“I’ll see in 2022 if I can turn The SF Minute into an actual business that’s somewhat sustainable”

Five Questions With Local Newsletter Author Nick Bastone

I love me a good newsletter, especially one that lets us all keep up with local news in a succinct and actionable way. So when The SF Minute started, I was really excited and it’s been a fun collection of serious and not-so-serious SF stories, links and weekend events calendars. I recently had the chance to ask Five Questions of Nick Bastone, its founder and main author. Here they are!

Hunter Walk: Ok, I read SF Minute every weekday. While the title itself is pretty descriptive on its own, how do you explain the newsletter to people and how’d it get started?

Nick Bastone: Of course. And first off, thanks so much for having me here!

The SF Minute is a San Francisco-based newsletter that highlights the top local stories of the day. Basically, every Monday through Friday, I read through all the local publications and summarize the news that I think is the most interesting and important. The result is an email that takes (get this!) only a minute or two to read.

I started The SF Minute earlier this year sort of for selfish reasons. I wanted to learn more about what was happening in San…