San Francisco history

Politics

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Why You Should Know About the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot

Apr 12, 2025

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7 min read

Why You Should Know About the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot

Guest Writer

Politics

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How SF’s Democratic Political Machine Led to Kamala Harris’ Presidential Campaign

Aug 28, 2024

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10 min read

How SF’s Democratic Political Machine Led to Kamala Harris’ Presidential Campaign

Guest Writer

Politics

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May 11, 2023

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7 min read

SF History: Sex WORK In The City

Tjpayne

moved cemetaries

Where The Bodies Are Buried: San Francisco’s Former Cemeteries

Mar 16, 2023

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7 min read

Where The Bodies Are Buried: San Francisco’s Former Cemeteries

Tjpayne

SF Bay Area

A Glimpse at an Unrecognizable San Francisco During the Gold Rush

Dec 5, 2022

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4 min read

A Glimpse at an Unrecognizable San Francisco During the Gold Rush

Jenna Homen

Fun Facts

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Nov 7, 2022

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6 min read

10 Fun Facts About San Francisco You May Not Know

Jenna Homen

North Beach

The Real & Imagined History of Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe

Sep 19, 2022

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11 min read

The Real & Imagined History of Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe

Ginger Murray

SF Bay Area

Aug 19, 2022

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5 min read

The Bay Area’s Lost Statue Of Liberty

Katy Atchison

SF Bay Area

A Look at Before and After The Embarcadero Freeway Came Down

Aug 8, 2022

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3 min read

A Look at Before and After The Embarcadero Freeway Came Down

Jenna Homen

SF Bay Area

Here’s What It Looks Like Under Those Brick Circles In the Street

Jul 25, 2022

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5 min read

Here’s What It Looks Like Under Those Brick Circles In the Street

Jenna Homen

Oakland

Apr 5, 2022

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8 min read

Rediscovering My San Francisco Roots

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord

gay history

Oct 6, 2021

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4 min read

The Eagle Has Been Granted Landmark Historical Status

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

News

They Once Wanted To Put a Restaurant On Top of Sutro Tower

Aug 30, 2021

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4 min read

They Once Wanted To Put a Restaurant On Top of Sutro Tower

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

News

Aug 25, 2021

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4 min read

SF Nightclub Legend Harry Denton Has Died

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

history of black point

Aug 5, 2021

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5 min read

SF’s Newest Park was Originally built by prisoners from Alcatraz : A History of Black Point Gardens

Alex Mak - Managing Editor

sfmta

Aug 2, 2021

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3 min read

Trove Of Rad Vintage Muni Photos From 60s, 70s, And 80s Released Online

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

SF Bay Area

Jun 24, 2021

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5 min read

A History & Drinking Guide to Polk Gulch

Alex Mak - Managing Editor

News

Feb 15, 2021

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2 min read

The Oldest Living San Franciscan Has Died — At Age 114

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

38 Geary

Sep 30, 2020

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5 min read

Is It ‘Geary Street’ Or ‘Geary Boulevard’? Let’s Settle This Once And For All

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

San Francisco

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Jan 29, 2020

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72 min read

V. Vale: The Man Who Can Do Everything Tells All

Guest Writer

San Francisco

Sep 16, 2019

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6 min read

Affordable Housing Construction Near Waterfront Unearths Amazing Artifacts

Geri Koeppel

North Beach

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May 28, 2019

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9 min read

Did San Francisco’s Oldest Bar, The Saloon, Actually Burn Down in 1906?

Sam Devine

Work Progress Administration

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Jan 23, 2019

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5 min read

Explore 1930s San Francisco in This Amazing Giant Scale Model

Nik Wojcik - East Bay Editor

San Francisco history

Why You Should Know About the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot

How SF’s Democratic Political Machine Led to Kamala Harris’ Presidential Campaign

SF History: Sex WORK In The City

Where The Bodies Are Buried: San Francisco’s Former Cemeteries

A Glimpse at an Unrecognizable San Francisco During the Gold Rush

10 Fun Facts About San Francisco You May Not Know

The Real & Imagined History of Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe

The Bay Area’s Lost Statue Of Liberty

A Look at Before and After The Embarcadero Freeway Came Down

Here’s What It Looks Like Under Those Brick Circles In the Street

Rediscovering My San Francisco Roots

The Eagle Has Been Granted Landmark Historical Status

They Once Wanted To Put a Restaurant On Top of Sutro Tower

SF Nightclub Legend Harry Denton Has Died

SF’s Newest Park was Originally built by prisoners from Alcatraz : A History of Black Point Gardens

Trove Of Rad Vintage Muni Photos From 60s, 70s, And 80s Released Online

A History & Drinking Guide to Polk Gulch

The Oldest Living San Franciscan Has Died — At Age 114

Is It ‘Geary Street’ Or ‘Geary Boulevard’? Let’s Settle This Once And For All

V. Vale: The Man Who Can Do Everything Tells All

Affordable Housing Construction Near Waterfront Unearths Amazing Artifacts

Did San Francisco’s Oldest Bar, The Saloon, Actually Burn Down in 1906?

Explore 1930s San Francisco in This Amazing Giant Scale Model

Broke-Ass Stuart