East Oakland is going off as usual.

After writing eulogies for so many S.F. icons — from Cliff House to Claude the alligator — how do I feel about @sfchronicle.com leaving 901 Mission St.? Surprisingly OK. My tribute to our century-old "news factory," and how to move on in a changing city. 🗞️ ❤️ www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

My Muni Diaries Live 2025 segment is now up in podcast version for all of you transit and photography lovers out there 🎙️🚌 www.munidiaries.com/2026/06/15/m...

I can’t stop thinking about Widow’s Bay

Smoke from the medical supply warehouse fire in Tracy hovers over San Leandro as seen from Oakland @sfchronicle.com

Dang, this update is huge for photographers! Some of my favorite pictures to test it out.

In defense of the cinnamon raisin bagel, the most divisive little circle of dough to exist. The most controversial are the ones who order lox on a cinnamon raisin bagel. More on @sfchronicle.com 🥯 @elenakadvany.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

First attempt experimenting with cyanotypes 🌿

Nesting swallows, snaking waterways, low-flying planes, great egrets and stringy, orange, parasitic plants. Baylands Nature Preserve has something for everyone. Always love working on these stories with @peterhartlaub.bsky.social 🦆 @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

I loved writing this, and learning how elementary school teacher "Baylands Lucy" hounded City Council meetings & saved the Bay Area's best bird-watching marsh. But check this out for the @jachristian.bsky.social photos. They're sooooo lovely. Gift link: 🎁 📸 🦆 💯 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

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Spent a morning scrambling with Karley Webb while she foraged for wild herbs and flowers. Almost daily, she’s traversing overgrown land to provide Michelin-starred restaurants with the garnishes that adorn San Francisco’s most luxurious dishes. More on @sfchronicle.com with @taraduggan.bsky.social 🌿

Jessica is so good. We often work together on an outdoors story, but visit the same space during different times. Her photos help me see things I missed, and patterns I didn’t process the first time. I often go back for a rewrite after seeing things through her lens. 📸 🐐 ❤️

Marshland texture study 🌾

East Bay Depot score of the century

This was my great grandma’s. A vintage copper windmill music box that plays Windmills of your Mind. I can’t find a lot of background info on it, though.

The wildfire prevention goats are out in full force at King Estate Open Space Preserve 🐐

Banana slug on the move 🐌

BottleRock day one for @sfchronicle.com 🎸

A gray whale feeds off the shores of Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay Thursday, May 21 @sfchronicle.com 🐋

Today’s camera roll 🌞

The hottest, most whimsical place to be today was the Cafe Jacqueline estate sale in North Beach following the recent closure of the beloved soufflé restaurant. A rare byline for me on this one alongside @elenakadvany.bsky.social on @sfchronicle.com 🐌 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Caffe Trieste is always magic ✨

What would you do with one million loquats?

I offer up a Benji for your morning scroll.

Recent house views 🏡

@sfchronicle.com crowdsource naming of the ferry ends today, so go vote for Sourdough or Doubtfire 👀

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new program to provide new families with 400 free diapers during a press conference today in San Francisco @sfchronicle.com

Some Pier 39 snaps while on Chonkers watch for @sfchronicle.com 🦭

Today’s @sfchronicle.com front page, photo by me.

Happy to have contributed a tiny part to this entry. Congratulations @susien.bsky.social, @meganmunce.bsky.social, @saradinatale.bsky.social, @brontewittpenn.bsky.social and @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social 🎉 @sfchronicle.com

Happy 8th TotalMuni-versary @heatherknightsf.bsky.social, @jachristian.bsky.social and all who came along for the ride! Rode every @sfmta.bsky.social line in one day. Started on 25 Treasure Island 2:30 a.m. Ended at Giants game during 7th inning stretch. #TotalMuni2018 🚍 🌁 ❤️ 📸: Jessica Christian

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are seen through a third floor window during a break in the trial against OpenAI. Musk sued OpenAI, alleging the company deceived him as it transformed from a nonprofit to for-profit entity, seeking up to $134 billion in damages @sfchronicle.com

Opening statements began this morning in Elon Musk’s blockbuster lawsuit against OpenAI.

Elon Musk arrives for the trial of against OpenAI held at Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, California Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Elon Musk sued OpenAI, alleging the company deceived him as it transformed from a nonprofit to for-profit entity @sfchronicle.com

Construction crews begin to dismantle the fountain at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza @sfchronicle.com

In San Francisco, dogs outnumber children. The combination of affluent tech workers living in apartments and a boom in pandemic pet ownership has created an expensive market for dog daycare that rivals the price of traditional childcare. More on @sfchronicle.com 🐶 www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Two rainbows ten days apart in the same spot!

A year after 4 Marin County teens were killed in a car accident in Woodacre, the families have opened up to @annievain.bsky.social to share their stories of how the night unfolded, how they’ve managed to cope and what justice looks like to them. Read the full story on @sfchronicle.com bit.ly/4mD6aow

okay MyShake definitely works!

It’s time I introduce you all to Benji’s breakfast screams, but really he yells like this all day for everything.

This morning’s garden find is a cocooning fuzzy black caterpillar 🐛 🌱

I’m back on my gardening posts, this time with a brand new yard. Everything is finally blooming and I’m discovering what kinds of plants we inherited. So far, I’ve found a massive tangled wisteria, a peach tree, a loquat tree, a bunch of blackberry bushes, fennel and an out-of-control geranium.

The sky over Oakland is doing some wild things right now.

Happy 100th birthday to Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater! Local legend/ longtime owner Allen Michaan sat down to talk about the theater’s history, future and what makes it such a special Bay Area establishment. I had a lovely time filming this piece for @sfchronicle.com 🎬 youtu.be/K3EddM_IT-g?...

“In many ways it’s a time capsule. And it will be here for another 100 years.” For the Grand Lake’s 100th birthday 🎂🍿 I wrote about a romance between a man and architecture — and how it rescued the best theater in the Bay Area. Gift link for The Town 🌳🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Don’t miss this Grand Lake video from @jachristian.bsky.social!! Truly captures the unique beauty and proud Oakland roots of my favorite cinema. “We have always been a union house here, and remain (with union projectionists) to this day.” ✊🏼🍿❤️ youtu.be/K3EddM_IT-g

Happy 100th birthday to Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater! Local legend/ longtime owner Allen Michaan sat down to talk about the theater’s history, future and what makes it such a special Bay Area establishment. I had a lovely time filming this piece for @sfchronicle.com 🎬 youtu.be/K3EddM_IT-g?...

There's a pair of Red Tail hawks living in the tree next door and I get to say hi to them from my deck every morning with coffee.

The White Elephant Sale is my Olympics. I went three times this year! @nuala.bsky.social captured the vibes perfectly 🐘 @coyotemedia.org www.coyotemedia.org/weird-oaklan...