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Grant Marek
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San Francisco journalist. @sfgate.com editor-in-chief | Also: Daily Cal Board Member | Always: Cal Golden Bear | Signal: grantmarek.83
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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · Jun 25
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...
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
grantmarek.bsky.social
"Last year, New York fired Nuzzi for having 'a personal relationship' with one of her subjects. The subject in question turned out to be f—king Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the dead whale head collector."

via @drewmagary.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
A guide to the absolutely ludicrous Olivia Nuzzi media scandal
Somehow, RFK Jr., a former Republican governor and Anthony Weiner are all involved.
www.sfgate.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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OpenAI board member steps down after release of Epstein emails.

via @sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com/business/art...
Harvard opens new probe into ex-president Larry Summers after release of Epstein emails
Harvard University says it is reopening an investigation into links between its former president Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein. A university spokesperson says it is reviewing information about...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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...
“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 ...
www.niemanlab.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Texas’ new gerrymandered congressional map cannot be used for next year’s elections, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. But Calif.'s new congressional map, a direct rebuttal to those gerrymandering efforts, is still in full swing.

via @anabelsfgate.bsky.social
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Judge blocks new gerrymandered Texas map. What happens to Calif.'s Prop. 50?
Newsom's gerrymandering effort was originally tied to Texas' new map.
www.sfgate.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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The Vacaville Firefighters Association expressed concern that a significant fire could result in evacuations and severe damage to Interstate 80, while toxic gases could cause public health risks to residents and first responders.

via @anabelsfgate.bsky.social
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Newsom wants more battery plants. This agricultural town has had enough.
Residents of Vacaville are opposing plans to build a lithium ion power plant.
sfgate.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Did you enjoy your meal reserved through us?
OMG you did?! please write a review!
Log-in code
Replacement log-in code
Did someone just log in to your account? WTF?
Thanks for your review!!
Do you want to go out for dinner again? Anywhere?

I just wanted to book a restaurant, not a lifelong pen pal.
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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alexsimonsports.bsky.social
New story for @sfgate.com with my colleague @madilynnemedina.bsky.social:

'Massive tragedy': Bay Area community mourns Oakland coach John Beam

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'Massive tragedy': Bay Area community mourns Oakland coach John Beam
The beloved football coach died Friday after being shot on campus on Thursday.
www.sfgate.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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The discipline for the Antioch HS football team's heinous hazing incident includes a “restorative circle to understand the impact of this incident and this type of conduct.”

No one will address why team is still playing games.

via @alexsimonsports.bsky.social
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Discipline for Antioch football hazing includes 'restorative circle'
In letter, Antioch's principal says nothing about why the team is still playing.
www.sfgate.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting of legendary Bay Area football coach John Beam, Oakland police announced Friday morning.

via @sfgate.com
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Arrest made in campus shooting of Bay Area coaching legend John Beam
Oakland police officials confirmed an arrest was made.
www.sfgate.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at a community college's sports complex.
Coaching legend at Bay Area college shot on campus
The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at a community college's sports complex.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
grantmarek.bsky.social
A prominent Bay Area author said one of his books has been quietly flagged at Yosemite National Park as part of a March 2025 federal directive aiming to remove and revise “negative” information relating to American history.

via @sfgate.com
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Trump admin to ban book from Yosemite National Park, says author
The Trump administration's censorship directive has reportedly targeted Obi Kaufmann.
www.sfgate.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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scattercushion.bsky.social
My first byline in my new role for @sfgate.com, and I got to go report in my own backyard! I promise the next one will be more uplifting.
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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On Nov. 12, @sfgate.com visited the park and found a dozen examples painted on and carved into the park’s famed red rocks.

via @scattercushion.bsky.social
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Damage at Arches National Park remains, even with the shutdown over
Graffiti was found near a popular landmark in the Utah park.
www.sfgate.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
grantmarek.bsky.social
Private Bay Area island that once held an illegal kitesurfing club with two helipads and a lounge — who guests included Sergey Brin and Larry Page — is now a death trap according to its new owners. But they’re ready to save it.

