Tessa McLean
mcleantessa.bsky.social
Tessa McLean
@mcleantessa.bsky.social
Editor @ sfgate. Pitch me stuff: tessa.mclean@sfgate.com. Eat, drink, travel, write.
California investors are betting big on an up-and-coming $4B industry. But is it a bubble? www.sfgate.com/california/a...
California investors are betting big on an up-and-coming $4B industry
There could be seven new developments completed in the next decade.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
California’s beaches are disappearing. Are they meant to be saved?
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Stinson underwater, Ocean Beach halved: California's beach reckoning is here
The California of the future may not be so idyllic.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Happy Birthday, California. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Here's what California looked like 175 years ago
Happy birthday, California.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Is San Francisco one of America's 4 'major' cities? We wouldn't help but join in on the discourse. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Is San Francisco one of America's 4 'major' cities? The internet is divided.
Leave it to the internet to turn a simple question into a furious debate.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I heard plenty about "exodus" cities like Austin, Nashville and Miami. I hadn't heard about this one. www.sfgate.com/california/a...
The surprising place Californians love moving to
Fifteen percent of the program's participants are from California.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"We were starting a set of doubles, but it was tough to focus because a guy behind me was bench pressing a picnic table." A great one from @dcog.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
The Bay Area's most in-demand tennis court is inside a prison
Come here to play and you might get walloped
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July 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Would you ever use the nickname "Cali?" www.sfgate.com/california/a...
‘It has become cringe’: The California nickname nobody likes
It’s a way to show how in-the-know you are about California culture.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It's good to take a step back sometimes and think more critically about your beat. Today on @sfgate.com 'America's obsession with the California exodus'. (Surprise, surprise, it's nothing new.) www.sfgate.com/california/a...
America's obsession with California failing
Politicians, the media and the internet at large continue to say California residents can't leave the state fast enough. But it's not true.
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December 10, 2024 at 7:01 PM
It seems fitting that my first post on this platform is one that's going to undoubtedly spark A LOT of debate. California is made up of regions. But where do they start and end? www.sfgate.com/california/a...
The California map debate that sent our newsroom into absolute chaos
California is often divided into different regions, but what those areas are and where the lines are drawn is up for constant debate. We're trying to settle it.
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November 21, 2024 at 5:49 PM