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How 32 Goats Saved East Bay Homes from Fire
A herd of 32 goats and 4 sheep owned by East Bay Goat Grazing played a crucial role in limiting the impact of the Oakland Keller fire by creating a defensible space, which helped firefighters stop the fire at the ranch.
Best Bay Area Events 1/28-2/17
Bay Area Artist Kota Ezawa’s Here and There — Now and Then Remember the eerie sight of the COVID-stricken Grand Princess cruise ship entering the Bay in early March 2020, before statewide stay-at-home orders were issued? Or the powerful images of canoes paddling around Alcatraz in 2019? Artist Kota Ezawa brings these
Why Grimes’ Love of SF And Elon’s Hate of It Are Caused By The Exact Same Thing
Elon Musk has made a name for himself in a number of ways, he’s a tech entrepreneur, a geriatric shitposter, and most recently, a Sieg Heiling Trump supporter, but long before he and his supporters used autism as a defense against allegations of Nazism, he was an outspoken hater of
Is China’s “deepseek” Going To Derail San Francisco’s AI Dreams?
It’s not a secret that San Francisco has been betting big on AI to pull the city out of its post-pandemic slump, but while OpenAI’s ChatGPT has made waves, a competitor has recently emerged out of China that has effectively turned the entire artificial intelligence industry on its head. And
Eclectic Style and Experimental Aesthetics Lit Up the FOG Design+Art Gala
The FOG Fair gala in San Francisco was a place where people showed off their sartorial creativity, with guests wearing outfits that were sometimes as stunning as the work on display.
Relief Fund Launched for Restaurant Workers Impacted by LA Fires
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. | As devastating wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles County, One Fair Wage has launched the LA Service Workers’ Relief Fund to provide immediate financial assistance to restaurant workers and other low-wage workers impacted by the crisis. Building on the success of its Emergency Coronavirus Service Workers’ Support Fund, which raised
Historic Building vs. Fire Station: A Fight Nobody Wants
447 Battery Might Be Stripped of Historic Designation What might happen if the precedent of removing historic designation succeeds? What’s the historic designation program? What does it entail? And why? In San Francisco, historic preservation has a reputation corroded by bad neighbors who want to preserve views. Armchair spectators imagine
What’s Local and Seasonal, and Who the Hell Grows It?
A look at some of the local farms in the Bay Area and what they’ve got available during these weird winter months. Tender perpetual spinach. Lucky Daisy and Kishu mandarins. Fractal Roman cauliflower. All of them grown in the same fog that you can see from your kitchen window. We