Patrick Heij, a San Francisco‑born humorist known for Marin Lately, launches San Francisco Currently, a satire site funded by venture capitalist Michael Moritz. Heij, 46, once wrote for Vice News Tonight and The New Yorker, and his new venture will mock the city’s AI frenzy, billionaire excess, and volatile real‑estate market. The site’s debut headlines include jabs at wealthy diners, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, and soaring street disorder. Moritz, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, says the city lacks a sharp comedic voice and wants Heij to fill that gap, with no limits on who can be targeted. The humorist sees San Francisco’s tech boom as a playground of absurdities, from $105 coffee to fish‑tank‑shaped Amazon taxis, and aims to turn the city’s perpetual boom‑and‑bust cycle into comedy.

Heij’s previous mock news site, Marin Lately, will redirect readers to the new platform, expanding his satire beyond Marin County to include Berkeley, Oakland, and Atherton. While the city’s transformation into an AI hub has driven up costs, Heij finds endless material in its eccentric billionaire culture and ever‑changing landscape, promising headlines that lampoon both the tech elite and everyday absurdities.

The project reflects a broader trend of venture capitalists backing satirical media, with Moritz’s separate news outlet, The San Francisco Standard, operating independently. Heij’s goal is to provide the edgy, comedic commentary the city lacks, turning its chaotic energy into laughter.