What’s the Future of the Many Cesar Chavez Murals in San Francisco? | KQED While the call for renaming came swiftly, the disgraced labor leader’s visual legacy remains more uncertain.

In the aftermath of the sexual abuse allegations, the discussion turned immediately toward renaming—but what about Cesar Chavez's problematic and ubiquitous visual presence?
#CesarChavez #Mission #SF #UFW #DoloresHuerta
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The Neighborhood Urban Renewal Erased San Francisco’s Fillmore district—once known as the Harlem of the West—was devastated by urban renewal. Now, new revitalization plans reopen old wounds.

I'm so grateful to my sources for sharing some of their dearest — and most difficult — memories with me for this piece, my latest reporting on urban renewal and how its impact continues to reverberate.

#SanFrancisco #UrbanRenewal #Fillmore #SF #Alta

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The First Post-Reality Political Campaign Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.

Viktor Orban is waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before. "Emotions are high because the stakes are high. If he succeeds, he will once again blaze a path that others will follow. And if he loses, an era comes to an end."
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Soon, You Can Visit Ruth Asawa’s Art Whenever You Like | KQED The family-run Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. will open a permanent exhibition space at Minnesota Street Project on May 9.

Ruth Asawa's family to open a permanent exhibition space at MSP!

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1930s mural by famous S.F. artist uncovered in Pacific Heights home As the owners prepped their house for sale, they found a surprise above their fireplace.

Back on my favorite beat — lost and recovered art:
#art #sanfrancisco #mural #sotomayor #SF #PacificHeights
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‘Monet and Venice’ at de Young makes bold claim about artist's fame Lessons from Monet emerge: a change of perspective can help the creative process, moments of self-doubt can fuel one’s work.

"Monet and Venice" opens tomorrow. It's hard to imagine seeing a painter as famous as Monet in a fresh way, but this exhibition pulls it off. I never guessed I would also be so inspired in my own creative practice. #Monet #SF #exhibition #SanFrancisco missionlocal.org/2026/03/mone...

It pains me to see the Mothers Building, filled with groundbreaking art by women artists, continue to languish in a city filled with billionaires. #womenshistorymonth

Can you name San Francisco’s ‘dumbest laws’? City contest asks for submissions Through March 30, Supervisor Alan Wong is inviting residents and businesses to send in their pick of San Francisco laws “that appear outdated, unnecessarily complicated, or burdensome.”

Through March 30, Supervisor Alan Wong is inviting residents and businesses to send in their pick of San Francisco laws “that appear outdated, unnecessarily complicated, or burdensome.”

Restored Version of Parrots Documentary Flies Into Theaters The 20th anniversary version of the famed documentary film opens Friday.

I just learned that Mark Bittner, the human star in the documentary film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, died on March 1st of a heart attack. In honor of his legacy, I'm sharing the piece I wrote about him—he was a wonderful man with a beautiful soul. sfstandard.com/2024/01/12/s...

You could be Berkeley’s next culture critic Berkeleyside is looking for a freelance critic to review plays, identify trends and spotlight the city’s nightlife and its under-the-radar cultural happenings.

Berkeleyside is looking for a freelance critic to review plays, identify trends and spotlight the city’s nightlife and its under-the-radar cultural happenings.

Congratulations Bay Area, you did Super Bowl week proud and won new fans After years of negative news about San Francisco, folks flocking to Super Bowl LX got a taste of what makes the Bay Area wonderful, got a great halftime show and even some football.

After years of negative news about San Francisco, folks flocking to Super Bowl LX got a taste of what makes the Bay Area wonderful, got a great halftime show and even some football.

Only one who got the ball into the end zone was Bad Bunny

Laura Palmer’s House Jeffrey Epstein, Twin Peaks, and dreams of justice.

Last year, I wrote about Jeffrey Epstein and Twin Peaks. I wrote about Laura Palmer. A generation of girls, now women, who grew up in Laura Palmer’s world.
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Jackhammering Into the Sewer A look through the Epstein files.

"If careerists had not been so easy to bribe and blackmail, ordinary people would not have to suffer under this group of sadistic oligarchs and politicians. Our era is the culmination of complicity."
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Are all Patriots fans this soft? Boston radio hosts mock S.F. in idiotic Super Bowl tirade Radio hosts Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti failed the empathy test this week when they took to the airwaves to call San Francisco a “zombie apocalypse.”

