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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
Guest Writer

Politics

+11

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
Guest Writer

Politics

+20

SF History: Sex WORK In The City

May 11, 2023

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7 min read

SF History: Sex WORK In The City

Tjpayne
Tjpayne

moved cemetaries

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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
Tjpayne

SF Bay Area

+5

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
Jenna Homen

Fun Facts

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10 Fun Facts About San Francisco You May Not Know

Nov 7, 2022

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6 min read

10 Fun Facts About San Francisco You May Not Know

Jenna Homen
Jenna Homen

North Beach

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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
Ginger Murray

SF Bay Area

+6

The Bay Area’s Lost Statue Of Liberty

Aug 19, 2022

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5 min read

The Bay Area’s Lost Statue Of Liberty

Katy Atchison
Katy Atchison

SF Bay Area

+3

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
Jenna Homen

SF Bay Area

+6

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
Jenna Homen

Oakland

+9

Rediscovering My San Francisco Roots

Apr 5, 2022

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8 min read

Rediscovering My San Francisco Roots

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord
Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord

gay history

+8

The Eagle Has Been Granted Landmark Historical Status

Oct 6, 2021

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4 min read

The Eagle Has Been Granted Landmark Historical Status

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training
Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

News

+2

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
Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

News

+3

SF Nightclub Legend Harry Denton Has Died

Aug 25, 2021

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4 min read

SF Nightclub Legend Harry Denton Has Died

Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training
Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

history of black point

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

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
Alex Mak - Managing Editor

sfmta

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

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
Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

SF Bay Area

+9

A History & Drinking Guide to Polk Gulch

Jun 24, 2021

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5 min read

A History & Drinking Guide to Polk Gulch

Alex Mak - Managing Editor
Alex Mak - Managing Editor

News

+3

The Oldest Living San Franciscan Has Died — At Age 114

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
Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

38 Geary

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

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
Joe Kukura- Millionaire in Training

San Francisco

+13

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

Jan 29, 2020

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72 min read

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

Guest Writer
Guest Writer

San Francisco

+5

Affordable Housing Construction Near Waterfront Unearths Amazing Artifacts

Sep 16, 2019

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6 min read

Affordable Housing Construction Near Waterfront Unearths Amazing Artifacts

Geri Koeppel
Geri Koeppel

North Beach

+22

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

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
Sam Devine

Work Progress Administration

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Explore 1930s San Francisco in This Amazing Giant Scale Model

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
Nik Wojcik - East Bay Editor

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