Maureen Futtner

Maureen Futtner

@maureenfuttner.com

Living the life of the cool, gritty city by the Bay.

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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.

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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.prIn the midst of grief, a woman is comforted by a stranger on the subwayA 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.

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Peter Hartlaub
@peterhartlaub.bsky.social

Dream: 14 free throws Valkyries: 13 free throws For the 5-game series it’s Dream 130, Valks 78 Both teams are aggressive, fighting for every possession & getting knocked around. Not like Atlanta got here being a finesse team & suddenly are getting screwed. Stop crying 🚫😭

Brian Hamilton@brianchamilton.bsky.social

Dream coach Karl Smesko goes in on the officiating after Game 5.

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Marisa Ingemi
@mingemi.bsky.social

The Valkyries are never going to make a ton of shots. But if they get a ton of them, they can make enough to win. That’s how they took Game 4 against a frustrated Atlanta squad | @theixsports.bsky.social www.theixsports.com/features/val...

theixsports.comValkyries win key possession battle to take Game 4 | The IX BasketballIn a critical win, the Valkyries outshot the Dream 72-54, forced 18 turnovers and grabbed 13 offensive rebounds in the 67-62 Game 4 victory.

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Kerith Burke
@kerithburke.bsky.social

Good for Nakase to switch up the starting line-up for a faster start and cushion to withstand the Dream’s runs. Series tied 2-2.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

It's bleak that Serious News Outlets will tie themselves into knots writing headlines that obscure the horrors of a story while @people.com just waltzes in and calls it like it is.

people.comAmy Acton’s Stepfather Was Charged with Raping Her When She Was a Child. Now Her Ohio Election Opponent Is Using That Against HerAmy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio, has previously publicly discussed being sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of 9 and 12. Her opponent Vivek Ramaswamy recently ...
Maureen Futtner
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I'm in Tara Vaderveer's Strategy cont. ed. class right now. She just said she's blown away with how great Gabby Wms has done this season. And she sang the praises of the Valkyries.

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Senator Scott Wiener
@scottwiener.bsky.social

Just weeks before an election — literally as people are voting — the regime is: Trying to strip a member of Congress of her citizenship Trying to disqualify 20,000 California voters based on flimsy claims WHILE PEOPLE ARE VOTING Truly fascist behavior

Maureen Futtner
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Hot take? I'll start. Having Alanis Morrisette, 90s pop star, queen of irony (literally!) and cynicism was antithetical to everything The Valkyries are about. No shade on Alanis. She was great. But it just isn't the rallying cry we needed.

Maureen Futtner
@maureenfuttner.com

Not that I think the S*** Spangled Banner is a meaningful anthem for this team at all. But it set a certain tone that just wasn't in sync with Balhalla.

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Bishop Karen Oliveto
@bishopkarenoliveto.bsky.social

When a society begins livestreaming executions, it signals a deep moral and spiritual decline. In the U.S., this moment reveals how normalized state‑sponsored violence has become, how easily human dignity is dismissed, and how little awareness there is of the corporate trauma such acts unleash.

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Transform California
@transformca.bsky.social

Bay Area voters: be sure to vote YES on regional measure RTM #YESonRTM. Kinda chic to get all political and #FundtheBus. Thanks for saving Bay Area transit.

Maureen Futtner
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WARNING: This story will have you bee-lining to Andy's in Morgan Hill!

Rachael Myrow@rachaelmyrow.bsky.social

Back when I was hosting the California Report for @kqednews.kqed.org, I got to know the delightfully erudite pomologist David Karp, and he turned me on to Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill.

Maureen Futtner
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Curious why a year-old story with “gang bang” in the headline is now trending as a most-popular on SF Standard? I wonder why that might possibly be. And it all makes my stomach turn. Where’s the witch Circe when you need her, turning predators into pigs?

