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PST with Emily Dreyfuss

The San Francisco Standard
San Francisco
Artificial Intelligence
San Francisco, United States
California
Education
Israel-Palestine Conflict
Silicon Valley
Claude the Alligator
Future Of Work
Trump Administration
AI Startups
Dissent In Technology
Privacy
ICE
Young Founders
Isabella Beya Alcaraz
Immigration Court
California Academy Of Sciences
Replit
San Francisco USD School Strike

Emily Dreyfuss brings sharp wit and relentless curiosity to every conversation. As the SF Standard's culture editor and a veteran tech journalist, she's spent years inside the rooms where tech, culture, and power collide. And the more she learns, the more she wants to know. Each week on PST, Emily sits down with the creators, big thinkers, cultural shapers, and political heavyweights who are drivi... more

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Latest Episodes

San Francisco is blanketed in AI billboards that make no sense. And most of us have just... stopped reading them. But a few people are fighting back.

This week on PST, host Emily Dreyfuss talks to three of them. Harris Alterman and Dave Ross are two... more

A 22-story condo tower proposed on top of a Safeway grocery store in San Francisco’s affluent Marina District has become a flashpoint for the city’s YIMBY vs. NIMBY housing war. And a photo from a recent community meeting there showed exactly who's o... more

After six years and a bureaucratic maze involving PG&E, BART, and the Historic Preservation Commission, Jollibee has officially opened its doors on Market Street in San Francisco. In this episode of PST, host Emily Dreyfuss breaks down the full story... more

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Is streaming television broken? Netflix is hemorrhaging second-season viewers, prices keep climbing, and the service that once felt like magic now feels like a monthly bill you forgot to cancel. Host Emily Dreyfuss — who loves television so much she ... more

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Recent Guests

Kevin Nguyen
SF Standard reporter covering housing and California policy
SF Standard
Episode: How the Marina Safeway became the flashpoint over the SF housing wars
Conor Dougherty
New York Times housing reporter
The New York Times
Episode: How the Marina Safeway became the flashpoint over the SF housing wars
Lauren Saria
Food editor at The Standard
San Francisco Standard
Episode: Why San Francisco can’t have nice things: The 6-year Jollibee permitting saga
Katy Tang
San Francisco Office of Small Business representative
City of San Francisco
Episode: Why San Francisco can’t have nice things: The 6-year Jollibee permitting saga
Lucas Shaw
Managing editor of media and entertainment coverage at Bloomberg News; author of the Screen Time newsletter
Bloomberg News
Episode: The TV streaming era has jumped the shark. What comes next?
Michael S. Roth
President of Wesleyan University, featured guest
Wesleyan University
Episode: Why AI will save the liberal arts degree (and not destroy it)
Lauren Silber
Wesleyan Writing Professor, head of the Writing Center
Wesleyan University
Episode: Why AI will save the liberal arts degree (and not destroy it)
Cindy Cohn
Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Episode: Digital privacy is already dire. AI could make it worse.
Kylie Robison
Reporter for Core Memory
Core Memory
Episode: Emily's mom wants a sex robot. What's standing in her way?

Hosts

Emily Dreyfuss
Host of the show; culture editor and veteran tech journalist
Jesse Alejandro Cottrell
Co-host mentioned in podcast description; host of Pacific Standard Time

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 83 ratings
  • More Valks + Kerry Crowley

    I loved hearing Jesse and Kerry discussing the Valks - they were such a good pair!! LOVED this episode and made me subscribe! 💜

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SFsportgal
    United States4 months ago
  • Love this podcasts approach to telling California’s stories

    A human-centered approach to exploring the current events shaping San Francisco, our state and our country. I really enjoyed the interview with the federal immigration court judge and felt such deep empathy for what she has been navigating under the current administration while simply trying to do her job.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LauraH212
    United States7 months ago
  • worth your time

    First episode was surprisingly complex, but also FUNNY.

    Second episode shows what’s wrong with the country that we keep appointing people to office who have no idea what they’re doing!

    Good stuff, keep it up.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    financenyc
    United States9 months ago
  • Fantastic show

    Really informative reporting on the first episode which looks at what happened when ICE repurposed a prison in a small California city. Highly recommend.

    Miss

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Marty Martissimo
    United States9 months ago
  • Finally, a podcast worth listening to

    Emily is the best

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    notbendreyfuss
    United States9 months ago

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Why San Francisco can’t have nice things: The 6-year Jollibee permitting saga
Q: What changes have been made to improve the permitting process for future openings?
Creation of Permit SF to centralize reviews, broader reforms including the 2021 Prop H and 2023 reforms, and a Push to reduce permits and fees, with ongoing efforts to make the process smoother and faster for small businesses.
Why San Francisco can’t have nice things: The 6-year Jollibee permitting saga
Q: What were the main factors that made the Jollibee opening take six years?
A combination of location constraints (the building used to be a Payless), significant electrical and infrastructure upgrades, historic preservation requirements, and coordination across multiple agencies and even potential BART involvement, all of which extended the timeline.
How the Marina Safeway became the flashpoint over the SF housing wars
Q: Why is the timing of the proposal so crucial in relation to family zoning and state preemption?
Timing matters because proposing before family zoning took effect allowed the project to bypass shorter height limits set by local policy, with state laws then providing the framework to override local controls if needed.
How the Marina Safeway became the flashpoint over the SF housing wars
Q: What is the core financial structure behind a project like this and who are the backers?
The financing relies on a complex capital stack with connections to banks and even large corporate backers like Albertsons, plus overseas investors and sovereign wealth funds that Align reportedly works with, enabling the project to pencil out.
How the Marina Safeway became the flashpoint over the SF housing wars
Q: Are we seeing more and more of this across the state, where builders use state rules to get around restrictive local zoning?
Yes, builders are leveraging state laws to override local restrictions, which is making it easier for large schemes to move forward when local politics would have slowed or blocked them.

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What is PST with Emily Dreyfuss about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Across recent episodes, the show focuses on the intersection of technology, policy, and Bay Area life, with a strong emphasis on how institutions, politics, and culture shape contemporary innovation and everyday living. Topics span AI governance, funding and influence in politics, housing and affordability, transit and urban planning, high-profile investigations, and the human stories behind tech disruption. Guests range from reporters and editors to researchers, academics, and practitioners, often tying local California-specific dynamics to broader national conversations. A notable strength is the blend of rigorous reporting with accessible storytelling, humor, and a willingness to interrogate power while staying grounded in real-world imp... more

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