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1 week ago
Design

New San Francisco exhibit honors the unsung women of rock poster art

Women artists from Marin County are celebrated in the Women of Rock Art exhibit.
Over 50 women poster artists are featured in the exhibition at Haight Street Art Center.
East Bay (California)
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1 month ago
East Bay (California)

Marin's median home price declines 7% to $1.5 million

The median price of detached homes in Marin County saw a year-over-year decline of 7% while the Bay Area experienced a 10.6% increase.
Discrepancies in median price data between the county and the Realtors' association highlight differences in data sets and potential factors like off-market sales.
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2 months ago
East Bay (California)

Iconic boat shack at Nick's Cove burns

A fire destroyed an iconic boat shack in Marin County, California.
The shack is owned by a restaurant and was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
East Bay (California)

Marin homeowners seize on split-lot housing law

Marin homeowners are beginning to take advantage of a new state law that allows them to to split their parcel and build up to four homes on the lot.The California Home Act, more commonly known as Senate Bill 9, took effect on Jan. 2, 2022.The law, which opens the door for more dwellings in areas zoned for detached homes, was passed with the hopes that it would help ease the state's critical shortage of affordable housing.
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1 year ago
East Bay (California)

Marin median home price slides to $1.675 million

The median price of a detached home in Marin County fell to $1.675 million last month, nearly wiping out the gains for the year, according to the latest county data.The price was only slightly higher than in October 2021.It also marked a 21% decline since April, when the median price broke through the $2 million threshold and reached nearly $2.12 million.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
East Bay (California)

Marin median home price at $1.7 million in 'adjusting' market

The median price of a detached home in Marin County dipped to $1.7 million last month as the market heads into an autumn of economic uncertainty.
moreEast Bay (California)
KQED
9 months ago
California

Salton Sea Could Provide Clues To Seismic Activity On San Andreas Fault | KQED

The southern San Andreas Fault hasn't generated a major earthquake in 300 years.But why?Well, new research published in the scientific journal Nature explains that might be due to the shrinking of the nearby Salton Sea.Temecula Split Over Divisive Decision To Ban Textbook
Campaigns to ban books are on the rise in the U.S.
sonoma-county
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

These are the 'hot spots' in California for seal, sea lion harassment

(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

Juicebox, a northern fur seal pup, had been attacked by an off-leash dog in San Francisco's Ocean Beach when marine mammal rescuers found him in October.A starving harbor seal pup named Sionna was found last April at Bolinas Beach in Marin County after she was separated from her mother and placed on a surfboard.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance Launches New Training Initiative, The Petaluma Gap Accreditation Program for Wine & Hospitality Professionals

The Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance today announced it has launched a new training initiative, the Petaluma Gap Accreditation Program (PGAP), to educate wine and hospitality professionals about the unique growing conditions that define the Petaluma Gap American Viticultural Area (AVA).
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles

California man granted asylum in Belarus after being sought in Jan. 6 riot and police assault

A Northern California man who fled the United States after allegedly assaulting police officers at the U.S. Capital on Jan. 6, 2021, has been granted political asylum in Belarus, state media there announced this week.
moresonoma-county
SFGATE
9 months ago
SF real estate

A $4.9M Midcentury Modern Masterpiece in Marin County, CA, Flies Off the Market

Realtor.com / Brian McCloud A 3,974-square-foot home in the Marin County, CA, town of Kentfield created quite a buzz when it hit the market for the first time ever.One reason?The four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home is almost unaltered, virtually unchanged since it was designed by architect John Marsh Davis in 1965.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

$3 Million Homes in California

24 Photos View Slide Show  Balboa Island is a community with a small-town feel within the city of Newport Beach.This recently renovated house, which has been in the same family for decades, is a few blocks from Marine Avenue, a thoroughfare with numerous businesses, including an Italian restaurant, beachwear shops and a retro-style candy store.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC real estate

$5 Million Homes in California

The third bedroom is on the ground floor, below the main level, with its own exterior entrance; it has an en suite bathroom with access to an outdoor shower.
Eater SF
10 months ago
SF food

This Michelin Guide-Worthy Vegetarian Restaurant Is Making a Comeback

After shutting their restaurant down in 2020, the trio behind popular Sacramento vegetarian spot Mother is bringing it back with a new location in Midtown, the Sacramento Bee reports.Originally opened in 2014 by partners Mike and Lisa Thiemann and Ryan Donahue, the vegetarian restaurant received rave reviews and earned a place on the Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand list in 2019.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF population hits lowest level since 2012

Axel Schmies/Getty Images New data out this week suggests that San Francisco's exodus may be slowing.The city lost just 0.5% of its population between July 2021 and July 2022, according to California's Department of Finance, a much smaller percentage than the 3.7% decrease in the previous year.That puts the city's population at 834,046 during that time.
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1 year ago
Design

Los Angeles Never Felt Like Home. Now They Live in a Redwood Forest.