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"Labor icon Dolores Huerta put it best in her endorsement of Wiener: 'I know the difference between a politician who talks about justice and one who fights for it.'” Spot-on endorsement of Scott Wiener in today's Chronicle! www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

sfchronicle.comEndorsement: Who should replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress? It’s not even a choiceOPINION: The most intriguing thing about the race between Scott Wiener and Connie Chan to fill Nancy Pelosi’s House seat is that it has become a race at all, the editorial board writes.

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Catherine
@catherineb.bsky.social

I am not trying to fear monger, but I do not trust the people running the post office with our ballots. If you can vote early in person or at least use an official ballot box, please do so. Let’s get a blue tsunami! Please comment if this chart has inaccurate info because it was texted to me.

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Urban Truth Collective
@urbantruth.bsky.social

For those in the UK and other countries where the lie is called a “war on motorists” rather than a “war on cars,” here’s a poster version for you to use and share. Either way, never forget, if there’s REALLY been any war in cities, it’s been a century-long WAR ON WALKING. #UrbanTruth #WarOnWalking

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Joshua Kosman
@joshuakosman.bsky.social

What would one of the most famous conductors of the 20th century think about the state of contemporary opera? Amazingly, his views would align exactly with mine! What are the odds?

𝕯𝖗. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐢𝐫 ❌👑@theresamuir.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | Opera Is in Trouble. Let’s Channel the Maestro.An imagined look at what Arturo Toscanini, one of opera’s greatest interpreters, would say about the troubled art form of today.

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Clara Jeffery
@clarajeffery.bsky.social

Gloria Steinem found power and changed the balance of power through *journalism* before, during, and after she became instrumental in politics. Having found her voice she gave voice to women everywhere. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...

nytimes.comGloria Steinem Came to New York to Be a Writer. She Became a Movement. (Gift Article)Her 1983 book “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” is a master class in grit, empathy, curiosity and hustle.

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San Francisco Chronicle
@sfchronicle.com

The Valkyries and the WNBA have been one of sports’ best success stories. As the league interrupts its season for the FIBA World Cup one last time, it remains unbroken by its critics.

bit.lyWNBA might break for World Cup, but media firestorm won't pause its successThe Valkyries and the WNBA have been one of sports’ best success stories. As the league interrupts its season for the FIBA World Cup one last time, it remains unbroken by its critics.
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Hey, look⤵️ Not only is this my city. It's my neighborhood.

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A house in San Francisco covered in the painted faces of Latin rock artists was formally landmarked by the city. Its neighborhood has seen skyrocketing home prices and decades of redevelopment. n.pr/3T1LZGy

n.prThis house trumpets its history in the face of gentrification. Now it's a landmarkA house in San Francisco covered in the painted faces of Latin rock artists was formally landmarked by the city. Its neighborhood has seen skyrocketing home prices and decades of redevelopment.

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James Hell Brooks
@kleinman.bsky.social

This was always going to be the next step. There are no trans players in the WNBA so instead they're going after cis women who are insufficiently feminine for them.

Heartland Signal@heartlandsignal.com

U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) claims the WNBA is "trying not to offend some of their players who ... [are] trying to live a male lifestyle": "They protect the lesbian structure that's inside the WNBA with a male quote-unquote female relationship that are two women."

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Senator Scott Wiener
@scottwiener.bsky.social

Corporate transparency and accountability for their carbon emissions is a critical step in fighting climate change. I passed California’s law requiring large corporations to disclose their carbon emissions. It’s now being implemented, under continued intense corporate opposition.

sfchronicle.comCalifornia’s water shortages partly due to climate pollution from big oil and gas, study findsThe new study is one of the first to dissect the impacts of climate change on dwindling water supplies in the West.

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San Francisco Chronicle
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Wiener’s willingness to take on potentially radioactive issues has been most visible in his advocacy for the LGBTQ community, in the face of conservative opponents eager to pounce.

bit.lyScott Wiener takes on fights other lawmakers avoid. Violent threats often followWiener’s willingness to take on potentially radioactive issues has been most visible in his advocacy for the LGBTQ community, in the face of conservative opponents eager to pounce.

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…