South San Francisco

10 Jan 2023

California Storms Continue Causing Trouble

Back-to-back storms have characterized this winter in ways unseen since the nineties. Flash flooding in low-lying areas on surface streets, freeways, busy city intersections and residential zones. Landslides on forested and urbanized slopes closing coastal highways and threatening homes. Washouts that swallow portions of piers and historic promenades have been

Jake Warren 0
17 Jun 2020

Mountain Lion in Russian Hill + Big Cat Safety Guide

According to an eye witness who filmed the Mountain Lion, the big cat was cruising Russian Hill at 12:30 am on Tuesday. At around 12:30 am I spotted a mountain lion roaming the streets of Russian Hill. I followed from inside my car and lost visual contact near intersection of

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
03 Mar 2019

Gov. Contractors Finally Finish ‘Industrial Tity’ Sign in South SF

After 90+ years of construction, the massive sign in South San Francisco is finally finished.  South SF City Comptroller, Arnold Hammerhands, spoke to press on Sunday morning with great pride, “It’s been a long time coming, but finally motorists will know what South SF is really all about!” Said Hammerhands. 

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09 Jan 2018

Hiking the ‘South San Francisco Industrial City’ Sign

When I first thought about exploring the South San Francisco The Industrial City sign I was gazing up at it while driving north on HW 101. Like most people, I said aloud to myself, “I wonder if there’s a way to sneak up there and poke around a bit”?   And,

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22 Nov 2017

Meet the Real SF Natives: 5 Ohlone Tribelets of SF and the Peninsula

San Francisco is an old, iron safe filled with gold, glory, disaster, and secrets. SFCentric History is a column, by SF writer V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi, that digs in the vaults of local history and shares the sensational people, places, and things that rocked San Francisco. Thanksgiving is this

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