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Walnut Creek's Lord Richard, One of the World's Oldest Turkey Vultures, Celebrates 52nd Birthday

Lord Richard, a 52-year-old turkey vulture at Walnut Creek's Lindsay Wildlife Experience, is celebrating his birthday…

July 12, 2026

After His Murder in Greece, a Berkeley Professor's Home Has Alleged Squatters — and a Court Fight

The house at 1998 Marin Ave. in Berkeley — purchased by UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski in 2014 — has been…

July 12, 2026

Drawbridge: Bay Area's Ghost Town Lost to Levee Project and Time

Once an eccentric community, Drawbridge, the Bay Area's last ghost town, now sits permanently closed to the public, its…

July 12, 2026

The *Jeremiah O'Brien*'s Radio Room Has New Volunteers — and One Empty Chair

The WWII Liberty ship at Fisherman's Wharf runs an active amateur radio club restoring its original equipment.

July 12, 2026

Seventeen Puppies Left in a Livermore Walmart Lot; One Was Hit by a Car Before Help Arrived

On July 8, seventeen Border Collie mix puppies were found abandoned in a Livermore Walmart parking lot, one fatally…

July 10, 2026

KPH, the Marin Coast Radio Station That Started at the Palace Hotel, Comes On the Air July 12 — Without Its First Female Operator

Every July 12 since 1999, volunteers at 17400 Sir Francis Drake Blvd in Inverness reactivate the original transmitters…

July 9, 2026

Before the Needle Exchange, There Was Bleachman

In 1987, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation deployed a caped bleach-bottle superhero — Bleachman — into the Tenderloin…

July 9, 2026

On the 800 Block of McAllister, Demolition Permits Filed to Clear Freedom West for Senior Housing

A demolition permit filed June 3 for 870 McAllister Street confirms the first tangible step in Freedom West 2.0 — a…

July 9, 2026

The Wave Organ is Not Permanently Closed, Despite Online Rumors

Dismissing recent online misinformation, San Francisco’s iconic Wave Organ remains open and accessible, as confirmed by…

July 9, 2026

The Quiet Block of Biscoff

The Gourmet Center, Inc. at 465 Green St, San Francisco, is the registered U.S. distributor of Biscoff cookies…

July 9, 2026

On Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale’s Pedestrian Future Takes Shape with 479 New Units

The 100 block of South Murphy Avenue in Downtown Sunnyvale, recently converted into a permanent pedestrian mall, is now…

July 8, 2026

Jenny Lin Foundation Brings Free Concert to Chabot College Saturday, 32 Years On

The Jenny Lin Foundation's annual free youth music concert takes place Saturday, July 11 at Chabot College in Hayward —…

July 8, 2026

City College Launches Taishanese Class, Spotlighting Heritage Language Demand in Chinatown

City College of San Francisco is launching a highly anticipated Taishanese language class at its Chinatown/North Beach…

July 8, 2026

Tilden Park's Grizzly Peak Corridor Is Being Stripped of Eucalyptus. The Project That Would Have Done More Just Ran Out of Funding.

EBRPD is actively removing eucalyptus across 56 acres along Tilden Park's Grizzly Peak Trail, but a multi-agency fuel…

July 8, 2026

The Eames Archive at $85 a Ticket, in an Old Richmond Warehouse

The Eames Institute's archive of more than 40,000 objects occupies a renovated 1997 warehouse at 1324 South 51st Street…

July 7, 2026

Three Engineers Bought the Alley off Kirkham for $26,000. Now It's a Crowdsourced Canvas.

Three San Francisco tech engineers purchased a neglected Sunset District alley for $26,000 and launched a crowdsourced…

July 7, 2026

Cleanups Tackle Richmond District Blight as 311 Requests Mount

Refuse Refuse SF and The Richmond Neighborhood Center, with support from The Asian American Foundation, are…

July 7, 2026

Glenview's Median Fell 14.6%. The Competition Didn't.

The median single-family sale price in Oakland's Glenview dropped to $1.11 million in May 2026 — down 14.6%…

July 7, 2026

On 3rd Street, a Black‑Owned Bookstore and Café Is Headed for the Storefront That Was a MetroPCS

Vanessa Lee, co-owner of Smoke Soul Kitchen, has applied to open Chapter 3 — a bookstore, café, and wine bar — at 4512…

July 7, 2026

She Wrote the Book on Backyard Cannabis. Her City Bans Growing It Outside.

Albany's Penny Barthel is the Bay Area's most prominent advocate for home cannabis cultivation — and the author of the…

July 7, 2026

No Taco Bell Cantina for the Cliff House, But a $25 Million Restoration is Underway

Despite online speculation, the iconic Cliff House is not slated for a Taco Bell Cantina.

July 7, 2026

The Day the Golden Gate Bridge Flattened: A 1987 Cautionary Tale for Modern Crowds

In 1987, the Golden Gate Bridge visibly flattened under the weight of hundreds of thousands of revelers during its…

July 7, 2026

At 900 Bancroft Way, a Sidewalk Library That Skips the Books

Berkeley has roughly 50 official little free libraries and dozens more unofficial ones — and the most interesting have…

July 6, 2026

At MoAD, the Gaps in a Family Migration Story Become Beaded Art

Demetri Broxton's MoAD exhibition transforms family photographs with beads, sequins, and intentional gaps to explore…

July 5, 2026