Farley Elliott
@farleyelliott.bsky.social
SoCal Bureau Chief for SFGate. I live in LA because LA is the best.
So glad to be able to chat with @niemanlab.org about what we're up to with @sfgate.com in Los Angeles.
I'm proud to run a local newsroom, staffed by real Angelenos who live here and care.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/more...
I'm proud to run a local newsroom, staffed by real Angelenos who live here and care.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/more...
“More of everything”: In Los Angeles, an “explosion” of new efforts aim to up the city’s local news game
A well-funded coalition building out neighborhood news, a new newsletter from an expanding for-profit site, and a nonprofit breaking through on social media are just a few examples of the latest bids ...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So glad to be able to chat with @niemanlab.org about what we're up to with @sfgate.com in Los Angeles.
I'm proud to run a local newsroom, staffed by real Angelenos who live here and care.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/more...
I'm proud to run a local newsroom, staffed by real Angelenos who live here and care.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/more...
Finally, some good national parks news.
America's smallest 'national park' includes a 12-second hike
Travel over the bridge and past the suburban mountain mural.
www.sfgate.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Finally, some good national parks news.
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In-N-Out did not respond to a request for comment on the “6-7” phenomenon.
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The latest teenage craze is causing headaches at In-N-Out
In-N-Out's order-numbering style has led to numerous viral videos recently.
www.sfgate.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In-N-Out did not respond to a request for comment on the “6-7” phenomenon.
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For @sfgate.com:
How Cam Skattebo rose from tiny Calif. town to become 'irreplaceable' Giants star
www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
It’s a real bummer that NorCal-born-and-raised Skattebo won’t face the #49ers, his favorite team growing up, this week.
How Cam Skattebo rose from tiny Calif. town to become 'irreplaceable' Giants star
www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
It’s a real bummer that NorCal-born-and-raised Skattebo won’t face the #49ers, his favorite team growing up, this week.
How Cam Skattebo rose from tiny Calif. town to be 'irreplaceable' Giants star
Skattebo's rookie season is over, but his journey is still making an impact.
www.sfgate.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
For @sfgate.com:
How Cam Skattebo rose from tiny Calif. town to become 'irreplaceable' Giants star
www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
It’s a real bummer that NorCal-born-and-raised Skattebo won’t face the #49ers, his favorite team growing up, this week.
How Cam Skattebo rose from tiny Calif. town to become 'irreplaceable' Giants star
www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
It’s a real bummer that NorCal-born-and-raised Skattebo won’t face the #49ers, his favorite team growing up, this week.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A casual, occasional reminder that if you like what we've been building in Los Angeles at @sfgate.com, you should sign up for our once-a-week Friday newsletter, The Southland.
sfgate.com/newsletters/...
It's free, and you'll get our week of stories right in your inbox.
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It's free, and you'll get our week of stories right in your inbox.
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Wild combination today:
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wild combination today:
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
Bergum's press office calls @ashleyharrell.bsky.social's @sfgate.com story about squatters and illegal BASE jumpers in Yosemite "FALSE" and then Bergum himself says says they're addressing those exact issues with "appropriate law enforcement action." 🤔
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How much does spite weigh? If you’re famed California architect Lloyd Wright, the answer is around 500 pounds of stone.
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sfgate.com/california/article/california-gas-station-500-pound-stone-spite-21092972.php?mrfhud=true
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Frank Lloyd Wright's son and Calif.'s forgotten, 500-pound stone of spite
Fifty-five years of sarcasm and hate have fueled a local strip mall.
sfgate.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
How much does spite weigh? If you’re famed California architect Lloyd Wright, the answer is around 500 pounds of stone.
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sfgate.com/california/article/california-gas-station-500-pound-stone-spite-21092972.php?mrfhud=true
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sfgate.com/california/article/california-gas-station-500-pound-stone-spite-21092972.php?mrfhud=true
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After 15 years of eating Los Angeles burgers, our SoCal bureau chief Farley Elliott has crowned his top favorites.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After 15 years of eating Los Angeles burgers, our SoCal bureau chief Farley Elliott has crowned his top favorites.
✍️ @farleyelliott.bsky.social
✍️ @farleyelliott.bsky.social
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🚨 WE. ARE. HIRING 🚨
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SFGATE launched a National Parks bureau. It led to explosive growth.
SFGATE was one of America's 10 fastest growing news sites in back-to-back months.
www.sfgate.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨 WE. ARE. HIRING 🚨
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
In June I told you @sfgate.com's national parks expansion across the American West was SMASHING and now we're looking to add a contributing editor to the team to help us cover the 🌵 Southwest 🌵.
