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The Valley Below: San Francisco is keeping Yosemite Valley’s lost twin under water
Over an unseasonably warm weekend this past October, Spreck Rosekrans, the executive director of Restore Hetch Hetchy, led his board members on a hike through a rarely visited corner of Yosemite National Park. The air was hot and breathless, and all around Yosemite, the drought was on full display: where waterfalls still fell, they had thinned from ribbons to threads. Reservoirs in the surrounding foothills had dried up, revealing acres of cracked earth.
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The most bizarre, outrageous Airbnb feud story you’ll ever read
It’s a tale so byzantine as to defy belief, a neighbors’ dispute run terribly amok, replete with allegations of fraud, false identity, extortion, harassment and squatting — all enabled by the anonymity of arranging a rental via Airbnb. By Carolyn Said.
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Google Launches Fresh-Grocery Deliveries
Google said its Express service would begin delivering produce, meat, eggs and other perishable goods in parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Burlingame woman, 97, being evicted after 66 years
The year Marie Hatch moved into the wood-shingled cottage in tony Burlingame that she calls home, Harry Truman was president and “Goodnight Irene” was a radio hit. Her landlord and friend, Vivian Kruse, told her she could live in the cottage until she died. Fast-forward 66 years. Kruse is dead, her daughter is dead, and her granddaughter is dead. They each passed down the lifetime guarantee of tenancy for Hatch...
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Google Fiber: Serving San Francisco apartments and condos, using existing fiber
"To date, we’ve focused mostly on building fiber-optic networks from scratch. Now, as Google Fiber grows, we’re looking for more ways to serve cities of different shapes and sizes. That’s why we’re working with Huntsville, AL to tap into the city’s planned municipal fiber network. And that’s why we’re trying something different in our latest Fiber city—San Francisco—where we’ll bring service to some apartments, condos, and affordable housing properties, using existing fiber. "
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Google Fiber coming to San Francisco, using someone else’s fiber
Google Fiber announced plans on Wednesday to offer Internet service in San Francisco apartments, condos, and affordable housing properties. Google will offer Internet service over city-owned fiber in Huntsville, Alabama. Instead of installing its own fiber cables, Google said it will use existing fiber, allowing it to bring service to the city more quickly. Google may need to do some work outside and inside buildings to...
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San Francisco, then and now
Guardian photographer David Levene travelled across the San Francisco Bay Area photographing the sites that transformed one of the great cities of the world.
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San Francisco raises smoking age to 21
San Francisco smoking age law aims to help teenagers who are most vulnerable to addiction, at a time when their brains are still developing.
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My Year in San Francisco’s $2 Million Secret Society Startup
“Can you keep a secret?” I blinked. I didn’t know Justin very well. I did know that he was a very affable bearded man, and we both lived in the Bay Area. At the time, he ran a small creative agency, while I worked as a writer and digital media consultant. “I think so,” I said cautiously. “I think I can keep a secret.” Justin raised his eyebrows. “Of course I can,” I said.
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OldSF: Interactive Map of Historical San Francisco Photos
An alternative way of browsing the San Francisco Public Library's incredible San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection.
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Death by gentrification: the killing that shamed San Francisco
Alejandro Nieto was killed by police in the neighbourhood where he spent his whole life. Did he die because a few white newcomers saw him as a menacing outsider? By Rebecca Solnit.
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This Is Our Reality: Why I Couldn’t Hold Back About the Bay Area’s Real Transit Problem
Faced with a flood of complaints during a messy commute last week, the official Twitter account of BART got frank about the system's woes. Taylor Huckaby, who manned the account that day, explains why he started tweeting truth bombs, and why public transportation in America must be saved.
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Thrashed
Jake Phelps has run Thrasher Magazine for two decades. It may be killing him. By Willy Staley.
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San Francisco Newcomer Pays $400 Rent To Live In A Box In Friend's Apartment
Amid the Bay Area’s red-hot real estate market, a newcomer to the San Francisco is living in a small wooden box at his friend’s home. Illustrator Peter Berkowitz recently moved into the box, which he described as a “pod.” The box is tucked away in a corner of the living room at his friend’s apartment, located a few blocks from the ocean. On his blog, Berkowitz said the pod is the “coziest bedroom” he has ever had. Along with a bed, the box has a fold down desk...
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Point Reyes National Seashore: A Brief History of a Working Landscape
A mere forty windy miles north of San Francisco, Point Reyes National Seashore is a working landscape, containing dairies and ranches that have been in place for generations. However, with mixed use comes disagreement over the proper use of the space and discussions on the purpose of national park system units.
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Airbnb to purge illegal hotels from San Francisco listings
Airbnb says it is cracking down on San Francisco hosts who violate the city’s law on short-term rentals. Starting Saturday, it will investigate hosts who control multiple listings and will jettison “unwelcome commercial operators” — people running illegal hotels in private homes. “We want to continually evolve the platform so it serves the best interest of each city we’re in,” said Chris Lehane, the former Clinton White House spin doctor and “master of disaster” who is now...
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San Francisco man forced to vacate box in friend's apartment
A San Francisco man is being forced to vacate a 32-square-foot custom-built box he's called home.
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City of San Francisco says it's illegal to live in a box
Last month, the story of a 25-year-old man who's living inside a plywood box parked in his friend's living room became the latest installment in San Francisco's crazy housing market. In a city where the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is currently $3,590, Peter Berkowitz's tale of paying only $400 a month in rent and squeezing into some 32-square-feet of space became the stuff of legend.
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SF to require Lyft, Uber drivers to obtain business licenses
For the first time, San Francisco is going to require the 37,000 Lyft and Uber drivers who work in the city seven or more days a year to obtain a business license. City Treasurer Jose Cisneros wouldn’t fully explain why he is now requiring the license, which will cost drivers $91 annually, when the companies started operations years ago. But one reason, he said, is that the city launched its online business registration system in March...
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Only in San Francisco — Inside the 232-square-foot micro apartment that sold for nearly $425,000 (Video)
Heather Stoltz knows how to sell a home in San Francisco's hot real-estate market. When she put this micro apartment up for sale, she instantly had people lining up to view the space. It seemed that the prospective buyers had no problem with the price tag or the size: $425,000 for 232 square feet. It sold for just under asking price. Step inside this micro apartment where a little space and creativity can go a long way.
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