Exclusive: Legendary SF bar Toronado to be sold to one of its regulars Founder Dave Keene will stay on as the bar's ambassador.

Exclusive: Legendary SF bar Toronado to be sold to one of its regulars

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The Pain Train's last stop: Zack Follett's unexpected life after Cal football Cal legend Zack Follett built a life after the NFL that nobody saw coming.

Zack Follett always comes up when a group of Cal fans, usually after a beer or two, start a round of “I wonder what happened to that guy?” But if I gave you 1,000 guesses, you’d never guess what actually happened to Zack Follett.

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The ticket prices are too damn high SFGATE columnist Drew Magary says there's more at risk than just money.

Say it with me, and say it loud: THE TICKET PRICES ARE TOO DAMN HIGH www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

The Calif. town with less than 30 residents begging for young people to move in Town residents want visitors to know one thing.

California has a fascination with ghost towns.

But what if a town isn’t quite a ghost town? Residents in Darwin, Calif. say the fascination has brought trespassers and misconceptions to a community of real people trying to sustain daily life in a tiny desert town. www.sfgate.com/california/a...

Masayoshi Takanaka, who sold out the 3,000-capacity Masonic with resale tickets going for upwards of $300, is one of the best examples of a renewed interest in the sounds of 1970s and ’80s soft rock from Japan known as city pop.

What a quote.

More from @sfgate.com on Santa Barbara's historic rent freeze now facing a federal lawsuit:
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Valkyries GM makes questionable draft trade even worse with bizarre presser The first trade in Valkyries franchise history will be remembered for a long time.

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Valkyries GM makes questionable draft trade even worse with bizarre presser
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Bill Simmons says SF's 'Basic Instinct' had 'most famous movie moment' of '90s Bill Simmons and co. came to SF for an NSFW live-taping of "The Rewatchables."

A lot of classically fiskable Simmons takes in here. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s CBA victory lap is short-lived Monday should’ve been a celebration, paired with an opportunity to address some of the criticism she and the league are facing. But Cathy Engelbert found herself trying to put out little fires with…

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Monday was trying to take a victory lap, basking in the afterglow of the new CBA.

Then she started putting out fires with gasoline.
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The vultures that worry me most after Trump fires board at SF's Presidio Trust The Presidio lives rent-free in Donald Trump's head. He's a terrible landlord.

The Presidio lives rent-free in Donald Trump's head. He's a terrible landlord.

Swalwell's fall makes 'unique' Calif. governor's race even more unpredictable Katie Porter and Tom Steyer are likely to absorb Eric Swalwell's support.

Katie Porter and Tom Steyer are likely to absorb Eric Swalwell's support.

Berkeley's Bobby G's Pizzeria slammed with $180K lawsuit The Berkeley fixture has been hit with back-to-back lawsuits in recent months.

The future of Berkeley institution Bobby G’s Pizzeria is uncertain amid allegations of wage theft and claims that a former employee received multiple paychecks with insufficient funds.

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or she doesn't come over this year and you can stash her rights overseas for another year or two

mayyyyyyyyyyyybe an option for one of the new development spots?

i do not disagree, friend :)

This is what happens every year, fwiw — they do not have the timing of this draft lined up well at all on ESPN. Usually means we speed-run through the 3rd round

Trump just lost the war in Iran SFGATE columnist Drew Magary unpacks the ceasefire between the US and Iran.

🎶 It may not surprise you
But all of us despise you
Please die
And FRY
in Hell
You rotten rich, old wretch🎶
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Trump just lost the war in Iran SFGATE columnist Drew Magary unpacks the ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Iran just kicked our ass. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

His whole covers album is really damn good, from this to “Tennessee Whiskey” and everything in between.

Any reference to that Abbott & Costello bit in 2026 is a slightly better day than one without it. Thanks for the laugh.

LA's Rose Bowl gets $1M to avoid toilet disaster at Olympics "If those things fail during a major event ..."

Rose Bowl gets $1M to avoid toilet disaster at LA Olympics

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BREAKING: How UCLA won its first NCAA women's basketball title | The IX Sports Overwhelming display of force by Lauren Betts, Bruins tops South Carolina

UCLA is your national champion!

@howardmegdal.bsky.social has the story:

Photo of UCLA bench celebrating. Text overlay reads "UCLA BRUINS 2026 NCAA National Champions"

For the first time in the NCAA era, the UCLA Bruins are national champions with a 79-51 victory against South Carolina. #WFinalFour

@ericstephen.bsky.social 3-inning save alert in San Francisco.
Blade Tidwell is 1 out away…

Gaylord Perry and the wildest coincidence in sports history Snopes calls Perry's moonshot story a 'legend.' Is it something more?

feels like a relevant time to reshare this blog I wrote close to five years ago www.sfgate.com/giants/artic...

SFGATE creates direct line to national parks reporting The new effort aims to give readers access to both our reporting and our journalists.

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SFGATE creates direct line to national parks reporting The new effort aims to give readers access to both our reporting and our journalists.

We're launching a new WhatsApp just for the @sfgate.com national parks team! Join so you can be the first to read our leading parks coverage from across the West.

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Crackpots aren't convinced of 49ers killing substation conspiracy The goalposts have been moved.

The people convinced the 49ers substation controversy was a serious issue worth deeply caring about don’t trust the team’s conclusion that it’s not worth caring about www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...

SF Giants manager has cringey in-game interview during season-opening sweep SFGATE's Alex Simon breaks down the Giants and their new boss' horrible first series.

That #SFGiants weekend was awful on the field. But somehow, it was worse than that for Tony Vitello.
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