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$100 Million Gift Paves Way for Affordable Artist Housing in San Francisco
Plans for the 100-unit building on Market Street were filed with the city on Friday.
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A 19th-Century Bookbinder Struggles With Race and Identity in ‘The Library Thief’
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In 1896, a Mysterious UFO Brought Northern California to a Mesmerized Halt
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The Oakland Greek Festival Is the Ultimate Church Potluck
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Bob Ross’ Legacy Lives on in New ‘The Joy of Painting’ Series
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A middle aged man wearing a plaid shirt stands next to a painting. He is holding an easel and a brush.
Botanist’s Album About Ancient Plants Echoes Today’s Climate Crisis
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Botanist holds his hammer dulcimer while screaming in a eucalyptus grove.

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‘Ear Hustle’ Introduces Us to Seniors in the California Institution for Women
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D Sharp: The DJ with Four NBA Championship Rings
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nic feliciano Is Blessed With The ‘Curse of an Overactive Creative Mind’
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‘Challengers’ Has Ignited ‘Throuple’ Discourse — One Polyamorous Couple Weighs In
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Shannon Shaw’s New Album Channels a Magical Love and a Life-Changing Loss
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The Drumbeat of Home: How Loco Bloco Keeps One Family Tethered to the Mission
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This Cozy Thai Cafe Serves Eye-Popping Desserts Until Midnight
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The Dancer Who Helped Start the Black Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program
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The Pregnant Teen Who Captained a Clipper Ship in 1856
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The Eccentric Saloon Owner Beloved and Defended by 19th-Century Sailors
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A 19th-Century Bookbinder Struggles With Race and Identity in ‘The Library Thief’

Kuchenga Shenjé explores the expectations that arise when society demands that every group be neatly categorized.
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$100 Million Gift Paves Way for Affordable Artist Housing in San Francisco

Plans for the 100-unit building on Market Street were filed with the city on Friday.
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A Victorian illustration of two men watching an airship with wings and spotlights flying near the top of the Capitol building.

In 1896, a Mysterious UFO Brought Northern California to a Mesmerized Halt

For weeks, witnesses in San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento saw a mysterious "airship." Then it disappeared.
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The Oakland Greek Festival Is the Ultimate Church Potluck

It’s time to feast on gyros, lamb sandwiches, phyllo and loukoumades.
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Bob Ross’ Legacy Lives on in New ‘The Joy of Painting’ Series

Painter Nicholas Hankins is reviving seven Bob Ross paintings in a new series that honors the beloved TV artist.
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Botanist holds his hammer dulcimer while screaming in a eucalyptus grove.

Botanist’s Album About Ancient Plants Echoes Today’s Climate Crisis

The enigmatic hammer dulcimer player’s black metal record ‘Paleobotany’ reminds us ‘nature is eternal.’
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How to See Chaka Khan, Chicano Batman for Free at Stern Grove

The concert series also includes Herbie Hancock, Alex G, Lucinda Williams, the Commodores and more.
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