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A former waiter has spent 50 years building an alternative archive of San Francisco in his Victorian in Alamo Square. — 🌻 Julie Zigoris 🌻 sfstandard.com/2025/01/02/ron…

Thrilled to share the latest chapter in my favorite reporting journey—48 pieces of art found on a park bench are now part of a prestigious Parisian museum. It's not the end of this story. KQED Arts & Culture #sanfrancisco #lochakov #loshakov #lochakow #kqed kqed.org/arts/13971619/…

After the corporate park for the coolest brand of the '90s became a city park, the turf wars began: canines vs. kids. So the plan to renovate Esprit Park became prickly. Reporting for Alta Journal #sf #dogpatch #sanfrancisco #alta #park altaonline.com/dispatches/a63…

Working on this piece for Literary Hub and learning about the incredible kindness within the world of rare booksellers gave me hope during the dark, devastating days of the LA fires. #losangeles #rarebooks #wildfires #sanfrancisco #booksellers #lithub

At the end of three heartening days at William & Mary, I read a few poems and translations alongside the great Ye Chun. I closed with lines by the Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko, 95 now… Her admonition feels especially urgent in our era of callousness, coercion, deportations…

NEW: Hundreds of international students in the U.S. have been told to self-deport and have had their F-1 visas revoked for sharing “anti-national” content on social media or for alleged involvement in campus activism, according to reports. Details in thread 🧵⬇️

2/ The news of mass student visa cancellations for liking or sharing certain content on social media was published by the Times of India on March 29, 2025, though the details are still being confirmed.

BREAKING: Over 2 million Turkish people hold a massive protest rally in Istanbul to demand that Erdogan resigns after the arrest and detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of Istanbul and a prominent opposition figure The world wants no dictators.

Get me to God's country

Three years ago, I did a deep dive on Gap falling apart at the seams. Now I have a story out with the inverse narrative: The brand is poised to make a comeback, thanks to crisp marketing, Parker Posey and Zac Posen. Will it last? SFGATE #SanFrancisco #gap sfgate.com/local/article/…

Thank you Rocky Rivera for this love song to the Presidio and to Lisa Petrie for making it happen. In fact, we all owe a debt of gratitude to everyone at the Presidio of San Francisco for preserving this magical corner of San Francisco. kqed.org/arts/13974308/…

Bay Area PR/Comms and media people are invited May 21! Please join San Francisco Public Relations Round Table for 'The Changing Media Landscape: Navigating Challenging Times" panel with Grant Marek (SFGATE), Simone Aponte (KTVU) David Welch (KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM) in person. bit.ly/4jBmTX2

Only those who read books regularly will understand this feeling.

On good days, the syllables tell you where they want to go…

It's finally here! NOIR CITY #43 has arrived, and stories on David Lynch, SECONDS and THE BIG HEAT await. Donate to the Film Noir Foundation to get your digital subscription today: surl.li/zxbglk

Scoop: The #SanFrancsico Art Institute's deserted former Russian Hill campus, which was purchased by a nonprofit backed by Laurene Powell Jobs last year, has a new name and vision for its future. San Francisco Chronicle for the details 👇 shorturl.at/Whoz7

#Hungary’s #LGBTQ+ community defies government ban on #Pride march / for The Associated Press apnews.com/article/hungar…

#Hungary's oldest #library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation apnews.com/article/hungar…

“My car [bombed by Russians] burned beautiful and bright—the way I like to live.” Charli ain’t got nothing on your average Odesan queen.

EXCLUSIVE: #SanFrancisco’s bid to attract a major university to its core could be fulfilled as a prestigious private research school is in talks with the city about expanding its presence into the heart of downtown. San Francisco Chronicle shorturl.at/j7kSd