Wild lines shut down popular giveaway at Pokemon Worlds in SF
Eager attendees of this weekend’s Pokemon World Championships in San Francisco were unable to “catch ’em all” when excessive…
Osees left SF because of gentrification. They returned for 4 sold-out shows.
At the opening of the second of four Chapel shows in the Mission, frontman John Dwyer introduced the…
SFGATE launches a series of pop-up newsrooms at parks across San Francisco
According to a new Pew Research Center poll, less than a quarter of Americans (23%) say they’ve ever spoken…
In California, Oakland’s ‘compostable’ bags are trash, even when they’re certified
For many Californians, buying “compostable” liners seems like an easy way to keep kitchen scraps tidy while also…
Drastic budget cuts lead Fresno to cancel all field trips for elementary students
California’s third-largest school district cut all of its funding for field trips for students in kindergarten through sixth grade…
Canada surpasses California as largest cannabis market in the world
A cannabis greenhouse in Monterey County, Calif. (Lester Black/SFGATE) California’s leaders love to brag about the state’s legal…
California Couple Who Housed 270 People in Unauthorized Greenhouse Units Pleads No Contest
Hundreds of people were found living inside converted greenhouses on a California agricultural property. Over three years later,…
How prediction markets became the center of a fake California poll scandal
A viral poll that tricked both a national newspaper and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass but was later…
Oakland won’t accept green ‘compost’ bags. Here’s why SF still does.
For years, I’ve been buying green “compostable” bags to line my little kitchen compost bin. Composting is great for…
Diarrhea-causing disease hits double average cases in California
Reported cases of the parasitic disease cyclosporiasis are on the rise in California, with a total of 215 cases…
California family reportedly attacked at luxury Hawaii resort
Several members of a California family were reportedly assaulted while on vacation in Lahaina on Maui. On July…
California groups race to buy Big Bear Lake’s last undeveloped shoreline for Jackie and Shadow
Instead of becoming the site of luxury homes and a marina, one of Big Bear Lake’s few untouched…