via @andrewchamings.bsky.social
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'Death trap' in SF Bay: New owners take over controversial private island
The island was once a billionaire kitesurfing club with two helipads.
www.sfgate.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
grantmarek.bsky.social
Airlines serving Hawaii have made do by canceling only interisland travel, but antsy tourists have still been rescheduling their trips anyway.

via @sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com/hawaii/artic...
Hawaii tourists are canceling their trips as flights are cut
Officials and tourism experts worry about the consequences of cutting flights.
www.sfgate.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
grantmarek.bsky.social
Co-owned by NHL Hall of Famer and six-time Finnish Olympian Teemu Selanne, the modern steakhouse features the kind of white-glove hospitality usually reserved for stuffier, more attention-grabbing places in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

via @sfgate.com
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A rare, athlete-owned restaurant in Calif. with actual Michelin ambitions
The co-owner is a six-time Olympian.
sfgate.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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greenwell.bsky.social
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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alexsimonsports.bsky.social
New story for @sfgate.com:

Bay Area HS won't explain why it resumed football after heinous hazing incident
www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
Bay Area HS won't explain why it resumed football after heinous hazing incident
Antioch is set to play in the North Coast Section playoffs on Friday.
www.sfgate.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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29sunset.com
An awful story all the way around, including this reaction from the school that was set to be an opponent before Antioch forfeited.

Classic example of sports being given outsize import at the high school level.
The school only informed Liberty of its decision to forfeit the game at noon on Oct. 31, Liberty athletic director Jon Heinz told Bay Area News Group, which left officials at the Brentwood school upset. According to Heinz, the lost revenue from the forfeited game would be “a killer on our budget,” Bay Area News Group reported, and lead to him seeking some kind of financial compensation from the forfeit.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Despite the graphic descriptions of the video that have been in the news cycle for more than a week, NCS Commissioner Pat Cruickshank said on Monday that he had not even personally seen the video himself.

via @alexsimonsports.bsky.social
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Bay Area HS won't explain why it resumed football after heinous hazing incident
Antioch is set to play in the North Coast Section playoffs on Friday.
sfgate.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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"Let’s not discount ourselves in what this Inland California is actually really capable of," Gallagher said. "... I think we can do it a lot better than the [government] that is currently controlled by the coastal representatives."

via @asos.bsky.social
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‘Tremendous chaos’: Northern Calif. politician wants to split state in two
Assemblyman James Gallagher spoke firmly to the Shasta County board of supervisors.
www.sfgate.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
grantmarek.bsky.social
"We are barely floating by on a week to week basis."

via @leddder.bsky.social
sfgate.com/cannabis/article/monterey-county-california-cannabis-decline-21141231.php?mrfhud=true
It was once California's top pot-producing county. Now it's a bust.
“Cannabis has bottomed out and it’s not what people thought it would be."
sfgate.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
grantmarek.bsky.social
The 6th Amendment guarantees defendants the right to be tried by a jury from the same state/district where the crime allegedly happened. Upholding that right for a crime committed in this swath of Yellowstone would be impossible.

via @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social
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'Zone of Death': Yellowstone's 50-square-mile legal loophole
A remote corner of Yellowstone could be the perfect place to commit a crime.
www.sfgate.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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"And while the rage bait fed the social media machine and restarted an exhausting debate among very online fans, it was absent any reporting and flew in the face of a crystal clear message from the 49ers' head coach."

My latest:
www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...
ESPN insider rage-baits 49ers fans with Brock Purdy conjecture
ESPN insider Adam Schefter did some serious pot-stirring Sunday morning.
www.sfgate.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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samahill.bsky.social
Seeing some shares calling this headline clickbait but "DEI for owls" is a direct quote from an elected senator. 🤷‍♂️
grantmarek.bsky.social Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 11d
Under the 30-year management plan, qualified personnel must confirm the presence of barred owls before certified “removal specialists” shoot the birds. Roughly 15,000 barred owls would be euthanized annually.

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'DEI for owls': Nearly half a million birds to be killed across the West
About half a million owls are expected to be shot under the wildlife protection plan.
www.sfgate.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM