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The Elusive Future of San Francisco’s Fog

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 15, 2022October 19, 2022

Coastal fog has defined life in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s cold and can sometimes ruin your sunny day plans, sure, but it’s also beloved, and most residents can agree that the region wouldn’t be the same without it. But with the earth heating up, will it disappear? A New York Times team spent […]

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When Baking and Real Estate Collide

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 22, 2022October 19, 2022

For The New Yorker, Anna Wiener explores the cuisine-real-estate business model and traces the rise of Tartine, the artisanal San Francisco bakery known for its delicious breads and pastries and hip, airy spaces. How did this beloved spot in the Mission become a world-renowned brand? And is this food empire really what it seems? Certain […]

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Gentrification of Consciousness

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 10, 2022October 19, 2022

“San Francisco’s Mission district has become synonymous with well-paid tech workers displacing non-white longtime residents. It’s now the setting for a new battle, as the coming psychedelic-industrial complex threatens to strip hallucinogenic drugs of their historical and religious significance.”

Posted inCulture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Writing

The Secrets of a Hidden Diary

by Seyward Darby December 4, 2020October 19, 2022

A hidden diary, a love story, and a mystery.

Posted inCurrent Events, investigations, Nonfiction, Story

Inside the Chaos of Immigration Court

by Gabriel Thompson September 22, 2020October 19, 2022

Gabriel Thompson takes us into San Francisco Immigration Court and the labyrinthine system that asylum seekers—and attorneys and judges—are up against.

Posted inNonfiction

Towards Chinatown

by Melissa Hung August 5, 2019November 4, 2022

Faced with the possibility of losing of her mother, Melissa Hung contemplates another loss — of her mother tongue.

Posted inCulture, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Keeping the Focus on the People: An Interview with Joe Kloc

by Aaron Gilbreath April 30, 2019October 19, 2022

It took eight years to write the story of Richardson Bay’s boat community, known as the anchor-outs.

Posted inCulture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Living Off the Grid in California’s Coastal Waters

by Aaron Gilbreath April 17, 2019October 19, 2022

Living off the grid isn’t just for landlubbers.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Zuckerberg’s Trash Is a Subculture’s Treasure

by Aaron Gilbreath April 9, 2019October 19, 2022

An entire subculture of Bay Area residents survives by reselling wealthy residents’ trash.

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

The Light Years

by Longreads April 2, 2019October 19, 2022

After his parents pushed him out of their home, a teenager descended into the drug-fueled counterculture of the 1970s American West.

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