Max B
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Former music writer, interested in technology, culture, history, nature.
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I am safe from the fires in LA. However my dear old friend Andy and his family were not as fortunate. If you are thinking of donating to any fire-related cause, consider this one:
www.gofundme.com/f/aid-the-hu...
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Donate to Aid the Hull Family's Fire Recovery, organized by Jordan Downs
Please consider giving to the Hull family of Altadena as they navigate the tragic los⊠Jordan Downs needs your support for Aid the Hull Family's Fire Recovery
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-the-hull-familys-fire-recovery
over 1 year ago
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East Bay Yesterday
1 day ago
This one is for everyone who remember The New Parish...
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Who gets to break the rules?
What the transformation of an Oakland nightclub reveals about race and regulation
https://eastbayyesterday.substack.com/p/who-gets-to-break-the-rules
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Jason Koebler
5 days ago
New: I got footage of a cop in Florida who met a woman on a TV set then surveiled her for weeks, ran her license plate through a surveillance system, then stalked and pulled her over. One of the most egregious cases youâll ever see:
www.404media.co/footage-show...
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Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader
A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-met-on-a-tv-set-after-surveilling-her-with-a-license-plate-reader/
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ProPublica
16 days ago
Leaders around the world are banking on tech advances to solve climate change. One leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and then burying it underground forever. It sounds practical. Hereâs why there's no conceivable way it can work: (THREAD)
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Wonderful article by
@esksf.bsky.social
for Esquire about the intersection of Mission Dolores and the history of San Francisco and the US.
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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The San Francisco Church That Holds Americaâs Secrets
Mission Dolores was founded by Spanish missionaries the same year the U.S. declared its independence. It has borne witness to its own version of the American storyânot the one you learned in school bu...
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a71692895/san-francisco-mission-250th-anniversary/
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Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
24 days ago
Checking in with the "kits" at about 6 am on 6-16-26 (Photo: Sicco Rood).
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SFGATE
11 days ago
"This has been a shock," Ferndale police Chief Ron Sligh told SFGATE.
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She bought a NorCal Victorian, and then found a mass dog grave next door
"This has been a shock," Ferndale police Chief Ron Sligh told SFGATE.
https://bit.ly/4asBEsX
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/food-and-drink/general/soccer-buzzing-bosnians-bring-world-cup-boom-to-santa-clara-restaurant/ar-AA26Wh0I
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/the-expensive-accessory-every-hot-girl-wants-an-old-loud-suv/ar-AA26N071?ocid=socialshare
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Transforming the Desert: Utility-Scale Solar in Nevadaâs Mojave - THE MOJAVE PROJECT
Southern Nevadaâs utility-scale solar buildout, marketed as clean energy, is increasingly serving Big Techâs data center explosion near Reno.
https://mojaveproject.org/dispatches-item/transforming-the-desert-utility-scale-solar-in-nevadas-mojave/
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Big Wave Surfing Strike Mission to Cortes Bank - 100 miles off the California Coast
YouTube video by Tucker Wooding
https://youtu.be/6ijgvZM51QU?si=4dfpJsjUwyXnE-hw
11 days ago
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Los Angeles Times
16 days ago
He dreamed of a Midcentury compound on an 'unbuildable' L.A. hillside. It took 12 years
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He dreamed of a Midcentury compound on an 'unbuildable' L.A. hillside. It took 12 years
Diego Cano-Lasso and his family have brought new life to a Midcentury post-and-beam ideal, building two neighboring homes on a steep Mt. Washington hillside once considered 'unbuildable.'
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2026-06-25/la-family-architects-design-build-side-by-side-homes-hillside-lot-mount-washington
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Vanity Fair
17 days ago
But when you factor in that Williams was the first licensed Black architect west of the Mississippi? Then he becomes a great, and unsung, figure of history
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From The Beverly Hills Hotel to LAX, the Architect Paul R. Williams Put His Stamp on Los Angeles and Beyond
If youâve been to Los Angeles, chances are youâve seen the work of Paul R. Williamsâa black architect ahead of his time. As exhibits at the Getty, LACMA and USCâs Fisher Museum of Art celebrate his wo...
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/paul-r-williams
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Jon Keegan
18 days ago
NEW POST on
@beautifulpublicdata.com
: San Diego Photologs from the 1970s - A collection of beautiful, high-resolution photolog scans reveals a colorful world of pastel-colored cars and whimsical signage.
beautifulpublicdata.com/san-diego-ph...
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From California Vegan to Texas MAHA. Wild read via
@altajournal.bsky.social
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The Vegan Empire That Traded Oat Milk for Cattle Ranching
After building a plant-based-restaurant empire, the brood behind CafĂ© Gratitude has bet on meatâand MAHA ideals.
https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a71378426/cafe-gratitude-family-left-veganism/
16 days ago
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How to not get things done in L.A.
