusing to bargain meaningfully with us on most major issues including layoff procedures, salary increases, severance, health care, and the inclusion of The Dodo. It's like they WANT us to strike!
June 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We're down to the wire, folks! Only 7 days remain till our contract expires, and Management is STILL refusing to bargain meaningfully with us on most major issues including layoff procedures, salary increases, severance, health care, and the inclusion of The Dodo. It's like they WANT us to strike!
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The Vox Media Union just delivered our strike pledge to Vox management, showing our unwavering commitment to securing a collective bargaining agreement that is fair. Should we not get a fair contract, we are prepared to strike.
June 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Vox Media Union just delivered our strike pledge to Vox management, showing our unwavering commitment to securing a collective bargaining agreement that is fair. Should we not get a fair contract, we are prepared to strike.
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anyway here's the email I sent to jim bankoff last week. i'm still heartbroken. I have been insanely, destructively angry for weeks, and I think I will be for a long time.
May 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
anyway here's the email I sent to jim bankoff last week. i'm still heartbroken. I have been insanely, destructively angry for weeks, and I think I will be for a long time.
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Imagine being Thomas Keller and thinking this was a normal way to behave!!!!!! www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
This is what happened when Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry
Thomas Keller is a legendary chef. Chronicle critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan hadn’t met him, until she went to the French Laundry and he asked her to leave.
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May 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Imagine being Thomas Keller and thinking this was a normal way to behave!!!!!! www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
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As of today, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Vox Media only has 30 days to negotiate a new contract with the Vox Media Union before our current one expires.
May 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
As of today, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Vox Media only has 30 days to negotiate a new contract with the Vox Media Union before our current one expires.
The state of specialty coffee and the perils of both speaking out and refusing to do so. Yes, the SCA and CQI deal is in here. open.substack.com/pub/attentio...
On coffee's McCarthy era part 2
Regarding the SCA and CQI deal, more of the industry's avoidance, and how to push back on this despairing moment
open.substack.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The state of specialty coffee and the perils of both speaking out and refusing to do so. Yes, the SCA and CQI deal is in here. open.substack.com/pub/attentio...
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Clutch move by the Vatican to make the first American Pope an open hater of our highest-ranking fake Catholic
May 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Clutch move by the Vatican to make the first American Pope an open hater of our highest-ranking fake Catholic
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Nearly all of Polygon was laid off last week after Vox sold the company. Donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...
Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam
On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union
www.gofundme.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Nearly all of Polygon was laid off last week after Vox sold the company. Donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...
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The maddest tweet you'll see all day
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The maddest tweet you'll see all day
i wrote about writing and stories i wrote 😮💨😮💨😤😤 open.substack.com/pub/attentio...
Three new coffee articles and precarious writing
A brief update, an honest moment with my digital media employer, and a few pieces I wrote and published
open.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
i wrote about writing and stories i wrote 😮💨😮💨😤😤 open.substack.com/pub/attentio...
if you can, consider supporting all the wonderful people brutally dismissed by Vox yesterday gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam
On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union
gofund.me
May 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
if you can, consider supporting all the wonderful people brutally dismissed by Vox yesterday gofund.me/a21cbbdc
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What happened with Polygon today is so fucked. Vox Media has made some atrocious decisions in my six years here but this is really something else. And to do this in the middle of us bargaining a new union contract, where they scold us for asking for better protections, is just unconscionable.
May 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What happened with Polygon today is so fucked. Vox Media has made some atrocious decisions in my six years here but this is really something else. And to do this in the middle of us bargaining a new union contract, where they scold us for asking for better protections, is just unconscionable.
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If you want to know how truly despicable this is, people are using the middle finger emoji to Jim Bankoff in the slack announcement of it, and they’re only doing that because there’s not a meaner emoji
Breaking: Polygon sold to Valnet and hit with massive layoffs
Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
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Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs
One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up
kotaku.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you want to know how truly despicable this is, people are using the middle finger emoji to Jim Bankoff in the slack announcement of it, and they’re only doing that because there’s not a meaner emoji
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Forgive the earnest post here, but one year ago this week, Global Tetrahedron took over The Onion. We've since brought back the paper and ONN, dramatically increased revenue, and hired more writers and artists.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
April 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Forgive the earnest post here, but one year ago this week, Global Tetrahedron took over The Onion. We've since brought back the paper and ONN, dramatically increased revenue, and hired more writers and artists.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
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Bolinas is finally getting its post office back after two years of chaos
Bolinas is finally getting its post office back after two years of chaos
After two years of flooded offices, long drives, and community outcry, the isolated town of Bolinas is getting its post office back.
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April 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Bolinas is finally getting its post office back after two years of chaos
From butterfly peaflower and hojicha gelato to banana and triple chocolate malt ice cream, chefs are turning toward the cold stuff in these perilous times
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Why Ice Cream Inspires San Francisco Chefs in Tough Times
From butterfly peaflower and hojicha gelato to banana and triple chocolate malt ice cream, chefs are turning toward the cold stuff in these perilous times
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April 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
From butterfly peaflower and hojicha gelato to banana and triple chocolate malt ice cream, chefs are turning toward the cold stuff in these perilous times
sf.eater.com/2025/4/23/24...
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Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Two headlines in the New York Times today.