Robin Engelman lived in the Los Angeles area for three decades, waiting for a sense of belonging that never came.I never quite felt at home, said Dr. Engelman, 56, a psychologist.I was raised in rural Pennsylvania and wanted a smaller town that was more green and more friendly, with seasons and trees.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

Los Angeles Never Felt Like Home. Now They Live in a Redwood Forest.

Robin Engelman lived in the Los Angeles area for three decades, waiting for a sense of belonging that never came.I never quite felt at home, said Dr. Engelman, 56, a psychologist.I was raised in rural Pennsylvania and wanted a smaller town that was more green and more friendly, with seasons and trees.
KQED
1 year ago
California

An Apology and a Star: Belated Recognition for Two Hollywood Women of Color | KQED

Despite the damage caused by that night at the Oscars, Littlefeather's work as an activist took off.
The San Francisco Examiner
1 year ago
Coronavirus

Bay Area COVID-19 updates - The San Francisco Examiner

The city is confirming an average of around 13 new cases per day per 100,000 residents.(Mike Kai Chen, New York Times)
www.7x7.com
10 months ago
San Francisco

Walk on the wild side of Marin with flora and fauna adventures

With diverse landscapes including rolling hills, forest, pristine coastline, and offshore islands, Marin presents a special chance for nature lovers to see the wonder of wildlife in its natural setting.One of the best ways to experience the beauty of Marin's wildlife is to take a guided wildflower walk.
Streetsblog San Francisco
10 months ago
San Francisco

The Most Dangerous Mile in Marin (And How to Fix It...)

The following post first appeared at the Marin County Bicycle Coalition.Alexander Avenue is the road that connects the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and the rest of Marin.Despite serving as the gateway to the North Bay, and being ridden by thousands of people a day, the road poorly serves anyone traveling outside of a car.
Streetsblog California
1 year ago
San Francisco

State Bill to Take Away Bike Lane on RSR Bridge for Cars Tries to Hide its Intent

Pretending that adding a car lane could bring social and environmental justice for people stuck in traffic jams is just an ugly lie



The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Rainy Humpday Headlines: The Line For Sandbags Has Been Very Long

The heaviest rains in today's bomb cyclone will be coming in the mid- to late afternoon into evening.There may also be a lull in the late morning and early afternoon with just light rain, but don't be fooled.[KTVU] Assuming today's storm will bring even more rain in a short span of time than the one on New Year's Eve, the Chronicle has an interactive map of what parts of San Francisco could see new flooding.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Power NIMBY Move: Marin Residents Give Selves Hefty Tax Hike to Block Housing Development

Would you pay $335 a year, every year for 30 years, to block 43 lots of single-family homes?Some Marin County residents just did that by a decisive margin, rejecting a proposed large-scale development and instead voting make it a 110-acre public park.There has been a plan afoot to build a development on a pristine, 110-acre sprawling plot of land in Belvedere and Tiburon, a plan that the Wall Street Journal said could pave the way for construction of the 43 homes.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Rainfall adds up to impressive totals across SF Bay Area

Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Heavy rain soaked California's  San Francisco Bay Area overnight and into Tuesday morning with the precipitation adding up to some impressive totals.The southern part of the region saw some of the most intense rainfall with many locations across the Santa Cruz Mountains recording over 2 inches and 1 to 2 inches falling across the South Bay.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Driver rescued after car plunges more than 500 feet off Bay Area cliff

Authorities rescued a driver Friday after they plunged hundreds of feet off a cliff at Mt. Tamalpais.A driver was rescued Friday after their car plunged more than 500 feet off a cliff at Mt. Tamalpais in the Bay Area, authorities said.Multiple agencies responded to the crash at about 7:53 p.m. in the area of Ridgecrest Drive in Marin County, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

