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̶p̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶a̶l̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶h̶i̶r̶e̶ video producer @sfgate.com. but you can call me SFGATE Girl.
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Bay Area coaching legend John Beam died around 10 a.m. on Friday after being shot at the campus’s sports facility on Thursday, Oakland police confirmed in a news conference.
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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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.
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I happened to take this very train last night on my commute back home. I immediately reached out to SFMTA to see if they had any footage for me to edit together, and we made it happen! Bye bye Breda 🫶, you were the OG Muni train I remembered when I first came to San Francisco as a little person.
SFMTA's Breda light-rail vehicles were officially retired Wednesday, Nov. 12, after more than three decades in service. Introduced during the 1990s dot-com boom, the Breda fleet became a Muni staple, logging more than 10 million passenger trips across the city.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
@bimonthly.bsky.social Timothy and I saw the world’s most expensive pair of jeans👖. Guess how much they cost.
Levi's has reopened its free museum, which includes the world's most expensive pair of jeans.

Levi's Vault is a small museum tucked inside the denim company’s headquarters, a few paces off the Embarcadero. Levi’s, which will turn 175 years old in 2028, was founded in San Francisco.
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I don’t take this bus but now I will 🚌
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has reached a milestone: Muni ridership climbed to 82% of pre-pandemic levels in September, marking the strongest recovery since COVID-19 upended the city’s transit system.
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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For those who’ve been looking for a new way to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, political nonprofit the Indivisible Project has some advice: Cancel your Spotify account.

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October 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Rest in peace KitKat </3
On Monday, a beloved shop cat was allegedly struck and killed by a Waymo driving down 16th Street. Now, a small sidewalk memorial has cropped up in his honor, complete with bouquets and lit candles.
October 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Like many people, Lisa Catalano, who is 42, has a simple wish: She wants to get married and have children. But after her fiancé died of a terminal illness and another partner didn’t commit, she went public with her quest, paying for 12 digital billboards on Highway 101.
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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On Thursday evening, thousands of protesters in San Francisco marched downtown in response to federal ICE action.
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Former President Ronald Reagan famously called Orange County, the idyllic and affluent Southern California community, a place where “good Republicans go to die.” He meant it as a compliment — a reflection of the area’s foundational conservative values.

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October 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Go outside tonight and say hello to Comet Lemmonnnmm ☄️ 💫
A newly discovered comet is about to make its closest pass to Earth on Tuesday night. It should be visible over the Bay Area before it disappears — and won’t be seen again for more than a thousand years.
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Spotify faces fresh backlash as Bay Area artists protest “death to Spotify” over poor royalties, outgoing CEO Daniel Ek’s involvement in the military industrial complex — and now, a new ad campaign for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Synthetic kratom is exploding in California, leading to overdoses and fears of a new opioid crisis.

✍️ @leddder.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Here's a PITCH CALL for the #freelancewriters out there. I'm looking for Bay Area stories on venues, characters, trends and historical stories, TV/movies/music with SF ties. $250-$400+. Email me with an angle, not just a topic, and include a headline. cc @studyhall.bsky.social Here's examples... 🧵
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
San Francisco we won….the Blinking White Guy also lives among us…
👁️👄👁️🤘
You likely don’t know Drew Scanlon’s name, but odds are you’ve seen his face—especially if you’ve spent any time on social media over the past eight years.

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👁️ @drewscanlon.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Oh yeah, I interviewed Carlitos.
sfgate.com SFGATE @sfgate.com · Sep 19
Hey Jimmy Butler, your best friend Carlos Alcaraz is wondering why you're not here to support him at the Laver Cup this weekend at Chase Center.

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September 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I have achieved something historic.
sfgate.com SFGATE @sfgate.com · Sep 19
Tennis legend and Laver Cup co-founder Roger Federer stops by the tournament's black carpet gala and chats with SFGATE's @melissacho.space on why the West Coast deserves more professional tennis tournaments.
September 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bay Area tennis fans — this is the moment we’ve all been waiting for. The Laver Cup has landed in SF! 🎾
sfgate.com SFGATE @sfgate.com · Sep 19
The top tennis players are in town for the Laver Cup, a men’s tournament that pits six of Europe’s best against six from the rest of the world in a three-day competition for the trophy and $1.5 million in shared prize money.

🎥 @melissacho.space
September 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I spent my Sunday celebrating an alligator’s 30th birthday. How was your weekend.
sfgate.com SFGATE @sfgate.com · Sep 16
San Francisco's Claude, the California Academy of Science’s albino alligator, is celebrating a major milestone: he is officially 30 years old. On Sept. 15, 1995, Claude hatched in a Louisiana swamp, and the world hasn’t been the same since.

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September 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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President Donald Trump was on hand, and shown on the jumbotron, at the U.S. Open Men's Final on Sunday.

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September 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The U.S. Open’s biggest star isn’t on court — it’s in a cup. The Honey Deuce, a vodka-lemonade-raspberry mix with honeydew “tennis balls,” has gone viral, with everyone from Taylor Swift to Serena Williams sipping the pink elixir — thanks to a century-old California farm supplying the melons.
September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Bussed down this meal. A lovely (and delicious) experience filming for @madcwells.bsky.social’s experiential feature on one of the most exciting restaurants in downtown SF currently.
sfgate.com SFGATE @sfgate.com · Aug 19
Ingi “Shota” Son never expected his new restaurant to take off so quickly. Just a week after Shoji opened in San Francisco’s Financial District in late February, influencers were practically breaking down his door for matcha lattes.

✍️ @madcwells.bsky.social
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August 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hey SF: Answer this question. If you had to pick one, which one would you choose? ⬇️
August 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My Outside Lands trash video caught @kqednews.kqed.org’ attention that they interviewed me for their show “The Bay”! I go more into detail about the festival’s waste and sustainability initiatives. Tap in to listen below—thank you for having me trash talk on air 😝🚮.

www.kqed.org/news/1205222...
August 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Excited to start off everyone’s weekends with a rage bait video.
sfgate.com SFGATE @sfgate.com · Aug 16
With San Francisco in full festival swing, we wandered Outside Lands last weekend, asking strangers some of California’s most divisive questions. How would you answer?
August 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM