Mark Hogan
@markasaurus.bsky.social
Architect in San Francisco. Principal at OpenScope Studio (openscopestudio.bsky.social). Working in SF + LA. Housing, #Architecture, London, Buffalo and #gardens.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/markasaurus
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@Markasaurus
Twitter: https://twitter.com/markasaurus
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@Markasaurus
Here is the latest on the contract negotiations between UESF and SFUSD for those of you in San Francisco. A strike is called for tomorrow but it will be called off if they come to an agreement today
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2.7 Bargaining Update
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February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Here is the latest on the contract negotiations between UESF and SFUSD for those of you in San Francisco. A strike is called for tomorrow but it will be called off if they come to an agreement today
mailchi.mp/uesf/uesfbar...
mailchi.mp/uesf/uesfbar...
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@markasaurus.bsky.social @gillyarcht.bsky.social They must have run out of pale yellow siding. (or maybe they were offered a steep discount on wooden shingles.)
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
@markasaurus.bsky.social @gillyarcht.bsky.social They must have run out of pale yellow siding. (or maybe they were offered a steep discount on wooden shingles.)
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here’s a gable for you @markasaurus.bsky.social and also a mondo A-frame for @langealexandra.bsky.social
Peter Pichler Architecture designs museum depot for South Tyrol's archaeological artefacts: www.dezeen.com/2026/02/05/museum-depot-peter-pichler-architecture/
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
here’s a gable for you @markasaurus.bsky.social and also a mondo A-frame for @langealexandra.bsky.social
The worst spam message ever received was the one this morning assuming I am a New England Patriots fan
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The worst spam message ever received was the one this morning assuming I am a New England Patriots fan
In addition to lying about the contract being offered to teachers, the school district is restricting access to programs for recent immigrants contrary to official communications via @esksf.bsky.social @missionlocal.org
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The strange and terrible claim that S.F. immigrant students are scared to enroll in immigrant programs
Documents obtained by Mission Local — along with multiple district sources — indicate SFUSD is restricting enrollment to unfavored schools
missionlocal.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
In addition to lying about the contract being offered to teachers, the school district is restricting access to programs for recent immigrants contrary to official communications via @esksf.bsky.social @missionlocal.org
missionlocal.org/2026/02/teac...
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The San Francisco teacher's union has set Monday for a strike date, unless a deal can be reached before then
Via @missionlocal.org @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/02/s-f-...
Via @missionlocal.org @esksf.bsky.social
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S.F. teachers union to call for Monday strike date
The long-brewing San Francisco Unified School District walkout would be the first S.F. teachers strike since the late 1970s
missionlocal.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The San Francisco teacher's union has set Monday for a strike date, unless a deal can be reached before then
Via @missionlocal.org @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/02/s-f-...
Via @missionlocal.org @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/02/s-f-...
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Nothing says prayer breakfast like concentration camps
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "One of my favorite people, President Bukele ... he operates rather large prisons. Very strong prisons."
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Nothing says prayer breakfast like concentration camps
You have to wonder what's going through someone's head when they propose putting a contract to buy ChatGPT subscriptions for the school district on the board agenda during tense teacher contract negotiations where they are claiming to have no money missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-s...
In midst of labor talks, SFUSD proposes deal with OpenAI — then backtracks
The heavily redacted OpenAI contract was put on the San Francisco school board's agenda — the removed without notice. Why?
missionlocal.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
You have to wonder what's going through someone's head when they propose putting a contract to buy ChatGPT subscriptions for the school district on the board agenda during tense teacher contract negotiations where they are claiming to have no money missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-s...
In case you have never read my famous anti shipping container piece here you go-
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
In case you have never read my famous anti shipping container piece here you go-
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
Opinion: What’s Wrong With Shipping Container Housing? Everything. | ArchDaily share.google/MpbZj6tmeCXC...
Has anyone in North America on here been using wood fiber insulation? I haven't seen it in the wild on a built project near me.
I know @holz-bau.bsky.social is a fan
I know @holz-bau.bsky.social is a fan
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TimberBoard by TimberHP Carbon-Negative Insulation Board TimberBoard rigid board insulation protects homeowners with strong, sustainable wall insulation, floor insulation, roofing insulation, and cont...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Has anyone in North America on here been using wood fiber insulation? I haven't seen it in the wild on a built project near me.
I know @holz-bau.bsky.social is a fan
I know @holz-bau.bsky.social is a fan
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More and more are saying, #ElectrifyMetrolink calelectricrail.org/electrolink-...
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
More and more are saying, #ElectrifyMetrolink calelectricrail.org/electrolink-...
Is the "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco real??? marchforbillionaires.org
March for Billionaires — San Francisco, Feb 7
Stand up for the entrepreneurs, innovators, and risk-takers who build our economy. February 7, 2026.
marchforbillionaires.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Is the "March for Billionaires" in San Francisco real??? marchforbillionaires.org
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believe me I’ve been yelled at by enough transit wonks on this issue lol. but there are very few if any examples of transit systems faced with the mythical “free fare vs spending that money on service or expansion” choice.
January 31, 2026 at 9:09 PM
believe me I’ve been yelled at by enough transit wonks on this issue lol. but there are very few if any examples of transit systems faced with the mythical “free fare vs spending that money on service or expansion” choice.
I toured this and it's good! Treasure Island is still pretty isolated though.
DBA designs tallest building on Treasure Island in San Francisco share.google/l1tEf75wruXU...
(Full disclosure - I am a former DBA employee!)
DBA designs tallest building on Treasure Island in San Francisco share.google/l1tEf75wruXU...
(Full disclosure - I am a former DBA employee!)
DBA installs tallest building on Treasure Island in San Francisco
Local studio David Baker Architects has completed a skyscraper with a "folded" facade on Treasure Island, a man-made island in San Francisco.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I toured this and it's good! Treasure Island is still pretty isolated though.
DBA designs tallest building on Treasure Island in San Francisco share.google/l1tEf75wruXU...
(Full disclosure - I am a former DBA employee!)
DBA designs tallest building on Treasure Island in San Francisco share.google/l1tEf75wruXU...
(Full disclosure - I am a former DBA employee!)
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shocked to learn that Ernst Runt over here is an antisemite
New:Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:09 PM
shocked to learn that Ernst Runt over here is an antisemite
I took this photo at the supermarket in late February of 2020, someone prepping for COVID I assume...
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I took this photo at the supermarket in late February of 2020, someone prepping for COVID I assume...
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Hilariously, a coyote walked behind a San Francisco reporter as she was doing a segment on the mountain lion. 🤣
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Hilariously, a coyote walked behind a San Francisco reporter as she was doing a segment on the mountain lion. 🤣
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I think that this AI is responding at a superficial level to the superficial emails that your coworkers' AI generated in response to a superficial email that your boss's AI wrote that was a follow-up up on the new superficial AI strategy that was written by your executive team's AI that was...
January 28, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I think that this AI is responding at a superficial level to the superficial emails that your coworkers' AI generated in response to a superficial email that your boss's AI wrote that was a follow-up up on the new superficial AI strategy that was written by your executive team's AI that was...
Do a lot of people have jobs where you are endlessly responding to emails that don't require any detailed knowledge or analysis? How are these AI agents replying to all of your emails? I don't get it
January 28, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Do a lot of people have jobs where you are endlessly responding to emails that don't require any detailed knowledge or analysis? How are these AI agents replying to all of your emails? I don't get it
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It would sign off on anything if you described it as a company policy.
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 PM
It would sign off on anything if you described it as a company policy.
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this is a super good thread even though the law-talkin' mostly sailed past me uncomprehended because it gets at the sort of ever-more-sophisticated ways that LLMs can _seem_ like they're doing a good job while failing to do a good job in increasingly unpredictable and novel ways) (cont'd)
Just had an absolutely fascinating exchange with @hikikomorphism.bsky.social on the use of generative AI in law, which resulted in me crafting a question designed to trip an AI up in numerous ways; the AI correctly identifying those traps; and then getting the answer spectacularly wrong anyway. 1/x
modern deep research tools are pretty good. Out of curiousity, would you be willing to give me a question that would require nontrivial research? something you know the answer to, where the answer is tweet-length? I'll run it through a deep research tool and respond with the summarized output
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
this is a super good thread even though the law-talkin' mostly sailed past me uncomprehended because it gets at the sort of ever-more-sophisticated ways that LLMs can _seem_ like they're doing a good job while failing to do a good job in increasingly unpredictable and novel ways) (cont'd)
California's AB 835 required a report about single stair apartment buildings to be issued by Jan 1, 2026 and I don't see a report - does anyone know if this got extended? I read through the final minutes from November
cc @stephenjacobsmith.com @maxdubler.com
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cc @stephenjacobsmith.com @maxdubler.com
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osfm.fire.ca.gov
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
California's AB 835 required a report about single stair apartment buildings to be issued by Jan 1, 2026 and I don't see a report - does anyone know if this got extended? I read through the final minutes from November
cc @stephenjacobsmith.com @maxdubler.com
osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/c...
cc @stephenjacobsmith.com @maxdubler.com
osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/c...
San Francisco's mountain lion is still on the prowl
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San Franciso issues warning as mountain lion roams city streets
A young mountain lion has been spotted prowling the streets of downtown San Francisco as officials have warned people in the area to take caution.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
San Francisco's mountain lion is still on the prowl
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