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Katie Dowd

Inside Scoop SF

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  • ChicoER
  • seattlepi
  • sonoma news
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Past articles by Katie:

Beloved California mountain lodge razed in fire: 'We are devastated'

The Ponderosa Lodge in the Sequoia National Forest is a total loss after a fire gutted the roadside stop Friday. → Read More

Pleas for help, daring rescues after snowstorm shocks California

Some of the worst conditions are in the San Bernardino Mountains, where snow is up to rooftops and people are using snowshoes to get food in Crestline, Calif. → Read More

'Dog of death': The horrific killing of Diane Whipple in San Francisco

Two decades later, the mauling of Diane Whipple by a Presa Canario dog named Bane still shocks San Francisco. → Read More

'Do not engage': Santa Cruz police warn of return of 'Evil Elmo'

Santa Cruz police confirmed a man dressed as Cookie Monster wandering the wharf is believed to be Adam Sandler, better known in the Bay Area as “Evil Elmo.” → Read More

Details revealed for Disney California Adventure's rethemed land

A new Golden Gate Bridge is coming to the Disneyland Resort. → Read More

Bay Area man suspected of killing wife who vanished on Valentine's Day

Greg Hobson, 61, and Anu Anand Hobson, 53, were reported missing on Feb. 15 after leaving their Fairfield, Calif., home the day before. → Read More

The murders behind the most disturbing tombstones in the Bay Area

Few crimes in Bay Area history are quite like the 1896 McGlincy murders when James Dunham wiped out nearly his entire family on a ranch in Campbell. → Read More

'Very concerning': California man goes missing in Mexico

William "Dean" Trivett, 80, was last seen on the evening of Feb. 11. → Read More

California's flashiest car dealership is officially gone for good

The family of famous pitchman Cal Worthington has sold the last Southern California car dealership tied to their name. → Read More

With hours to go, drama around Warriors' Payton trade builds

The Warriors reportedly alleged that they were not told Gary Payton II was administered the anti-inflammatory Toradol while with the Portland Trail Blazers. → Read More

California billionaire behind Tesla Super Bowl attack ad

The Dawn Project Super Bowl ad shows a Tesla allegedly on self-driving mode hitting mannequins and blowing past closed roads. → Read More

'Hiding in plain sight': Calif. karate teacher killed 2, cops say

Tony Garcia, 68, was arrested last week and charged in connection with the 1981 strangulation deaths of Rachel Zendejas and Lisa Gondek in Southern California. → Read More

'Unsolved Mysteries' features Bay Area 'zip tie murder'

The baffling killing of San Jose man Robert Kope while on a motorcycle ride near Yosemite in 2015 is still unsolved. → Read More

There's a hidden employees-only Starbucks inside Disneyland

There's one spot in Disneyland where you can catch of glimpse of the secret Starbucks. → Read More

'Bachelorette' Clare Crawley marries Bay Area CEO in Sacramento

“Bachelorette” Clare Crawley — who infamously picked a winner four episodes into her season — married Bay Area CEO Ryan Dawkins in Sacramento last week. → Read More

Private owners lock off 500,000 acres of Calif. public land

The battle for open access to public lands is a familiar one to Bay Area residents. → Read More

What the Warriors know so far about Steph Curry's latest injury

The Warriors star went down with a leg injury against the Mavericks on Saturday night. → Read More

What caused a blue 'flying spiral' to appear in the Hawaii sky

There's no need to fear an alien invasion just yet. → Read More

After a violent 49ers game, the Eagles opened a stadium jail

For nearly a decade, “Eagles Court” was a real, legitimate courtroom. → Read More

Barely open a year, Disney's $5,000 Star Wars hotel slashes prices

The hotel only has 100 rooms but has consistently struggled to sell out. → Read More