Dispatches filed from Corona Heights, in reverse chronological order.
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At the top of Corona Heights Park, where the chert outcropping goes orange in the late afternoon and the wind comes sideways off the bay, a red-tailed hawk has been making regular appearances on the highest…
By Casey Wong, Neighborhoods · May 30, 2026
Not every story in this city involves corruption, crumbling infrastructure, or a budget that makes your eyes water.
In a city that spends millions on grand park renovations and still can't keep the escalators working at Civic Center BART, some of San Francisco's…
In a city where a trip to the zoo will cost you $30 and a mediocre cocktail runs $18, the wild parrots of Corona Heights continue to deliver premium…
Here's something you don't see every day in San Francisco: a genuinely cool event that costs exactly zero dollars.