SF Bay Area

07 Feb 2022

This Popular San Francisco Playground is Crawling with Rats

Although we have yet to see residents falling into rat-infested sinkholes, San Francisco has no shortage of rats. In fact, San Francisco ranks as the fifth “rattiest” city in the U.S., according to an Orkin Pest Control report released in 2020. Just yesterday, several rat sightings were reported by families

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07 Feb 2022

Ride Around 1940s San Francisco in this Remastered Film

In the comments section, people who formerly swore off colorized film were enchanted by how the hue made the past feel closer than ever. A 35mm black and white film of San Francisco from the 1940s found in the Internet Archive was restored by NASS for stabilized, de-noised, cleaned, and

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07 Feb 2022

Red Mailboxes Full of Love Letters Are Popping Up in Alameda

Editor’s Note:  As of Sunday, Feb 11th 2024, the mailboxes are back in Alameda! After a short hiatus, the artist behind the adorable Love Letter mailboxes on Alameda let us know that the mailboxes are back this year and are in 5 locations. You can find them on Santa Clara

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07 Feb 2022

Monday News Roundup: Police Chief Scott Spars with DA Boudin, High Vacancy Rate Revealed

Hey SF, I’m Natalie, a correspondent for The SF Minute, an email newsletter that helps you stay on top of news here in San Francisco. Did you feel yesterday’s earthquake? The 3.2-magnitude quake’s epicenter was near San Leandro in the East Bay, and according to the Chronicle, “San Francisco reported

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04 Feb 2022

SF is Home to the Biggest LGBTQ Two Spirit Powwow in the Country!

San Francisco is home to the biggest Two Spirit Powwow in the country, organized by the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits (BAAITS). Due to the continued fuckery of Covid-19, the 11th Annual BAAITS Two Spirit Powwow will be livestreamed on their YouTube page on Feb. 12. The powwow includes

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04 Feb 2022

SF Man Shot After Confronting Someone Breaking into His Car

A 38-year-old man was shot and injured while confronting someone who was trying to break into his vehicle in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Thursday night, according to police. The shooting was reported around 9:20 p.m. in the area of Ninth and Howard streets. The victim was taken

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03 Feb 2022

Spike Lee to Direct New Kaepernick Documentary

ESPN Films announced this week that production has started on a multi-part documentary on Colin Kaepernick, with Spike Lee on board to direct. The project was announced last year as part of Disney’s overall ‘first-look’ deal with Colin Kaepernick’s production arm Ra Vision Media. Spike Lee and Colin Kaepernick are courtside

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03 Feb 2022

Oakland’s ‘Tiny’ Art Gallery Movement

If you’ve read my Troll Trail article, you know that I’m an art kid who loves anything that combines mischief and public art. When my neighbor snapped a photo of a small free little art gallery in Oakland, I had to go and see what it was all about. She

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