Story on how well it's going + Quick 🧵 on the job👇 www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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Not many journalists have the time or space to write an opus, but we made sure @farleyelliott.bsky.social did because his opus is entirely about delicious cheeseburgers.
If there was ever an @sfgate.com story to bookmark for next time you're in LA, this is the story:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/5...
If there was ever an @sfgate.com story to bookmark for next time you're in LA, this is the story:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/5...
52 of the greatest burgers in Los Angeles
A freeway-crossing quest for the best bite.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Not many journalists have the time or space to write an opus, but we made sure @farleyelliott.bsky.social did because his opus is entirely about delicious cheeseburgers.
If there was ever an @sfgate.com story to bookmark for next time you're in LA, this is the story:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/5...
If there was ever an @sfgate.com story to bookmark for next time you're in LA, this is the story:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/5...
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Oh hey! Need a bit of GOOD news this Friday?
Well, we've got that. @sfgate.com launched a SoCal Bureau last year and hired 5 journalists to cover LA. It's been so successful under the steady hand of @farleyelliott.bsky.social that it now has its own newsletter:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/s...
Well, we've got that. @sfgate.com launched a SoCal Bureau last year and hired 5 journalists to cover LA. It's been so successful under the steady hand of @farleyelliott.bsky.social that it now has its own newsletter:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/s...
SFGATE, the West Coast's largest news site, launches LA newsletter
Southern California's more than 20 million people deserve more coverage.
www.sfgate.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Oh hey! Need a bit of GOOD news this Friday?
Well, we've got that. @sfgate.com launched a SoCal Bureau last year and hired 5 journalists to cover LA. It's been so successful under the steady hand of @farleyelliott.bsky.social that it now has its own newsletter:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/s...
Well, we've got that. @sfgate.com launched a SoCal Bureau last year and hired 5 journalists to cover LA. It's been so successful under the steady hand of @farleyelliott.bsky.social that it now has its own newsletter:
www.sfgate.com/la/article/s...
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Few @sfgate.com stories have generated as much feedback as Charles Russo's discovery of a set of lost Ansel Adams photos that were never before seen by the general public and unknown to even his biographers and archivists.
We figured some of it might be worth sharing:
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
We figured some of it might be worth sharing:
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Readers, academics, trustees overwhelmed by discovery of new Ansel Adams photos
Few stories have generated this much reader feedback.
www.sfgate.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Few @sfgate.com stories have generated as much feedback as Charles Russo's discovery of a set of lost Ansel Adams photos that were never before seen by the general public and unknown to even his biographers and archivists.
We figured some of it might be worth sharing:
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
We figured some of it might be worth sharing:
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
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“Sunshine is my steady companion (the more-than-mile-high town sees 300 sunny days/year), and I’m free to stare endlessly, drink in hand, at what USA Today says is America’s best lake. Somehow, the high-limit crowd hasn’t found me yet.”
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www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
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At America's best lake, the California billionaires haven't won yet
The mountain town getaway that's still attainable.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“Sunshine is my steady companion (the more-than-mile-high town sees 300 sunny days/year), and I’m free to stare endlessly, drink in hand, at what USA Today says is America’s best lake. Somehow, the high-limit crowd hasn’t found me yet.”
via @farleyelliott.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
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The best baseball team in the Bay Area right now? That's Alpine Little League of Menlo Park and Portola Valley, the freshly-crowned NorCal champs who are one tournament away from Williamsport.
@sfgate.com story: www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
@sfgate.com story: www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
'We're huge and people see it': Bay Area suburb chases Little League dreams
The team's star player is 6 feet tall at 12 years old.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The best baseball team in the Bay Area right now? That's Alpine Little League of Menlo Park and Portola Valley, the freshly-crowned NorCal champs who are one tournament away from Williamsport.
@sfgate.com story: www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
@sfgate.com story: www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
Love a quirky deep dive into rural California communities, especially on stuff like witching/divining rods, which were still very much a thing when I was growing up on a farm.
h/t @mattlafever.bsky.social
Love a quirky deep dive into rural California communities, especially on stuff like witching/divining rods, which were still very much a thing when I was growing up on a farm.
h/t @mattlafever.bsky.social
California is full of hidden reservoirs. These mystics find them.
A professor said the practice is "a religion of sorts."
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July 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...
Love a quirky deep dive into rural California communities, especially on stuff like witching/divining rods, which were still very much a thing when I was growing up on a farm.
h/t @mattlafever.bsky.social
Love a quirky deep dive into rural California communities, especially on stuff like witching/divining rods, which were still very much a thing when I was growing up on a farm.
h/t @mattlafever.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Rare media wins!
Oh, hey, @pressgazette.co.uk in the UK wrote about what we're doing @sfgate.com.
"Rather than trying to cover the entire state from San Francisco, SFGATE has placed reporters and editors directly in the places it’s writing about. Half the newsroom is remote."
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...
"Rather than trying to cover the entire state from San Francisco, SFGATE has placed reporters and editors directly in the places it’s writing about. Half the newsroom is remote."
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...
How SFGATE is making local news pay and filling California's news gaps
SFGATE has the largest audience of any purely local news site in the US.
pressgazette.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Rare media wins!
Madrid, it seems, is wonderful.
June 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Madrid, it seems, is wonderful.
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If the budget is passed by the July 4 deadline, an estimated 16 million acres in Calif. are at risk of being sold over the next 5 years. Those vulnerable parcels of land include areas adjacent to Yosemite, Mount Shasta, Big Sur & Tahoe.
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Map shows which 16M acres of Calif. public lands eligible for sale in GOP bill
258 million acres of public lands across the western U.S. could be eligible for sale.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If the budget is passed by the July 4 deadline, an estimated 16 million acres in Calif. are at risk of being sold over the next 5 years. Those vulnerable parcels of land include areas adjacent to Yosemite, Mount Shasta, Big Sur & Tahoe.
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www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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🚨 GOOD JOURNALISM NEWS ALERT 🚨
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
SFGATE launched a National Parks bureau. It led to explosive growth.
SFGATE was one of America's 10 fastest growing news sites in back-to-back months.
www.sfgate.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🚨 GOOD JOURNALISM NEWS ALERT 🚨
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
@sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months.
Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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"What will happen when the restaurant actually opens? Will Angelenos simply shrug, or — like the Tesla protests that have roiled the brand nationwide — will there be large demonstrations in front of the property?"
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www.sfgate.com/la/article/e...
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www.sfgate.com/la/article/e...
Elon Musk left the Trump admin. Next up: Making burgers in LA.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk readies to open a Hollywood diner with chef Eric Greenspan at the helm.
www.sfgate.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"What will happen when the restaurant actually opens? Will Angelenos simply shrug, or — like the Tesla protests that have roiled the brand nationwide — will there be large demonstrations in front of the property?"
via @karenlpalmer.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/la/article/e...
via @karenlpalmer.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/la/article/e...
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A massive version of the company’s signature yellow arrow logo will adorn the top of the building, pointing out across the city — a giant, trademarked stamp on Las Vegas.
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www.sfgate.com/food/article...
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In-N-Out is going all in on Las Vegas — again
With 18 locations and a massive 19th one on the way, Las Vegas continues to be a major source of investment for California fast food giant In-N-Out.
www.sfgate.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A massive version of the company’s signature yellow arrow logo will adorn the top of the building, pointing out across the city — a giant, trademarked stamp on Las Vegas.
via @karenlpalmer.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/food/article...
via @karenlpalmer.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/food/article...
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My favorite read of 2025 so far:
"There are no signs or ticket booths or public viewing areas; the off-limits center sits silently among a neighborhood of warehouses somewhere between Disneyland and Irvine, unseen by the world."
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"There are no signs or ticket booths or public viewing areas; the off-limits center sits silently among a neighborhood of warehouses somewhere between Disneyland and Irvine, unseen by the world."
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At an unmarked California warehouse, the bones and mysteries pile up
The Cooper Center houses Orange County's largest collection of local fossils but resides in an unmarked warehouse that's closed to the public.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My favorite read of 2025 so far:
"There are no signs or ticket booths or public viewing areas; the off-limits center sits silently among a neighborhood of warehouses somewhere between Disneyland and Irvine, unseen by the world."
via @farleyelliott.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/california/a...
"There are no signs or ticket booths or public viewing areas; the off-limits center sits silently among a neighborhood of warehouses somewhere between Disneyland and Irvine, unseen by the world."
via @farleyelliott.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/california/a...
“This is a beloved beach and beach area, and we’re getting, I’d say, daily reports about what’s happening at the site,” said California Coastal Commission enforcement staff counsel Andrew Willis.
www.sfgate.com/la/article/o...
www.sfgate.com/la/article/o...
‘Everyone hates you’: California hotel blasted for privatizing beach
Hotel Laguna in Orange County installed unauthorized signs and even created a berm out of the sand to create the illusion of a private beach.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“This is a beloved beach and beach area, and we’re getting, I’d say, daily reports about what’s happening at the site,” said California Coastal Commission enforcement staff counsel Andrew Willis.
www.sfgate.com/la/article/o...
www.sfgate.com/la/article/o...