This one was pretty fascinating to report. My latest for SFGATE : Calif. has lost hundreds of these historic homes. The land could remain empty forever. sfgate.com/california-par…

Man, what a cool story from Tessa McLean. It's about a burgeoning California town that was set to be the state's next great tourist destination in 1986, but had its plans put on hold for nearly a half century after the Challenger exploded. sfgate.com/centralcoast/a…

Oh HEY. 👋 According to the Eli Tan at the NYT, local news is not dying in SF. As the EIC at SFGATE — SF's most visited media site (and the largest free outlet on the ENTIRE West Coast) — just wanted to say it's true, plus update you on how "not dying" we are 👇 🧵

When I got a call about the ongoing roof issues at some of the artist buildings at the SF Hunters Point shipyard, I went to investigate. But what was more shocking is they haven't had heat or running water in 15 years. sfgate.com/local/article/…

The hot new California subscription service? High-end recycling. sfgate.com/bayarea/articl…

"Many Californians will be mad I’m writing this article at all," writes SFGATE's Tessa McLean on why we shop at Safeway in NorCal, and Vons in SoCal. As a former editor for Safeway's now defunct food magazine, this is an explainer I can get behind. sfgate.com/food/article/u…

I waded into a very controversial topic today for SFGATE : Where is the one, true dividing line between Northern and Southern California? sfgate.com/food/article/u…

Obsessed with this SFGATE story from Tessa McLean about a grocery store name change being the actual unofficial boundary between NorCal and SoCal. Mostly loving the quotes from the northernmost Vons employee and the southernmost Safeway employee: sfgate.com/food/article/u…

.Tessa McLean on one of California's most controversial propositions 📝: trib.al/p4D4Owa

Especially as a Calif. transplant, it was fun to dig into the origins of one of the state's most controversial laws. And who would have thought it involved Rob Lowe and Whoopi Goldberg! sfgate.com/california/art…

The future of luxury living might be in a California shopping mall trib.al/OgdQhdA

Living above a Cheesecake Factory sounded like my worst nightmare, so I had to visit the place where it's been happening since 2008. But these Californians are obsessed with living above a mall and it's a look into our future. sfgate.com/la/article/liv…

🚨 ALERT! 🚨 SFGATE + San Francisco Chronicle are separate publications with independent newsrooms! To hammer this fact home, Peter Hartlaub and I are hosting Bike to the Movies at 1pm on 11/3 4 Star Theater where we'll mention this over and over while having the best time ever. 🧵👇

Monthly reminder that I'm always looking for pitches for @sfgate about all things California. Think: - History - Trends - Housing/Real Estate - Climate - Weird interesting stuff! DM or [email protected] Sonia Weiser weischoice.bsky.social Study Hall Writers of Color #journorequest

'There’s going to be some upset people' sfgate.com/realestate/art…

🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 SFGATE, now the West Coast's largest news site, is going on another HIRING SPREE. We're adding a: 🗳️ Senior Calif. Politics Reporter 📰 Breaking News Editor ✍️ News Reporter I wrote about why and what we're looking for here: sfgate.com/news/article/s…

Your chance to weigh in on our map of California regions is almost up! sfgate.com/california/art…

It's good to take a step back sometimes and think more critically about your beat. Today on SFGATE : 'America's obsession with the California exodus'. (Surprise, surprise, it's nothing new.) sfgate.com/california/art…

🎙️ ON AIR: We're speaking w/ Tessa McLean, Mark Z. Barabak & Col. Gustavo Arellano to show the Golden State a little love and give their best defenses of California. ❓What’s your best defense of California? Why do you love the state? 📻 Listen: kqed.org/forum/20101019…

This morning on SFGATE, the incomparable Tessa McLean goes deep on California's most polarizing word: "the" sfgate.com/california/art…