We hated all those lists of the weirdest places in SF. So we made our own.
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San Francisco is a weird city. Built on the backs of 300,000 adventurers, speculators and grifters seeking gold, it’s probably no surprise that the city has always inhabited a space on the edge of American life.
Walking the city today there are a hundred spots of intrigue that tell stories of its bizarre past, but they’re not always easy to find.
Searching Google for a list of “the weirdest things in San Francisco” yields some pretty tired results (sorry wave organ and pretty staircases), so we decided to make our own.
US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire
DON THOMPSON, Associated Press
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1of5FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2019, file photo, flames from the Kincade Fire consume Soda Rock Winery in Healdsburg, Calif. A California prosecutor has charged troubled Pacific Gas & Electric with starting a 2019 wildfire. District Judge William Alsup overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric s criminal probation is holding a hearing Tuesday, May 4, 2021, to consider whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation from a fatal 2010 natural gas explosion by sparking the October 2019 Kincade Fire north of San Francisco.Noah Berger/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5FILE - In this June 7, 2019, file photo, William Johnson, left, the chief executive officer for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., leaves the Paradise Performing Arts Center during a tour of fire ravaged Paradise, Calif. Johnson, the PG&E board and others leaders were ordered by United States District Judge W
Federal judge takes action to improve PG&E power shut-offs, tree trimming
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PG&E line inspector Kevin Ogans works to clear power lines so that crews can begin removing a tree that crashed into the lines along Mountain Boulevard in Oakland last October.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued a series of court filings Thursday aimed to improve PG&E’s pre-emptive power shut-off program.Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press 2018Show MoreShow Less
A federal judge on Thursday sought to make Pacific Gas and Electric Co. pay closer attention to trees that could fall on its power lines as the company tries to avoid causing more calamitous wildfires this year.
Critic s notebook: How to create a restaurant-style experience at home
Susie Davidson Powell
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Susie Davidson Powell s multicourse takeout meal from dp: An American Brasserie included the restaurant s signature stir-fried noodles, called bakmi goreng (top and bottom plates), salad with roasted beets (middle) and, at center right, dumplings. (Photo by Susie Davidson Powell.)Susie Davidson Powell/For the Times Union
Remember when Friday meant cocktails after work (the kind without mandatory food) or table hopping with no reservations but a bunch of friends? Or when date night didn’t involve checking social media to confirm which restaurants were open, hibernating or temporarily COVID-closed? Well, Fridays keep rolling round, and if you’re wanting the weekend to look different from the home-cooked meals you made all week, join the club.