High winds, some over 90 mph, ravage Northern California, though worst likely over

Dangerously high winds - in some areas reaching over 90 mph - battered Northern California late Wednesday and into Thursday morning, though forecasters say the worst of the gusty weather has likely passed for the region.Wind speeds reached 101 mph at Pablo Point in Marin County overnight, possibly the most extreme of the gusts during the strong atmospheric river storm that caused flooding, mass power outages and at least two deaths.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Op-Ed: Why phone calls from prison should be free

Angel Rice's second job is unpaid, and the hours stink.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Humpback whale that washed ashore in Half Moon Bay was likely killed by ship strike

At the time of its death, the female humpback whale was by all accounts healthy.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Photography

When 4 Photographers Looked Up, This Is What They Saw

Image Credit...Stella Blackmon for The New York Times Spotted any faraway balloons or U.F.O.s lately?For this visual series, we asked four photographers to do what some of us have been doing more frequently: looking up.March 25, 2023 Produced by Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster When Balarama Heller got married last month in Tepoztlan, Mexico, a town known for reported U.F.O.
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1 year ago
Photography

Brilliance in the Sonoran Desert

TUCSON, Ariz.To experience the gemstone trade in all its polyglot glory, jewelers from around the world have a beloved annual ritual: For about three weeks every year, starting in late January, they flock to this city in the Sonoran Desert.That is when tens of thousands of people with a stake in the gem business miners, cutters, dealers, retailers, designers and collectors arrive in southern Arizona to buy and sell colored stones at dozens of gem and mineral shows staged in hotel rooms, parking lots and tents across town.
The Mercury News
1 year ago
Silicon Valley food

7 incredible Bay Area things to do this weekend, March 17-19

We have all kinds of ideas for how to have fun - rain or shine - this weekend, from great concerts and dance recitals to an awww-inducing Marin day trip and a new take on a St. Patrick's Day staple.So let's get to it, shall we?As with everything these days, be sure to double check websites for any last-minute changes in health guidelines.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Court in Italy to Rule on Convictions of 2 Americans in Police Officer's Killing

Italy's highest court is expected to rule on Wednesday on appeals by two Americans convicted in the killing of an Italian police officer in Rome in July 2019 after a chaotic evening and a small-time drug deal gone wrong, a case that eventually drew international attention.The Americans, Finnegan Elder, 23, and Gabriel Natale Hjorth, 22, both of California, were teenagers at the time of the killing of the officer, Deputy Brig.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Bay Area company 'horrified' buses it sold are being used to transport migrants across U.S.

A Bay Area shuttle company says it's not involved with Republican governors' efforts to transport migrants across the United States, even though buses with its distinct rainbow pattern on the side and name - Marin Airporter - have been plastered in news coverage.
sfist.com
1 year ago
Education

Tamalpais School District Hit With Title IX Violations Over Harassment of Trans Student

A five-year-old case of bullying at an unnamed high school in the Tamalpais Union High School District brings a federal penalty, and the district is forced to take steps to remediate a pattern of alleged inaction.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco, Three Other Bay Area Counties Return to CDC's 'Yellow' Tier as Latest COVID Surge Hits

You may know someone with COVID right now, or you may have it yourself, as San Francisco is a couple of weeks into a surge being driven by the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

San Francisco's Infamous 'Kink Castle' Could Become Home to a New Jazz Club

The historic San Francisco Armory, that hulking brick building in the middle of the Mission District, could be renovated to make way for a jazz club and VIP lounge, according to reporting from the planning-focused blog SF Yimby.The outlet reports that AJ Capital Partners, which owns the property at 1800 Mission Street, submitted an application with plans for the building's interior renovations.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

Cassava's Popular Japanese Brunch Returns Next Week in North Beach

Richmond District-born fine dining destination Cassava relocated to North Beach in October, and now the restaurant will offer a Japanese breakfast-only brunch service in the new location.Starting November 20, the Columbus Avenue restaurant will offer brunch on Sundays with possible Thursdays ahead.This is good news for the restaurant's fans: People flock to the restaurant for its seasonal house pickles, kimchi, simmered hijiki seaweed, shio-koji marinated rotating local fish, and Sacramento koshihikari rice.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