Thought I was done writing about the bullshit that outside media says about S.F.

But this pair — making fun of unhoused people in wheelchairs — coaxed me out of retirement.

On loving the city, and the fragility of visiting adult male Patriots fans.

Gift link 🎁

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Frank's Place 17th and Wisconsin, photo by Jo Babcock - https://jobabcock.com/mission-bay-2/

17th & Wisconsin, 1980s
Much talk of the demise of Thee Parkside (spent many afternoons there after Sunday softball at Jackson Playground) Not sure of the date, but here's a shot from photographer Jo Babcock when it was Frank's Place. The Ferrerro family owned Frank's place for 42 years. #sfhistory

Imagine my surprise when we're in New Orleans for the Chewbacchus parade and what do I see but the EMPEROR NORTON marching band? SF and Nola are sister cities in so many ways.

#Chewbacchus #NOLA #krewe #SF #EmperorNorton #parade #mardigras

Peet’s Is Now the World’s Largest Coffee Company. Would Its Notoriously Exacting Founder Approve? One man’s dissatisfaction with San Francisco’s mid-century coffee scene jump-started a revolution and birthed a global brand.

The Peet's closures throughout the Bay Area have me reflecting on the deep dive I wrote about founder Alfred Peet and his legacy. I could have predicted this—and that the iconic coffee brand's exacting founder would have never approved.
sfstandard.com/2023/04/07/p...

#peets #SF #coffee #BayArea

Thanks, Sarah!

It was great to see you there, David!

The Ancient Myths and Medieval Legends of the Vast Russian Forest A man rows a canoe along a broad, glassy river. As he approaches the sandy shore, he fires two shots from his rifle. Villagers rush to greet him and his honored guest: a bear. The hunter has alread…

On ancient myths, legends, and folklore of Russian forests.

'Moving San Francisco' exhibit highlights 122 years of Muni magic The transit exhibition becomes a history of San Francisco, showcasing notable figures like Phyllis Diller and Harvey Milk.

People *turned out* for the opening of the new Muni exhibition in San Francisco's City Hall. Check it out for yourself: missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-m...

#SanFrancisco #Muni #theworm #opening #art #cityhall #SF

Claude’s death leaves an alligator-sized hole in S.F. hearts From underdog to heartthrob, Claude the albino alligator's Hollywood-worthy story is a symbol of the city itself.

Reporting on the long tail of sadness left by Claude's death in San Francisco for @missionlocal.org 🐊

#Claude #RIP #SanFrancisco #CalAcademy

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Pen and wash illustration of an albino alligator laying on a big log

Today in #ArtAdventCalendar, commemorating a local legend. Claude was an albino alligator who lived at the Cal Academy of Sciences. Rest well, Claude.

#artyear #illustration

RIP Claude, who is so beloved in our family we once made his likeness in Rice Krispies for my daughter’s birthday 😭

#claude #calacademy #sanfrancisco

"The future of San Francisco is going to thrive because we look at the past." @peterhartlaub.bsky.social

#SanFrancisco #history #wnp #neighborhoods

What’s in your analog bag? The latest device-free trend contains everything from knitting to notebooks to Tolstoy

Analog Bags—sacks filled with tactile distractions like books and knitting—are a welcome break from phones. @jzigoris.bsky.social asked San Franciscans about the things they carry: sf.gazetteer.co/whats-in-you...

Save all 15 million individual items, some dating back to the 1600s, are waiting to be discovered at The Box SF

@jzigoris.bsky.social reports from inside The Box SF in SoMa, where 15 million pieces of ephemera can yours. sf.gazetteer.co/save-all

Save all 15 million individual items, some dating back to the 1600s, are waiting to be discovered at The Box SF

There's no place in San Francisco — no place in the world — like The Box. Yet so few locals know it exists. I didn't, until a couple months ago. That's why I love reporting on this city; there's always more to uncover.

#sanfrancisco #ephemera #antiques #advertising #sf #soma

When Satan lived at Fisherman’s Wharf For a few years in the 1970s, the Museum of Witchcraft & Magic cast a spell on San Francisco tourists

For Halloween, @jzigoris.bsky.social conjures the spirit of San Francisco’s long lost Museum of Witchcraft & Magic: sf.gazetteer.co/when-satan-l...