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How to not get things done in L.A.
Even a strong mayor can't overcome a weak city.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lareported/p/los-angeles-weak-mayor-city-hall-power?r=3ivkt&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
18 days ago
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Is this
#AccidentalRenaissance
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@fifawc26.bsky.social
21 days ago
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After Brain Cancer, He Paints What Gratitude Looks Like | Vitals
Vincent Serritella, 50 â an artist, filmmaker, engineer and former Pixar animator â woke on Dec. 5 to flashing bursts of light in the far left edge of his vision. He assumed it was fatigue. âI just th...
https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/after-brain-cancer-he-paints-what-gratitude-looks-like/
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Hollywoodâs Mass Exodus: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It
Los Angeles has been the worldâs entertainment capital for 100 years. Efforts are under way to stop the exodus, but is it enough?
https://variety.com/2026/tv/features/hollywoods-exodus-film-tv-production-los-angeles-1236780390/
22 days ago
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California Sun
26 days ago
The great Mark Arax in the Guardian: "Now, the Golden state has spun itself into a new and more menacing age of plunder: the mining of water and the mining of our minds."
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Welcome to California: land of plunder and hypocrisy | Mark Arax
From gold to water, Californiaâs wealth was built on extraction. The AI boom is reviving an old question: who pays the price?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/14/california-land-of-plunder-and-hypocrisy
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The New York Times
26 days ago
For more than two decades, Hany Farid had been the worldâs leading expert in the field of digital forensics. But in the age of A.I., he is struggling to prove whatâs real before the internet decides for itself.
nyti.ms/4vcvvte
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Whale graveyard discovered 7km under the sea
YouTube video by nature video
https://youtu.be/jYDl4c7ZwhQ?si=FiHW4s-rRLVRlAI7
27 days ago
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Mats Holberg
29 days ago
A delightful essay by Steve Martin in the Atlanticâundoubtedly paywalledâso here are screenshots recounting an evening when he worked at Disneyland. The Atlantic: DISNEYLAND WITH NO PEOPLE My encounter with a giant of American photography
https://apple.news/ANr7r1jlmRqukGmzsNcgvbQ
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Los Angeles Times
30 days ago
At Riverside's Mission Inn, former owner departs with historic art â and locals are outraged
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At Riversideâs Mission Inn, former owner departs with historic art â and locals are outraged
Before the sale of the landmark hotel closed, Kelly Roberts removed two beloved paintings that had been a part of the property for more than a century.
https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2026-06-11/riverside-mission-inn-kelly-roberts-art-controversy
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Moira Donegan
29 days ago
RIP David Hockney, I hope you're somewhere like Nichols Canyon now.
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Daniel Benneworth-Gray
29 days ago
David Hockney by Cecil Beaton, 1965
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Los Angeles Times
29 days ago
David Hockney, the innovative and prolific British artist who arrived in Los Angeles in 1964, soon celebrating its sun-drenched life and landscapes in colorful, wildly popular paintings, died Thursday. He was 88.
www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
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Comeback City Ft. Stephen Curry, Larry June, Dominique Crenn, Joe Montana, Mayor Daniel Lurie & more
YouTube video by BelieveInSF
https://youtu.be/sLxC1U1CAAA?si=_ivUuLzdJZ5sGSvH
30 days ago
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San Francisco Chronicle
about 1 month ago
Friends, family, filmmakers and writers found inspiration in the bustling San Francisco household Peri built with her husband, David Talbot.
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Camille Peri, biographer and co-creator of Salonâs âMothers Who Think,â dies at 71
Friends, family, filmmakers and writers found inspiration in the bustling San Francisco household Peri built with her husband, David Talbot.
https://bit.ly/3S099wb
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âYouâd Be Perfect for This!â Inside the Devious Casting Scam Sweeping Hollywood
Fraudsters are using AI to impersonate top Hollywood casting directors â targeting aspiring actors looking for their big break.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/casting-director-scam-hollywood-1236612921/
about 1 month ago
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Someone should drop Internet 2
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For veterans, a place where peace can take root
Iraq war veteran John Follmer leads vet volunteers who are rehabbing a neglected Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/02/nx-s1-5843247/veterans-garden-la
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Number One
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Number One
How chili unites the burger stands of Los Angeles
https://open.substack.com/pub/synonymmagazine/p/number-one?r=3ivkt&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
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Richard Nixonâs Instagram Makeover
Gen Z is "Nixonmaxxing hard af".
https://lamaterial.com/p/richard-nixon-foundation-instagram-watergate
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A skateboarderâs lament: the dismantling of San Franciscoâs iconic and divisive fountain
The Vaillancourt fountain, an enormous sculpture in place since the 1970s, has been equally reviled and revered
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/san-francisco-vaillancourt-fountain
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Aquarium Drunkard
about 1 month ago
All One Song :: Matt Sweeney on âBarstool Bluesâ
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/06/03/a...
