Commemorating 250: Innovation, Identity & the Fight for the Soul of SF

Tue Jun 30 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-07:00

Manny's | San Francisco

Manny's
Publisher/HostManny's
Commemorating 250: Innovation, Identity & the Fight for the Soul of SF
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Jonathan Weber joins us for this fascinating talk about how San Francisco has repeatedly reinvented itself over the past 250 years.
About this Event

From Gold Rush boomtown to counterculture capital to the center of the tech revolution, SF has repeatedly reinvented itself over its 250 years. What do those transformations reveal about America itself?

Drawing from his reporting on Silicon Valley, media, politics, and civic life, Weber explores the tension between innovation and inequality, who gets to shape the future of cities, and whether San Francisco can remain a place for artists, working people, and creative experimentation in the decades ahead


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Manny's, 3092 16th Street, San Francisco, United States

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USD 8.88 to USD 61.80

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