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East of Angel Island, a New Measure of What's in the Bay
PublishedA pilot study by the San Francisco Estuary Institute, sampling east of Angel Island in Tiburon, detected microplastics…
The South End of Ocean Beach Is Shrinking. Scientists Warn the City's Fix Could Finish It Off.
PublishedA $175 million seawall approved by the California Coastal Commission in 2024 would protect a sewage plant from the…
The Berkeley Flea Market Turned Its Own Office Into a Shop
PublishedThe market's nonprofit operator converted its former office at 1937 Ashby Ave.
At Baker Beach, a Hazards Statement Was in Effect. Vanessa Bull Had No Idea.
PublishedVanessa Bull and her 7-year-old daughter Mireina were swept roughly 100 feet into the surf at Baker Beach on June 19…
On Santa Cruz Avenue, 'the Same Little Downtown' Is Getting Several New Floors
PublishedThe Mercury News ran a nostalgia feature today on Los Gatos' "unchanged" downtown.
At 831 Center Street, a West Oakland Museum Keeps Reviving the Panthers' Free-Program Playbook
PublishedThe West Oakland Mural Project, at 831 Center Street on the corner rechristened Huey P.
A 37% Crime Drop Is Good News on San Leandro Street — Except for the Glass Shops
PublishedOakland vehicle burglaries are down 37 percent year-to-date per OPD, and the auto glass shops on San Leandro Street…
In Monte Rio, a Pizzeria Opens — and the Redwood Park Quadruples
PublishedA wood-fired pizza place opened in May at 20391 Highway 116, in the space formerly occupied by Lucy's Lounge.
At 121 Yukon, the Building That Couldn't Get Built Has a $1.3 Million Offer
PublishedA squatter-occupied 1908 three-unit building in Eureka Valley — no plumbing, no electricity, plywood for doors — is…
150 Eureka Is Condos Now. A New Podcast Found What Was Under the Floorboards.
PublishedThe Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco held services at 150 Eureka Street in the Castro for 26 years —…
Castro Valley Toy Store at 4270 Seven Hills Road Has Until October — and Raised $47,000 in a Day
PublishedThe Prize Booth at 4270 Seven Hills Road in Castro Valley must vacate by October when its building's new owners open a…
Highwire Montclair Reopened in May. The NLRB Case Filed Against It Hasn't.
PublishedHighwire Coffee's Montclair location at 2059 Mountain Blvd.
995 Market Changed Hands at 82 Percent Off. Now It Has to Fill the Building.
PublishedThe 16-story building at 6th and Market — once WeWork, once the Burning Man Project's HQ — sold for $11 million in…
Smog Veil Records Founder Lists His Russian Hill Two-Home Compound for $7.745 Million
PublishedFrank Mauceri, who built the Cleveland punk label Smog Veil Records over three decades, listed a rare pairing of 1895…
Three Days Back: An Inner Richmond Native Brought Her Netflix Film Home
PublishedLeah McKendrick, who grew up in the Inner Richmond, wrote and directed Voicemails for Isabelle — a Netflix rom-com…
Eight Teams, $16,000, and at Least Two Players Still in Detention: Just Goals Tournament Comes to USF
PublishedThe Just Goals tournament, run by the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, brought eight teams to the…
The Boy in the Portrait on the Miraloma Wall
PublishedKelvin Yee grew up in Miraloma looking at an unsigned oil portrait his father called "China Boy" — and wondering if the…
From Gilroy's Garlic Fields to an Argentine Prison, a Chicana Activist's Life Gets an Opera in San Jose
PublishedOpera Cultura presents ¡Chicanísima! at MACLA on S. 1st St. this Saturday — two performances dramatizing the life of…
At Cathedral Oaks, a Pride Volunteer Day on Land With a Century of Queer History
PublishedIn the Los Gatos foothills, a hill estate once kept by America's first known openly gay couple — now public open space…
On Market Street, San Francisco's Juneteenth Parade Hits Year Four
PublishedThousands filled Market Street on Saturday for the city's fourth annual Juneteenth parade, ending at Embarcadero Plaza…
Oakland's First Fridays Is Not What's Happening at 2 A.M. on Telegraph
PublishedTwenty years into its run on Telegraph Avenue in Koreatown Northgate, Oakland's First Fridays festival is fighting for…
South of Pacifica Pier, the Anglers Had a Rope
PublishedBae Cadotte, 47, was fishing south of Pacifica Pier on Tuesday when a sneaker wave pulled her 30 feet into the surf.
The Mayor Walked Into San Pedro Square. The Volunteers Were Already There.
PublishedMayor Matt Mahan showed up unannounced at San Pedro Square's World Cup fan zone and was caught in an impromptu…
The Red and White on SF Streets Belongs Mostly to Visitors From Turkey, Not the Neighbors
PublishedTurkish fans are visible across San Francisco ahead of Turkey's World Cup match against Paraguay tonight at Levi's…