What are the best+worst airlines for flying out of SFO? How do California's major airports compare on delays and cancellations? Our Flight Tracker has been updated for 2025, with exclusive reporting and data analysis from the @sfchronicle.com and Hearst DevHub. www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

The East Bay Vivarium hatched an ultra-rare snake. It has two heads, two names and a growing sibling rivalry. I answer all your questions about Angel/Zeke. (With @santiagomejia.bsky.social video! And an X-ray!) 🐍 👯‍♀️ cc: @calacademy.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

Sharp, smart data dive into H-1B visas in the Bay Area, and what those folks get paid, via Harsha Devulapalli and Roland Li from the @sfchronicle.com newsroom. 🎁🔗 >>> www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

The “yikes” story of the day here in the Bay Area, via @sfchronicle.com. www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

🧵The @HoustonChron’s new script-building tool helps Harris County residents prepare for their property tax hearings. www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

Wonderful obit for @sfchronicle.com photographer John O’Hara, who recently died at 80 after documenting San Francisco and the Bay Area for nearly three decades for the newsroom where his mother worked as the “Answer Man” on the editorial page. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...

Had a great time at ISOJ in Austin this year. Much respect to @npr.org’s Katherine Maher and @apnews.com’s Julie Pace for showing up during, um, pretty busy weeks for them!

Big news for local news in Texas: Hearst is set to buy the Austin American-Statesman from Gannett, adding to the company's Texas newsrooms that include the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle. www.expressnews.com/business/art...

Be still my heart 💕 www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

After nearly 900 restaurant meals in 2 years, columnist Bao Ong takes on a new role as the Chronicle’s next critic. He plans to review everything from food trucks to fine-dining establishments. www.houstonchronicle.com/food-culture...

The US Copyright office has ruled that AI/human combined work can be copyrighted as long as a human is adding, changing or selecting elements. Prompts alone do not usually produce copyrighted work. Everything is case-by-case, but the report is clear and thoughtful. copyright.gov/ai/Copyright...

Consensus beginning to emerge for a potent atmospheric river in Northern California this weekend. Classic setup with high-pressure system to the south and areas of low pressure to the north/west. Lofting mechanisms somewhat limited so orographic (mountain) lift will be key to realize precipitation.

The @sfchronicle.com newsroom is expected to move from its historic home at 901 Mission to 450 Sansome, near the Transamerica Pyramid. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

Didn’t think the Hearst DevHub team would be making Snow Trackers for our Texas newsrooms in 2025, but here we are …

R.I.P. Charles Phan, one of the Bay Area's brightest culinary lights and a Vietnamese food pioneer in the U.S.

Both of Houston's major airports will be closed ahead of the arctic blast that is headed for Texas on Tuesday, Aviation Director for the Houston Airport System Jim Szczesniak has announced Sunday. trib.al/4MA7a2q

whoa www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

R.I.P. Bob Uecker. A great baseball man. A great American. He earned minor league player of the year honors his second year in the majors. “Juuuuuuust a bit outside”: youtu.be/g_wc9JvTXGc

Important work on California's insurance crisis from the @sfchronicle.com newsroom gets spotlighted in this ABC News interview with Chronicle Editor in Chief @garciaruize.bsky.social. Watch >>> abcnews.go.com/US/video/rep...

Huge fan of PLAYER A TEAM

Embers/ash from the #EatonFire as seen via KSOX Santa Ana Mtns radar signs of an intense fire also producing unhealthy to hazardous air quality downwind to the SW of the fire zone across much of LA via Fire.AirNow.gov 1/8/2025 #CAwx

Barbara Lee announces she’s running for mayor of Oakland. Her race to lose. 🌳

Prop. 13 has shaped California wealth and real estate for decades. Thanks to the @sfchronicle.com data team, Californians now have a comprehensive map that shows readers how much homeowners are saving in property tax in every city, ZIP and county. 🎁🔗 >>> www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

EXTREMELY CRITICAL fire weather forecast in parts of Southern California on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Prior to this forecast the Storm Prediction Center had never issued a day 2 extremely critical fire weather forecast in California in the month of January (or any month prior to October). #CAwx

League source confirms #49ers special teams coordinator Brian Schneider has been relieved of his duties. @nwagoner had it first

Just going to reiterate - We are on this bot problem. We shall fight them on the beaches. We shall fight them in the signup process, we shall fight them in the notifications

Love to see cross-company collaboration like this: Hearst's @sfchronicle.com and @kcranews.bsky.social have partnered on a video team based in the SFChronicle newsroom. 🎥 It's a 2025 gift for NorCal: more excellent news coverage. Meet the team: www.sfchronicle.com/about/newsro...

Soil moisture content across SoCal is in the first percentile. Very dry. #CAwx

Welcome @ryangabrielson.bsky.social to the @sfchronicle.com newsroom. Big things coming no doubt. www.sfchronicle.com/about/newsro...

Incredible. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

We shouldn’t stop at street signs. Rename Highway 24 Ricky Henderson Freeway. It’s near bushrod and tech. Both the Highschool and youth league Rickey played at. #24ever #LastDiveBar

The National Weather Service’s look-ahead forecast for the Bay Area makes it clear that Santa still has a lot of pull. 🎅🏻

It’s not uncommon for Northern California to receive significantly more precipitation than Southern California in fall. But this year was particularly polarizing. Santa Rosa had its wettest Oct. 1 - Dec. 15 in more than 100 years, meanwhile LAX was record dry. www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

R.I.P. Rickey Henderson. The greatest stolen base artist of all time. The greatest Oakland Athletic of all time. The greatest lead-off hitter of all time. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athle...

Duane Kuiper during his big league career hit 796 singles, 91 doubles, 29 triples, and this 1 home run.

News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed Opinions theonion.com/news-happeni...

It's that time of year where I post this one

🦋 Bluesky Journos, help us spread the news >>> Our Hearst Connecticut local news team is hiring a data reporter to work on sharp stories and impactful visual projects. We have an awesome data+graphics+dev culture here at Hearst led by our DevHub! eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

These California counties have the worst non-renewal rates for home insurance in the U.S. Megan Fan Munce and Harsha Devulapalli of @sfchronicle.com break it down from U.S. Senate Budget Committee data >>> www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

NorCal, be prepared for a wet and windy holiday week. ☔️🎄☔️ www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore...

Easily my favorite headline of the day, via @expressnews.com >>> www.expressnews.com/news/article...

It's about time we can all piss our pants in public for a mere $75. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Mike Vick to Sac State? Say what?! Hornets trying to go big. @espn has the scoop.

A reminder of what a velocity couplet looks like … these radar indicated rotation areas can trigger special marine warnings for waterspout potential or tornado warnings over land. This cell prompted the tornado warning that expired shortly before 6:15 am CAwx 12/14/2024

The tornado threat has ENDED for San Francisco. #CAwx

Tornado warning issued for city of San Francisco. Yes, this is real. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Early human: How you doing? Neanderthal: How YOU doing? www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024...

Great breakdown of the 49ers' situation by @mattmaiocco.bsky.social >>>

News out of Texas: SpaceX moves to incorporate Starbase outside Brownsville. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

If you're in San Francisco this month be on the lookout for the Christmas Cable Car >>> www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancis...