It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

My last piece of the year. This Christmas, please don't be an asshole. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Utah Sen. Mike Lee has proposed changes to the Senate appropriations bill that could open the door for the sale of national parks, according to national park advocacy groups. via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The tax change has prompted a wave of get-it-while-you-can demand for residential solar in California, but with the quick-turn deadline and various bottlenecks, installers are often having to turn potential customers away. via @stephco.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

Interested in outlaw country, weed brownies, feuding with billionaires, the early NBA, playing Gin Rummy on a weekday afternoon, and what it feels like to die? I went to Maui to profile Don Nelson for The Believer! @thebeliever.net www.thebeliever.net/island-time/

It's a risky time to come forward, so I especially appreciate the folks who spoke with me for this story. Some of the policies in here are happening across the NPS, but Yose is feeling the pinch especially hard due to upcoming changes in how their hourly rates are calculated.

As the nation turns to the best college football programs in the country this weekend, we turn our attention to one of the worst: Lincoln University, a downtown Oakland school whose head coach, and athletic director, threatened me at the end of our interview. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

Lincoln's coach described our 2024 investigation as a "non-story" filled with "a whole bunch of lies." You can read it here: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Article about Lincoln (CA), an infamous program that simply should not be playing college football under any circumstances, nor be enabled by the desire to buy into a farce about an underdog story.

"He first said that writing this story 'would not be good for you or your paper,' and then added, 'you don’t want to make an enemy out of me.'" Wild, wild story from @thelatinochild.bsky.social on California's worst college football team: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

Oh hey. @sfgate.com won its first two Society of Professional Journalists awards ever this year, which is great, but what's better is our Senior Photo Editor Charles Russo sitting down to talk about the story behind one of the winners: our photo spread from the A's final game in Oakland.

This @niemanlab.org prediction essay from @carlazambelli.bsky.social is maybe the best crystallization of the trap corporate newsrooms are falling into right now that I've read. Absolute must read for anyone in media: www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/shor...

Wow, it was actually real: "Warriors spokesperson Raymond Ridder confirmed to SFGATE on Monday afternoon that the reply did, in fact, come from the team owner." via @alexsimonsports.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/warriors/art...

Hazie's, a San Francisco restaurant co-owned by celebrity chef Joey Altman in Hayes Valley, had quite an eventful Saturday night. A video showing a couple assaulting employees at the restaurant has gone viral on social media, racking up over 780,000 views.

"Sengbusch not only had to finally reckon with the eventual disappearance of one of San Francisco’s most beloved — and perhaps cheapest — souvenirs, but also how this will eventually affect the entire city’s coin supply." via @mcleantessa.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/california/a...

Once a symbol of hustle culture, Soylent is now scrambling to adapt. When this liquid meal replacement was first introduced more than a decade ago, it became symbolic of the Bay Area’s rising tech scene and the brutal gentrification that followed.

Huge, huge news for the Bay Area's club baseball/club soccer dads. via @alexsimons.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

Since the New York Times paywalled its mini crossword, SFGATE's culture reporter Timothy Karoff has been bringing his solving chops to our California Mini—snagging a spot on our staff leaderboard five times. Watch him fly through today’s grid in under a minute, then click below to solve it yourself.

🚨BEST DAY OF THE YEAR ALERT 🚨 For the 5th straight year at @sfgate.com we celebrated Corner Store Christmas! Here’s how it works…

Yosemite Search and Rescue responded to nearly 200 calls last year.

I've driven by this place on the way to the Sierras every summer for the past 10yrs and always wondered if I should stop. Silas Valentino finally convinced me I definitely should have. Here's his story chronicling the half-century-old institution. via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...