Meet the Man Behind Bolinas' Bootleg Beachfront Coffee and Chai Pop-Up

Three teenagers, one being pulled by a black lab on a skateboard, approach a tent stationed between weathered RVs on Brighton Avenue in Bolinas, California, a tiny coastal community in the North Bay Area.
Eater SF
1 year ago
SF food

Much-Contested Coffee Caravan California Kahve Finds New Home in Stinson Beach

California Kahve, Molly Welton's pandemic-born mobile coffee business, is getting a new home in the coastal town of Stinson Beach in Marin County.
Eater SF
2 years ago
SF food

Frodo Has Returned from Mount Doom With Hand Pies to This New Sacramento Cafe

"His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom."
www.berkeleyside.org
1 year ago
Education

Berkeley students aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses say don't do drugs' won't cut it

Berkeley High students roam the halls between classes during the first day of school, Aug 15, 2022.Credit: Ximena Natera, Berkeleyside/CatchLight A student group is spearheading an effort to educate their Berkeley High peers about drug use, focusing on overdose prevention and fentanyl.Called the Harm Education and Reduction Organization, or HERO, the club gives presentations in ninth-grade classrooms with the mission of making sure that if students are doing drugs, they have the resources to do so safely.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Could expanded ferry service be a reality at Contra Costa's waterfront cities?

Pittsburg is the latest city to get on board with a plan to study the feasibility of expanding ferry service to parts of Contra Costa County's waterfront.The City Council unanimously agreed last week to share in the estimated $200,000 cost to complete the planning work for expanding such service.Pittsburg's $40,000 share will come from the city's waterfront fund.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Only one Bay Area county saw home prices increase in June

Home prices have been falling across the Bay Area this summer as the real estate market continues to cool in response to high inflation and rising interest rates.
Local News Matters
1 year ago
Coronavirus

Regional: Status update on Bay Area COVID-19 developments - Local News Matters

Thousands of Bay Area residents chose two wheels over four Friday, biking to work, school or even the grocery store for the annual Bay Area Bike to Wherever Day.
sfist.com
2 years ago
San Francisco

Humpday Headlines: SF School Board Approves 300 Layoffs

The San Francisco Board of Education voted 4-2 Tuesday night to approve the layoffs of 300 SFUSD staffers, including 151 teachers, counselors, and social workers.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Huge piece of undeveloped Bay Area land just got much cheaper

Screenshot via Google Earth More than 14 acres of undeveloped shoreline in Tiburon just slashed its price again - this time to $14.9 million.The parcel has changed hands only once in 100 years and originally came to market with plans for development in 2014 for $39 million.The price for 2800 Paradise Drive ballooned to $47 million in 2017 and has shrunk at least six times since, with the most recent list price of $15.9 million published in April 2022.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

You Won't Believe How This $12M Mansion Ended Up in Marin County

There's more than meets the eye when it comes to this gorgeous mansion just north of San Francisco.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

SF mansion that literally floated across the Bay hits the market

An ornate 15-room mansion - currently on the market for a hair under $12 million - may be the only home to spend half its life in San Francisco before floating across the water to a new address in another Bay Area city.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

The 1000 Mile Running Club at San Quentin - San Francisco Bay Times

By Jim Maloney-
It was a Monday afternoon in February of 2016, and I met up with the other volunteer running coaches of the 1000 Mile Club outside the East Gate of San Quentin State Prison in Marin County.This was my first day and I was nervous as I had never been inside a prison before.The coaches reassured me and put me at ease.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Two Big SUVs With Upscale Flavor - San Francisco Bay Times

By Philip Ruth-
Over time, U.S. car buyers have proven their collective desire to buy the biggest vehicles their budgets will allow.
GFF Magazine
1 year ago
Gluten-free

A gluten-free Christmas feast with GFF gluten-free forever magazine

GFF editor Erika Lenkert breaks in her new abode with a holiday feast for GFF West Coast contributors.When I downsized and moved from Marin County to San Francisco, I thought the best way to christen my new, significantly cozier space was to host a feast for my people.So, my culinary right hand and good friend Eric Lundy and I brainstormed a menu, got into the kitchen, and created an easy, elegant holiday extravaganza for some of our core West Coast GFF contributors.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Music

Grammy-winning band War on Drugs wraps up a grueling tour with gig atop Mount Tamalpais

Adam Granduciel, leader of the band the War on Drugs, shot the first video for the group's latest album, I Don't Live Here Anymore, on the scenic coast of West Marin last year.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
San Francisco

$343 a trip: San Francisco ferry costs led nation despite slashed service. Can they stay afloat?

