The dustup at 2500 Steiner
THE TALK OF the neighborhood is on the front page of today’s New York Times. It’s the fallout from a lawsuit filed by Jesse Powell, the crypto pioneer and founder of Kraken. He’s suiting the residents of 2500 Steiner, the tower at the corner of Jackson and Steiner, who don’t want him as their neighbor. He claims it’s because of his pro-Trump politics.
The fight, reported earlier in the week by the Chron (link on our Facebook page) gets even richer in the Times — which adds the detail that the unit the Trump backer is in escrow to buy is the ninth floor, now owned by no less than the Democratic lieutenant governor of the state, Eleni Kounalakis, and her husband Markos.
Read more: “When a pro-Trump crypto king came knocking, San Francisco elites locked the door“
Readers Respond
- Margaret H.December 28, 1969
Wonderful piece. I remember when the jazz clubs on Fillmore stayed open past two — this brought it all back. Thank you for keeping the memory of the neighborhood alive.
- David K.December 23, 1969
We've lived on Pine near Steiner for thirty-one years and it still surprises us how much this paper notices. Please keep going.
- Yuki T.December 15, 1969
A small correction — the mochi shop on Post opened in 1982, not 1985. My grandfather was there for the ribbon cutting. Love the coverage otherwise.
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