This story about the standoff between NIL board members and Cal Football in an (eventually successful) attempt to bring in Ron Rivera won an SF Press Club award last night. That was neat, but it reminded me that lots of you read it so thanks to everyone who did that. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

Spare a moment for poor, helpless Notre Dame, won’t you? www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

"They’re all big babies fighting over TV money, which means that I, the casual viewer, can pick any side I like here. So I pick the side that hates Notre Dame because I find Notre Dame stupid and annoying." via @drewmagary.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

75ft. That’s all that separates Calif. coffee shop Groovy Goose from a Starbucks — which generated a cool $37B in 2025. The location would be the death sentence for any new coffee shop, but, somehow, Groovy Goose is the one holding the smoking gun. For @sfgate.com: www.sfgate.com/food/article...

While much of the Bay Area has been shivering under cooler temperatures, Big Sur is practically balmy, with temperatures reaching the mid-70s on Tuesday.

In 2013, Soylent became symbolic of the Bay Area’s rising tech scene and the brutal gentrification that followed. Within the past several years, though, the company has faced multimillion-dollar losses and a revolving door of C-suites. via @arianabindman.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/food/article...

a type of content that makes me want to launch myself into space and is huge part of why everything is so bad: TikToker goes down a “rabbit hole,” makes 9-minute video. The “rabbit hole” was she found an Eater article. The Eater journalist did all the work: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruBS8cp/

Of the countries slated to play in Santa Clara, none is in the top 15 of FIFA’s latest world rankings. via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

A hiker climbing Mt. Whitney to celebrate his 21st birthday in early November never came home. A body was spotted but a snow storm swept in before SAR could attempt to retrieve it. They may not be able to find the body until next summer. www.sfgate.com/national-par... My latest for @sfgate.com :

“The atoll, designated a bird refuge in 1926, was being used by the U.S. military for atmospheric nuclear tests, and the military failed to warn Hawaii ahead of time, angering local politicians.” via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/hawaii/artic...

The parents of an 8-year-old girl are suing a Los Angeles-area private school for allegedly failing to take action against a "Kissing Club" that was started by older students who bullied and sexually assaulted their daughter. via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/news/article...

Early details about the gathering were scarce, a leaked agenda stated that the goal was to discuss future national parks planning that would keep with “the goals of the NPS, Department of the Interior, and President Trump’s agenda.” via @scattercushion.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The redesign itself is likely illegal, based on language written into the act that originally established the park passes. via @scattercushion.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday. via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Good morning. Fuck AI. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

🏜️About that Trump national parks pass thing... www.sfgate.com/national-par...

The enshittification of everything knows no bounds.

Netflix users recently noticed that the casting button is missing from the company’s app when they try to play their favorite shows and movies on a television using a mobile device. via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...

"The climate has changed a lot along the coast, Kosek said, and they used to do little or no irrigation at all on the tree farm. But now, the grove wouldn’t survive without added water." via @mcleantessa.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/california/a...

ah, well, nevertheless www.sfgate.com/la/article/l...

I read some of the coverage of this story and was left with about a million questions. So I used my millennial powers for good and tracked Lisa Frazee down on Facebook to satisfy my (and hopefully your) curiosity. www.sfgate.com/national-par...

When Pete Hegseth introduced himself to the military, I wrote that he came off like a guy who thinks he's an action movie character. Now, in the spirit of that delusion, he's openly murdering people. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

For a decade, SF has been a frequent punching bag for the likes of Fox News and Joe Rogan. It was a dangerous place according to them, and you shouldn’t go there. But was that reality? And has it changed? We explore both in this, @sfgate.com's first mini documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge1z...

This is rich coming from Disney, which has made it mandatory to remain glued on your phone so that you can manage Lightning Lanes, order meals, check ride wait times, etc. It's like the guy selling you beer helmets telling you to drink responsibly.

“You’re there together with friends and family and people that you care about, and every time you have to look down at a device or a phone, it breaks that spell.” via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/disneyland/a...

Happy Thanksgiving. Some viewing orders from me. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Greatest perk of working at @sfgate.com is the Cal Band visits on the same Friday every year.

SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM. www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

When the game is over, we will buy a keg of booze And drink to California til we wobble in our shoes www.sfgate.com/collegesport...