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2030 Dispatch · Strip №01 The slide deck Three panels on planning meetings, bullet points, and the future. Tap to read

Comics & jokes

May 2026 · Bay Area, any conference room

  1. Panel 1: A strategist proudly unveils the 2030 deck 1 2030 VISION Our 2030 vision deck is ready!
    “Our 2030 vision deck is ready.”
  2. Panel 2: The deck has grown to four hundred slides 2 SLIDE 400 It is four hundred slides. …and counting
    “It is four hundred slides.”
  3. Panel 3: The audience sleeps through bullet points 3 THE FUTURE z z z z z The future remains bullet-pointed.
    “The future remains bullet-pointed.”
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0 letters marked · 0 of 8 words checked

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Anagrams

Unscramble each word. Item 2 is the freebie.

  1. UTREFU
    Answer

    FUTURE

  2. CIVIC (gimme—already in order.)
  3. TRPORE
    Answer

    REPORT

  4. ANTPOR
    Answer

    PATRON

  5. CANEROIS
    Answer

    SCENARIO

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  1. City publishes a funded transit timeline for the next 24 months.
  2. A founder posts “big announcement soon” without details.
  3. School district approves staffing and training for a new program.

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Answers

Word search: FUTURE, CIVIC, GRID, NEWS, TIDE, PARK, REPORT, TRANSIT.

Anagrams: FUTURE, CIVIC, REPORT, PATRON, SCENARIO.

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May 2026 · Future Stakes Enter the drawing 3 questions, real prizes — opens the full board and entry form. Tap to play

Future Stakes

May 2026 · Future Stakes

Closes · Winners

  1. 01 · Foresight

    By 2030, what % of new Bay Area vehicle registrations will be fully electric?

    One number · closest wins

    Future BundleLocal goods from KFN-featured businesses

  2. 02 · Trivia

    Which hospital CEO from our interviews archive — and what episode title?

    Leader, org, title · first correct wins

    Reader PackPrinted issue + editor note

  3. 03 · Challenge

    Which Bay Area institution will look most different in 2030, and why? (≤250 words)

    Editor-judged · winner may be featured

    $100 + featureEssay published with byline

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Answer one, two, or all three · one entry per person · deadline May 31

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