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.

Happy Cal Spring Game Day!

If you’re looking for a good pre-read, might I suggest this profile of The Pain Train, which includes lots of incredible nuggets like the time he almost killed Rudy Carpenter simply because he called him by his first name: www.sfgate.com/collegesport...

I was not aware of this hit on Erik Ainge but I assume Erik Ainge is still feeling it www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXE_...

I thought I guessed right until I read the phrase "Christian coffee shop"

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.

via @sfgate.com
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Heart you San Francisco!

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

“The average new car now costs $50,000. The median home price is $100,000 higher than 2020. You gotta pay $7 for a bag of f—king Doritos now. Prices are too damn high, and they won’t come down until Trumpism is replaced by a functional, responsible government.” www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

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

“Tell me that sports can still help bring people together when none of us can even watch them together. These games cost too much, thanks to a bunch of people who mean to cost us everything.”

via @drewmagary.bsky.social
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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...

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

The California town that's too small to survive and too stubborn to die.

via @mcleantessa.bsky.social
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What a quote.

More from @sfgate.com on Santa Barbara's historic rent freeze now facing a federal lawsuit:
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...

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.

via @sfgate.com
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Chive, parsley and lemon cream cheese. Was delish, I had three haha.

Oh you want me to make the Easter appetizer? Don’t threaten me with a good time!

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

Oh hey, we’re launching a new effort at @sfgate.com aimed at giving readers direct access to both our reporting and our national parks journalists:
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Hundreds of strangers flock to San Francisco beach to dig a really big hole The party took place down the beach from Saturday’s No Kings protest.

The journalism your Sunday needs right now, courtesy of one brave @sfgate.com journalist with a shovel: www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

Controversial bar – one of California’s oldest – is closing after 153 years "It was a rowdy cowboy bar."

Despite surviving the Great Depression, Prohibition, and numerous owners and name changes, one of California’s oldest bars will close after 153 years.

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Hundreds of millionaires are trying to escape the US "The ruling class created a mess. Now they plan on leaving it behind."

Read the full column here: www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

In her latest column, SFGATE's Ariana Bindman explores how, as the ultrawealthy continue to amass billions and burn through resources with their private jets, the vast majority of us will continue to live on the brink of homelessness.

First SF Giants at-bats ruined by Netflix’s aggressive ad insertion It was a rough watch.

The Netflix score bug was pretty rough for Yankees-Giants, but the digitally inserted Adobe ads were on a whole other level of terrible.

via @thelatinochild.bsky.social
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SF Giants' new 9-hot dog, 9-beer promo has a big flaw: only one beer This wouldn't even last nine batters in the right hands.

Turns out the 9-9-9 challenge box the Giants and five other MLB teams are selling this season is a bit of a rip-off. I know, a ballpark concession item isn't worth the price. I'm as shocked as you all are. www.sfgate.com/giants/artic...

SF Giants' new 9-hot dog, 9-beer promo has a big flaw: only one beer This wouldn't even last nine batters in the right hands.

Oh, and it's $55.

via @thelatinochild.bsky.social
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An affluent Bay Area town's last bar standing is a 91-year-old cash-only dive The historic saloon has been in business since gas cost $0.19 per gallon.

Founded in 1935, the Roundup Saloon is the oldest continuously operating business in Lafayette. And the only dive bar in all of Lamorinda, a 37.5 square mile region that includes Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda.

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A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose. "Who on earth gives that advice?"

3/ We want a reporter who is interested not just in the biggest players in the tech world, but also in the users they impact, positively and negatively.

Like this: www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

Blitz is on in California to install solar before Trump-imposed deadline Customers who don't install by Dec. 31 will miss thousands in tax credits.

2/ We want someone who can identify tech industry trends across the start and distill them for a massive audience.

Like this: www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

Tech CEO extremely apologetic as he lays off 252 California workers "Our approach is not 'AI replaces people,'" the executive wrote.

1/ We're looking for someone who will report on the biggest employers in the region, tracking layoffs, mergers and the comings and goings of the titans that run Silicon Valley and San Francisco.

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