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Alex Lash

San Francisco

Editor at The Frisc

Editor @TheFrisc: independent nonprofit news/analysis for an ever-changing San Francisco (my hometown). Past writing lives include biotech, baseball, and tech.

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  • 2 months ago | thefrisc.com | Alex Lash

    The word community is overused these days. But if any San Francisco entity has dibs on it, it’s Farley’s. The Potrero Hill coffee shop, now in its fourth decade, isn’t just a neighborhood caffeine stop. It’s a hub for local art and music and holiday events like an annual Halloween pet parade, as well as a place where you can still find dozens of magazines devoted to experimental art, classic car sales, and more on its curated rack.

  • Oct 17, 2024 | insights.citeline.com | Paul Bonanos |Alex Lash |Tom Salemi

    The A-List: The Trend-Shaping Series A Financings Of 201124 Jan 2012 • By Paul Bonanos, Alex Lash, and Tom SalemiThe capital drought that hit life science companies the past three years worked its way upstream in 2011, as several venture firms said they wouldn’t either continue in the life sciences or raise new funds.

  • Oct 16, 2024 | insights.citeline.com | Alex Lash

    Flagship Ventures Dives Into Microbiome, Launches Seres Health28 Jun 2012 • By Alex LashOnly a few biopharmaceutical start-ups have formed in the emerging microbiome space, but VC firm Flagship says its homegrown Seres Health, still somewhat stealthy, is developing a new category of drugs that aim to rebalance microbiome populations causing disease.

  • Oct 4, 2024 | thefrisc.com | Alex Lash

    This is a critical election for San Francisco’s public schools, which are grappling with falling enrollment, staff shortages, and a fiscal crisis that could trigger a state takeover. Four of the seven Board of Education seats are up for grabs, with 11 candidates vying for them. The CEO of a healthcare service firm and veteran of the corporate world, Min Chang answers our questions below.

  • Sep 23, 2024 | thefrisc.com | Ida Mojadad |Adam L. Brinklow |Kristi Coale |Alex Lash

    San Francisco seniors who rent homes are “disproportionately lower income” according to a 2018 Planning Department report. A measure on the city’s fall ballot is meant to help them. Prop G would set aside a small cut of the city’s budget each year – at least $8.25 million – to help cover some or all […]

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🏘️ ICYM, MORE SF HOMES: Tall buildings make for hot debate (& for housing foes, scary pictures). But on @DanielLurie's new #housing map, height isn't the biggest factor in SF's ambitious push for tens of 1000s of new homes. @AdamLBrinklow reports ✏️ https://t.co/XMyDlwY0Fi