What Should I Do in the Bay Area on Halloween?
Be afraid — be very afraid...
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San Francisco Walking Tours for Every Type of Visitor (or Local)
Fascinating walkabouts around the city...
The Best Hidden Waterways in San Francisco
Where creeks used to thrive, and what still remains...
What Happened to Polk Street?
This once-vibrant street, former ground zero for Pride, is now lined with vacant storefronts...
The Rebirth of the Oakland Auditorium
After more than a decade of sitting empty, the treasured city landmark is finally set to open again...
The Bay Area’s Lost Opera Singer
How one woman’s family-history project led her on an eight-month hunt to find her great-aunt’s missing remains...
The Original San Francisco Flag Was Better and Cooler. Let’s Bring It Back!
A detailed history of our city’s flag and why we should embrace its roots...
Getting Lost: Notes on Twin Peaks
Occasional dispatches from beyond the clouds...
What It’s like Working on Alcatraz
A reflection of my year on the Rock...
Have the End Times Arrived for Yerba Buena Island?
What my life was like when I lived on San Francisco’s hidden island...
How Twitter Amplifies Authoritarianism
A brief history of communications technology for autocrats...
Horror in the Public Library: A True Tale of Terror
One day, I was waiting in line to wash my hands in the bathroom at the San Francisco Public Library....