Kelly O'Mara
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Bike rentals in San Francisco: All to know and best routes
Bike rentals, tips and routes for touring San Francisco, including the Golden Gate Bridge, weekend trips to the Marin headlands or zigzagging through the city. → Read More
The 8 best running trails in San Francisco with scenic views
There's a reason San Francisco was ranked the best running city in the country. → Read More
MAP: Where Have We Filled In or Drained the San Francisco Bay?
Many parts of the coastline of the San Francisco Bay have been filled in over time, or are former marshlands that were drained. → Read More
Large Parts of the Bay Area Are Built on Fill. Why and Where?
The coastline of the Bay looked very different 200 years ago — and then we filled it in. → Read More
How Do You Feel About Escalating Tensions Between Iran & the US? Let Us Know
Local communities and political officials are grappling with what the airstrike against an Iranian general means for Americans at home and abroad. → Read More
With Private Donation, Reward to Catch Wild Burro Killers Now Tops $50,000
Despite increases in reward money, there remain no suspects in the shootings of 42 wild burros on the California-Nevada border. → Read More
San Francisco Bay Is Filled With Boats, But What Do They Do?
What are those barges floating next to the Bay Bridge, and why do ships stay anchored for so long? → Read More
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, Closed Due to Falling Concrete, Will Open at 6 pm
After pieces of concrete fell from the top deck, the bridge was closed in both directions. → Read More
The Most Important New California Environmental and Health Laws of 2019
From an ambitious clean-energy goal to officially recognizing a third gender, California continued to break new legislative ground last year. → Read More
Warning: Climate Change in California Could Be Hazardous to Your Health
It's quite a list, from premature deaths due to heatstroke to anticipated spikes in Lyme disease, valley fever, and even kidney stones. → Read More
Sorry, America: Your Smugness About Yulia Efimova's Defeat is Garbage
The way TV and Twitter would have it, the second Cold War was settled earlier this week via 100 meters of breaststroke, after American Lilly King called out Russian Yulia Efimova for doping violations and then took the fight to the pool. For the ease of everyone’s narrative, thank God the side of goodness and right and America prevailed. > BOOOOM!! AMERICA PREVAILS!! @_king_lil is OLYMPIC… → Read More
Why San Francisco Gets So Windy and Foggy in the Summer
Every summer, temperature differences and weather patterns cause our classic San Francisco fog and wind. → Read More
Interview an Olympian: Triathlete Sarah True
"As much as I love triathlon, it's nice to race knowing that there's an end to the physical discomfort." → Read More
Guide: Five Frozen Meals That Are Better Than You Think
Frozen meals have come a long way. Here are some of our favorites—including local classics. → Read More
Why Hasn't the Tenderloin Gentrified Like the Rest of San Francisco?
Tenderloin neighborhood residents wanted to preserve its affordability. But will they be forced out as improvements come to the neighborhood? → Read More
Eight Eateries to Celebrate the Lunar New Year in San Francisco
The Lunar New Year starts on Feb. 16. Celebrate the Year of the Dog at one of these local eating establishments. → Read More
Five Poke Bowls to Try in San Francisco
Looking for poke in San Francisco? Start with one of these five spots and you can't go wrong. → Read More
Stickers, Tweets, and Anonymous Billboards: The Campaign Against Rule 40
As thousands of fans gathered in Eugene, Oregon earlier this month for the Track and Field Olympic Trials, the media spectacle presented the rare opportunity for a sport that only really sparks the public imagination once every four years. And an anonymous group of advocates tried to capture that fleeting attention with a flashy campaign to highlight an ongoing fight: the battle over Rule 40,… → Read More
One Police Officer’s Account of Heroism the Night of the North Bay Fires
'It was the most traumatic and terrifying night of my 25-year career,' says Santa Rosa police Capt. Craig Schwartz. → Read More
The True History of Irish Coffee and Its San Francisco Origins
Legend has it the Irish coffee was brought to the U.S. by the Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco. → Read More