The San Francisco Bay Ferry actually has reduced fares by around 30% to as low as $4.50 for many passengers and boosted service past pre-pandemic levels as it seeks to lure back riders.
www.7x7.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

32 Flavors: The Best Ice Cream in the Bay Area

And binge we dowe're even crazy enough to stand outside, in line, for an eternity, in the fog, just for a scoop of the most-buzzed about flavors.
Streetsblog San Francisco
1 year ago
SF politics

Marin Cyclists Win a Safer Butterfield Road

Almost 900 Marin households turned in responses to a survey on Butterfield Road--here are the results.Amber Wipfler and her co-pilot.
Streetsblog San Francisco
1 year ago
SF politics

New Bike and Ped Path over Corte Madera Creek

Some bike love in Larkspur
Some 50 advocates, politicians and Caltrans officials held a ceremony Thursday afternoon to celebrate a new bike-ped greenway path across Corte Madera Creek in Larkspur.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Rafael Police Officer Seen Dropping Off Homeless, Mentally Ill Man In San Francisco

Oh, let the rage-tweeting begin!
www.7x7.com
2 years ago
San Francisco

Marin's 10 Best Day Hikes

Though some of these areas can get crowded on weekends, there are also plenty trails that are comparatively less traveled.
Here are a few of our favorites.
Eater
1 year ago
Food & drink

Here's All the Unnecessarily Great Food Aboard Disney's Newest Cruise

Let's face it: No one is boarding a Disney Cruise Line vessel simply for the food.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Where do homeowners pay the most in property taxes?

Soaring price increases in home values naturally mean that tax assessments are also likely to rise.But tax valuations don't correlate exactly with market values for homes.
KQED
1 year ago
California law

As Nation Mourns Another Round of Mass Shootings, San Mateo County Residents Turn in Their Guns | KQED

"There could be an accident at home," said Giacomini in the North County Courthouse parking lot in San Mateo."One of my children could get access to it or something like that.
Wine Enthusiast
1 year ago
Wine

A Tribute to Sean Thackrey, A California Wine Legend

On May 30, 2022, winemaker Sean Thackrey died of heart failure.He was 79 years old.
I hadn't been in touch with Thackrey since he was kind enough to be on a winemaker panel I moderated in 2017.
San Francisco Chronicle
1 year ago
From Twitter

A hidden rooftop cocktail bar inspired by Italian grandmas opens in S.F.

You wouldn't know it from entering the Inner Sunset location of Fiorella, the hit San Francisco Italian restaurant, but there's a stylish, 14-seat cocktail bar hidden on its roof serving Lambrusco slushies and pasta as a bar snack.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Writing

Delia Ephron's Memoir Could Be Called 'Love, Loss and Love Again'

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
LEFT ON TENTH A Second Chance at Life By Delia Ephron
East Bay Times
1 year ago
San Francisco

5 famous California murder trials that were moved to other cities

A change of venue was granted Wednesday in the trial of Paul Flores, accused of the 1996 murder of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart.
Mission Local
2 years ago
Mission District

India's Chaat House - Did we need more Indian in the Mission? Always.

India's Chaat House opened just this past November, right next door to Indian Spices and Groceries, a small market supplying the neighborhood with all manner of Indian, Pakistani, and Nepali staples.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles Rams

Previewing CIF state championship high school basketball games

The CIF state championships in basketball return to Golden 1 Center in Sacramento for the first time since 2019.Here's a look at the 12 games on Friday and Saturday.
sfist.com
2 years ago
San Francisco

Day Around the Bay: Vallejo Mayor Weighs In on Strange Death

A Vallejo case in which a woman was determined by police and the medical examiner to have committed suicide has drawn in the mayor, who sides with the woman's family and says she was murdered.
sfist.com
2 years ago
San Francisco

Tuesday Morning Topline: Two Hit-and-Run Accidents on Marin Highways In Two Days

The San Francisco Unified School District has sent preliminary layoff notices to some 400 employees, including 150 credentialed teachers.
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