This week ~~~ Here to help us unpack âBarstool Blues,â one of the many classics on Zuma, is the man Matt Sweeney.
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This Old Ledge: Venice and Santa Monica
Everything you'd wanna skate, you'll find on the two-mile stretch from Santa Monica to Venice. From Natas to P-Rod, the sand gaps to the triple set, Ted Barrow outlines the history of this hallowed gr...
https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/this-old-ledge-venice-and-santa-monica/
about 1 month ago
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Absolutely incredible, epic investigative story by
@mgafni.bsky.social
for
@sfchronicle.com
Set some time aside for this one.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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Amazing article about Oakland DIY spaces of the aughts.
@oaklandreviewofbooks.org
@jessalynaaland.bsky.social
Thank you!
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Please do not hang out in the street
Oakland DIY music spaces of the early 21st century.
https://www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/please-do-not-hang-out-in-the-street/
about 1 month ago
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A crash course in global coffee markets and the legacy of colonization.
www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/601...
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Crop to Cup
Many of the coffee-producing countries still operate as if they are under the rule of a colonizer. Youâve got this country that was ruled from the outside as a production mechanism for the good of oth...
https://www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/601-crop-to-cup
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No American woman has rowed solo from California to Hawaii. Will she be the first?
A Grand Canyon river guide just launched her rowboat from Monterey on a 2,400-mile solo voyage to Hawaii. Will she make it?
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-american-woman-rowed-solo-140000011.html
about 2 months ago
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Ted Turner leaves a legacy of protected land in the West
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Ted Turner - Writers On The Range
Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of land would be his real...
https://writersontherange.org/ted-turner/
about 2 months ago
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I was not disappointed by this heavily praised, epic-length profile of Steve Kerr.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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The Warrior still remains
Steve Kerr had nothing left to prove. But at a crossroads in his career, facing down the pains of his past convinced him he had everything left to play for.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48686303/steve-kerr-decision-return-coach-golden-state-warriors-steph-curry
about 2 months ago
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Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA
Billie Jean King celebrated earning a college degree 65 years after first taking classes. The 82-year-old sports icon has received her bachelor's in history from Cal State Los Angeles.
https://apnews.com/article/billie-jean-king-graduates-f45e32d3f48820924e85d64d2a64412e
about 2 months ago
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The Hidden History of a British Female Photographer Turned Soviet Agent
She was a leading British documentary photographer - and a Soviet agent.
https://petapixel.com/2026/05/03/edith-tudor-hart-photographer-cambridge-five-soviet-spy/
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UC Santa Cruz Library publishes vast photo archive from iconic âDeath of a Valleyâ
UC Santa Cruz Library has digitized and made publicly available 3,200 images taken by Dorothea Lange and Pirkle Jones from their photo project that captured the final year of Monticello.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2026/04/uc-santa-cruz-library-publishes-vast-photo-archive-from-iconic-death-of-a-valley/
about 2 months ago
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One Night in Joshua Treeâs Multicolored, Cubist Monument House
The Instagram-famous desert home designed by SoCal starchitect Josh Schweitzer recently became available to book as a vacation rental, and my partner and I jumped at the chance to visit.
https://www.dwell.com/article/one-night-in-joshua-trees-multicolored-cubist-monument-house-2bf7d697
2 months ago
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Sickos Committee
2 months ago
The Savannah Bananas are playing a game at Kyle Field tonight. That is a tight left field. Reminds me of when the Dodgers played at the Coliseum.
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L.A. Material
2 months ago
Why is the escalator at the AMC Burbank 16 always broken? Itâs become one of Americaâs most notorious escalators. To find out why, L.A. Material contributor Alex Zaragoza went all the way to the top. Read the full story:
lamaterial.com/p/why-is-amc...
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These stunning S.F. photos were lost for a century. You can see them now
Found photos from the 1910s highlight long-lost corners of the Bay Area with an unexpected surprise: lightness and laughter.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/stunning-f-photos-were-lost-120000072.html
2 months ago
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My good buddy
@wkcraven.bsky.social
wrote about Real Genius for The Stopgap:
www.thestopgap.net/teen-agency-...
Great essay about an under appreciated film.
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Teen Agency: 'Real Genius' Against the War Machine
punch up and be happy
https://www.thestopgap.net/teen-agency-real-genius-against-the-war-machine/
2 months ago
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