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Back to SearchProposition 50, Thoroughly Explained
California voters have one proposition on the ballot this November: Proposition 50. It's supporters want California to adopt a new congressional map …
7 months, 1 week ago
The Punk Club That Changed San Francisco
In San Francisco, Mabuhay Gardens was the epicenter of punk. Located on Broadway at the edge of North Beach and Chinatown, it was ground zero for the…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Why So Many Motels on Lombard Street?
Lombard Street is famous for its winding brick lane, but beyond that iconic block lies something unexpected: a stretch of old-school motels. Why so m…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
La Llorona: Ghost or Protector? You Decide
In the popular telling, La Llorona is a ghost. She’s the spirit of a woman who haunts watery places, wailing for her lost children. But as with all s…
8 months ago
Bears, Coyotes, Mountain Lions While Hiking or Camping? What You Should Do
As we go about our lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and explore this beautiful state, it's not uncommon to encounter wild animals. Whether you're …
8 months, 1 week ago
SF Stairways: Shortest, Longest, and Steepest
There are over 900 stairways in San Franciso. Some are simple wooden stairs, others beautiful climbs covered in mosaics, or utilitarian concrete step…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Bay Area’s Got A Wild Pig Problem
Originally imported to Monterey County for sport by a wealthy landowner in the 1920s, wild boars now number in the hundreds of thousands, and they ar…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Amusement Parks of Yore: Playland-at-the-Beach and Idora Park
Summer is coming to an end, so we're taking a journey back in time to remember two amusement parks that have etched themselves into the imaginations …
9 months, 1 week ago
Reversing Extinction? Sea Otters and Butterflies Hold Clues
The Bay Area is a biodiversity hotspot, home to species found nowhere else on Earth. But decades of urbanization have pushed many of these animals — …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Are Seagulls Native to the Bay Area?
Seagulls are everywhere in the Bay Area — flocking to Giant's games in San Francisco and crowding South Bay salt ponds. But are they actually native?…
9 months, 3 weeks ago